Lawmakers seek to classify officer suicides as deaths in the line of duty for those who’ve been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. By John Croman, KARE 11 – May 6, 2022 ST PAUL, Minn. — There’s a movement underway in the Minnesota Legislature and Congress to take a different view of police officer suicides, […]
Craig was ranked No. 65 out of 435 members of Congress for being bipartisan. By Morgan Reddekopp, Apple Valley-Rosemount Patch – May 6, 2022 MINNESOTA — U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Angie Craig announced that she was recently named by the Nonpartisan Lugar Center’s annual study as being in the top 15 percent […]
By Tad Johnson, Sun This Week – May 5, 2022 Kruegers were caught in ‘family glitch’ paying 25% of their income on health insurance A 2006 Lakeville North High School graduate and her Savage family will be paying much less for their health insurance after President Joe Biden signed an executive order on April 5 […]
Five of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices are planning to vote to overturn abortion protections under Roe v. Wade, POLITICO reported Monday. By Morgan Reddekopp and Jason Addy, Patch – May 3, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the draft majority opinion that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” POLITICO reports. […]
By Kevin Freking, AP News – April 29, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Abigail Spanberger first introduced a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families, the Virginia Democrat managed to get only eight co-sponsors. So far this session, 62 — or about one out of every seven House members — […]
Congressional hopeful weighs in on the alleged human rights abuses by MPD, Rep. Tom Emmer supports Minority Leader McCarthy despite a past betrayal and Rep. Angie Craig tries to do something about our gas prices. By Ashley Hackett, MinnPost – April 29, 2022 Second District Rep. Angie Craig cosponsored the Gas Prices Relief Act this […]
By Mike Lillies, The Hill – April 29, 2022 Embattled Democrats are pushing back on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) decision to reject a gas tax holiday, urging party leaders to reconsider a proposal as lawmakers take a beating over sky-high gas prices. The grumbling is especially pronounced among lawmakers facing tough reelection contests in November, who are […]
By Learfield, Lakeland Broadcasting – April 25, 2022 (Washington, DC) — Congresswoman Angie Craig is co-sponsoring a bill that would temporarily suspend the federal gasoline tax. The Gas Prices Relief Act would put the 18-point-four-cent gas tax on hold until next January. The Minnesota Democrat says, “Congress must do all it can to lower costs […]
By KAAL-TV – April 22, 2022 (ABC 6 News) – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Representative Angie Craig Friday to talk about infrastructure in Minnesota. In November, Craig was part of a U.S. House effort to pass nearly seven billion dollars in funding for infrastructure projects throuhgout the state. That included highway projects, bridge replacements […]
She will also call on Minnesota leaders to pause the state gas taxes until the end of the year. By Morgan Reddekopp, Patch – April 22, 2022 MINNESOTA — Representative Angie Craig announced that she will cosponsor the Gas Prices Relief Act on Monday. The Act would help lower gas costs for Minnesota families by […]