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Mary Lahammer continues her visits with newly-elected members of Congress.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he is willing to sign gun control legislation into law this week to help curb and prevent violence.
Gov. Tim Walz branded Minnesota Republicans on Wednesday as an “island of resistance” to increased gun safety in the state.
State and federal elected officials from Minnesota are weighing in after two more mass shootings happened in America this weekend.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips convened a round table discussion on sex trafficking and sexual violence July 27 at the Minnetonka Community Center. Phillips, a Democrat, represents the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Coon Rapids.
Washington – The national immigration debate has turned the southern border into a popular destination for members of Congress, including several Minnesota lawmakers from both parties who report being shocked by what they saw.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is a spirits and gelato entrepreneur, a father and now a newly elected congressman. He’s also the descendant of Jewish refugees who fled to the United States to escape pogroms in eastern Europe.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — President Donald Trump this weekend came under fire from critics accusing him once again of racism.
The president tweeted that conditions in the Baltimore district of powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings are far worse than at border detention centers, saying Cummings’ district was a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”
As the U.S. House of Representatives begins its summer recess, some members of Congress have headed back to their districts to gather information that will be used to craft future laws and policies.
Congressman Dean Phillips held a roundtable discussion about sex trafficking and sexual violence on Saturday in Minnetonka.
Minnesota Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips says in the midst of all the despair he saw hopefulness.