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Most Minnesota districts are unlikely to flip this year

Craig fight to hold 2nd District looks like the one race to watch By Nathan Gonzales, Roll Call – April 20, 2022 The short answer is that most of the partisan takeovers brought those districts into alignment with current political trends. Rural areas, including Minnesota’s 1st, 7th and 8th districts, are voting increasingly for Republicans […]

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Swing-district Democrat backs bill pressuring Biden to reverse Title 42 decision

By Evan Stambaugh, Alphanews MN – April 19, 2022 Rep. Angie Craig is lending her support to a bill that tries to pressure the Biden administration into addressing the southern border crisis. The congresswoman from Minnesota co-sponsored the Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 last week, according to a press release. The bill would prevent the […]

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Can suicide be ‘in the line of duty’? Police officer’s widow, lawmakers hope to change the rules.

By Dave Orrick, Pioneer Press – April 18, 2022 ‘IN THE LINE OF DUTY’ Following widespread attention of suicides by soldiers returning from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military now classifies an estimated 90 percent of suicides as line-of-duty deaths. But that’s not the case for local peace officers and other first responders […]

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Savage woman attends White House signing after advocating for ACA change

By Mark Wasson, SW News – April 15, 2022 Krueger learned about the problem when she became pregnant with twins after being laid off as an entertainment manager at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. She lost her insurance and the health coverage of another child she has with her husband, Bobby Bouley. The couple […]

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Bret Michaels Voices Support of the Affordable Insulin Now Act

By Erica Banas, WMMR – April 15, 2022 Bret Michaels has put his support behind the Affordable Insulin Now Act that was recently passed by the United States House of Representatives. The Affordable Insulin Now Act was introduced to the House on February 25 by Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and would cap a month’s supply of selected […]

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U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announces fundraising total as GOP endorses Kistner in rematch

By Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press – April 11, 2022 U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat from Minnesota’s south suburban 2nd Congressional District, announced Monday that her campaign raised more than $1 million in the first quarter of 2022. Craig reported she has raised $3.6 million so far in this two-year cycle and now has $3.67 […]

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Craig Raises Over $1M For Re-Election Campaign So Far In 2022

by Morgan Reddekopp, Burnsville Patch – April, 11 2022 DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Angie Craig announced that she has raised $1.01 in the first quarter of 2022 for her re-election campaign. She said she has raised over $3.6 million so far this election cycle and currently has $3.67 million in cash on hand. Over 90 […]

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Dakota County schools receive $4.4M for library funding, internet access

By Sun This Week – April 10, 2022 Schools in the 2nd Congressional District received $4.478 million in Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to […]

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Craig announced funding for Burnsville Bus Garage

By Sun This Week – April 8, 2022 U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced April 4 that the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority had been selected to receive $4.96 million in federal funding to improve and modernize the Burnsville Bus Garage. The project will allow MVTA, which provides transit service to Twin Cities suburbs in Dakota and […]

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Goodhue County gets $3.21 million in broadband funding

By Sarah Knieff, Cannon Falls Beacon – April 8, 2022 Rural Goodhue County residents can expect better high-speed internet access in the near future thanks to Rep. Angie Craig securing $3.21 million in broadband funding earlier this month as part of a federal funding bill. “I’m proud to have worked closely with local leaders to […]

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