By Senator Amy Klobuchar As 2025 draws to a close and Minnesotans enjoy a holiday season filled with family, friends, and, yes, snow, I wanted to take stock of what we’ve accomplished this year, reflect on some of the challenges we’ve faced, and look forward to the work ahead. This year started with the transition of power from one President to another. I chaired the … [Read more...]
Letter about checking your older financial accounts…
To the Editor, I had a commodity brokerage account I hadn’t used/traded in for the past 4-5 years, which had a small but significant balance. I received a letter from that business stating “The State of MN recognizes this as unclaimed property that will be transferred to the State.” The only reason given from the State of MN: inactivity. I’m still alive, I’m aware of the … [Read more...]
Good Neighbors
By Benya Kraus President & CEO Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation This holiday season, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has teamed up with the McKnight Foundation to distribute $100,000 in rapid response “Good Neighbor” grants to support immediate needs like heat assistance, food and other essential supplies. We are doing this through a group of … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Should Men be Allowed to Use Women’s Bathrooms?
By Davian Koren In recent years, some people have been pushing the idea that trans women (biological males that pretend to be female) should be allowed to use women’s bathrooms. In this essay I’m going to lay out why I disagree with this and how I think it should be handled instead. To start I think we need to address the question of why women’s and men’s bathrooms are … [Read more...]
Finstad, Hinson Urge Trump Administration to Prioritize Domestic Vitamin Production, Strengthen Supply Chain Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) led 14 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and his administration urging immediate action to strengthen domestic production of vitamins and other critical nutrients and review vulnerabilities in the current supply chain. Cosigners of the letter … [Read more...]
Senator Steve Drazkowski Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election in 2026
ST. PAUL, MN – Senator Steve Drazkowski (R–Mazeppa) today announced he will not seek re-election to the Minnesota Senate. The 2026 session will mark the end of his nearly two-decade legislative career in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate. Senator Drazkowski represents Senate District 20, which includes Wabasha and Goodhue Counties and parts of Olmsted, Winona, … [Read more...]
Quiet! Quiet, Piggy!
By Eric Luoma Fountain, MN Have you been wishing for some “common sense” in government? How about demanding some common decency first. Common sense requires common life experiences, which vary even amongst friends and family. Common decency, however, can be seen and delivered among complete strangers. One soul seeing another, recognizing a truth that is self-evident: … [Read more...]
Letter about Minnesota Somalis…
To the Editor, I am appalled at the president’s comment, “Minnesota Somalis are garbage.” I wish my voice heard as one of the Minnesotans standing up for our fellow citizens who happen to be Somali. Please do not let the bad behavior of a few individuals be attributed to a whole population who are then persecuted just for being from a specific country. Yes, there are Somalis … [Read more...]
Klobuchar Testifies at Bipartisan Hearing on Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation. At the hearing, Klobuchar discussed her recent meeting in Rome with rescued Ukrainian children and Pope Leo XIV, and her bipartisan legislation to support efforts to return the thousands of other Ukrainian … [Read more...]
Drazkowski Statement Welcoming U.S. Treasury Investigation into Minnesota Fraud Dollars Being Diverted to Terrorist Groups Abroad
The United States Treasury Department will investigate accusations that Minnesota tax dollars stolen by fraudsters may be funding overseas terrorism, according to an announcement by Secretary Scott Bessent Monday. Senate Republicans had previously requested federal assistance to investigate these claims in a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s office. The letter reads in … [Read more...]