Thursday is the first anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. By Hunter Woodall, Star Tribune — Jan 6, 2022 Minnesota’s elected officials on Thursday marked the first anniversary of last year’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that saw a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters breach the halls of Congress. One year on, Democrats […]
Thursday marks the first anniversary of the insurrection that caused around $1.5 million in damages and injuries to roughly 140 in law enforcement. By Hunter Woodall, Star Tribune — Jan 4, 2022 WASHINGTON – Minnesota’s congressional delegation is deeply split over the insurrection one year after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. […]
By Jim Johnson, Cannon Falls Beacon — Dec 30, 2021 Flying on Air Force One was a thrill for Congresswoman Angie Craig, who hitched a ride with President Joe Biden back to Washington, D.C., after the president’s visit to Dakota County at the end of November. But the biggest thrill came mid flight. Craig had asked […]
By Jim Johnson, Cannon Falls Beacon — Dec 21, 2021 A roundtable discussion at a farm in Cannon Falls last Friday drew the district’s Congressional representative and a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary. The roundtable focused on biofuels and the message was clear: Electric vehicles are sexy but widespread use is still in the future. Biofuels […]
By Minnesota Corn Growers Association — Dec 21, 2021 Biofuels, such as ethanol, are an immediate climate solution, and federal agriculture officials are committed to effectively administering a new grant program that will expand their availability. That was the message a USDA under secretary delivered to the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) president and other state […]
Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig pitched portions of the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better plan Friday in Cannon Falls. By Brian Todd, Post Bulletin — Dec 18, 2021 CANNON FALLS — The discussion about the Build Back Better plan came to Southeast Minnesota on Friday when Xochitl Torres […]
By Ashley Hackett, MinnPost — Dec 17, 2021 Craig, McCollum fight for maternal health Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig led several of her colleagues — including Fourth Congressional District Rep. Betty McCollum — in reintroducing the Native Women’s Maternal Health Resolution, which seeks to create and improve access for Indigenous women to comprehensive and culturally […]
Stakeholders in southeast Minnesota helped pick out the proposals for a federal infrastructure bill that later turned to the states to determine priority projects. By Dana Ferguson, Echo Press — Dec 15, 2021 ST. PAUL — U.S. Rep. Angie Craig this week said she’s hopeful that making a direct appeal to state officials will help priority transportation […]
From local to federal government, women say the rise in vitriol threatens progress. By Briana Bierschbach and Hunter Woodall Star Tribune, Star Tribune — Dec 11, 2021 The threats arrive by mail, email, voicemail and social media. Hateful comments are shouted out of a car window or in line at the grocery store. More […]
In the Minnesota delegation, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Angie Craig both reported more threats this year. By Ashley Hackett, MinnPost — Dec 10, 2021 After the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig and many of her Democratic colleagues knew that they would likely need to step up their personal security […]