By Morgan Reddekopp, Burnsville Patch – June 9, 2022 MINNESOTA — U.S. Rep. Angie Craig voted Wednesday to help pass the Protecting Our Kids Act, a bill that would make several major changes to gun laws in America. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) introduced the bill May 31, one week after an 18-year-old man shot and […]
By Sun This Week – June 9, 2022 To the editor: Angie Craig is in a swing district. She needs voters’ support to keep the Democrats in the House majority. Sharon Peterson in her letter (“Same old club, same failed promises,” June 2) talks about Craig’s support for anti-corruption legislation to prevent members of Congress […]
By Hunter Woodall, Star Tribune – June 8, 2022 The U.S. House passed the sweeping Protecting Our Kids Act on a 223-204 vote Wednesday. WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s House members mirrored the fierce congressional divide on guns Wednesday, voting along party lines on the Democrat-controlled House’s response to the school shooting massacre in Uvalde, Texas. The […]
By Charlie Swanson, Hastings Star Gazette – June 6, 2022 U.S. Representative (D-MN 2nd District) Angie Craig submitted funding requests for Dakota County to receive $4,995,000 to construct the Veterans Memorial Gateway and $325,000 for the electronic crimes unit of the county sheriff’s office. Craig submitted her requests for Community Project Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023 […]
The project includes separating Minnesota Highway 13 and Nicollet Avenue, reducing delays and improving safety, Craig said. By Morgan Reddekopp, Burnsville Patch – June 3, 2022 BURNSVILLE, MN — U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that she requested $3 million for the Highway 13 and Nicollet Avenue Mobility Improvement Project in Burnsville in 2023. The request […]
Angie Craig is asking for $5 million in federal funds toward long-overdue improvements to the I-35 and County Highway 50 Interchange. By Dan Shalin, Lakeville Patch – June 3, 2022 WASHINGTON DC —Rep. Angie Craig (D-2nd-Burnsville) announced on Friday that she has submitted a request to receive over $5 million in federal funds for improvements […]
By Sun This Week – June 2, 2022 To the editor: We are proud of the recent bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Prior Lake, to limit lobbying by members of Congress once they leave office and to reduce perks taken by some in Congress that are out-of-line with current business practice. Craig’s bills […]
By Patch.com – June 2, 2022 DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — U.S. Representative Angie Craig requested $325,000 from Congress for the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, she announced in a news release. The funding, if selected for Community Project Funding, would be used for the department’s electronic crimes unit outreach and program expansion in 2023, Craig said. “Technology has […]
The Closing the Congressional Revolving Door Act would prevent former members of Congress from lobbying current members of Congress. By Dan Shalin, Burnsville Patch – May 16, 2022 WASHINGTON D.C. —Rep Angie Craig (D-Burnsville) on Friday introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would ban former members of Congress from lobbying current members of […]
By Red River Farm Network – May 13, 2022 South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson and Minnesota Representative Angie Craig have introduced legislation to address problems with the supply chain. The bill calls for a USDA task force to evaluate the reliability of the current food supply chain and provide recommendations to Congress to prevent future […]