Four Minnesota members of Congress appear to want to help shift control of elections from state and local governments to the federal level, as called for by President Donald Trump. The four — chief sponsor U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber and co-sponsors Reps. Tom Emmer, Brad...
By Ken Peterson Since Minnesota along with seven other states has been sued by the Department of Justice to turn over voter registration records, it’s a good time to check on the Trump Administration’s drive to supervise how states handle voting registration and...
Rather than attacking our system, we should celebrate it and work to protect and strengthen it. By Mary Hartnett President Donald Trump’s recent threat to end absentee and mail-in voting and get rid of election machines is a dangerous distraction. The president can’t...
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Elon Musk remains one of the most powerful figures in American politics, though he may soon leave the Trump Administration and his candidate recently lost in the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice race after he spent about $25 million. America has had other ambitious,...
Minnesotans should be proud of our history as a state that has stood up when necessary to wealth and privilege, using the tools of democracy to seek common good and greater equality. This communitarian and egalitarian distinction has played out in many ways throughout...
In the coastal state, Republicans and Democrats alike think that big money has too much political sway. By Lori Sturdevant The Minnesota Star Tribune JANUARY 28, 2025 AT 5:30PM By my measure, the gloom that has settled this month into the psyches of a sizable share of...
A review of the state’s procedures, including what’s new this year. By Ken Peterson There’s no doubt, because of both new and old state laws, that in this November’s election Minnesotans will be closer than ever to living Ronald Reagan’s axiom that “the right to vote...
A well-designed program of citizen-funded campaign financing can increase the importance of small donors. By George Beck August 17, 2023 The most significant problem for democracy in America and Minnesota is the way election contests are funded. Money in politics has...
According to Open Secrets, 2022 national midterm elections fundraising skyrocketed to $8.9 billion, a new record. The U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling made it legal for corporations to contribute unlimited amounts to campaigns in the name of free speech....
Minnesota must let sun shine on campaign cash Voters deserve to know what candidates truly support. Originally Posted in the Start Tribune: By George Beck FEBRUARY 12, 2023 — 6:00PM When Minnesotans cast a ballot, they should know who provides money to a campaign....
Voter fraud occurred here at the rate of roughly one-quarter a person’s chance of being struck by lightning.
She’s a hypothetical but representative Minnesotan. We present her as an illustration of how proposed voting restrictions will affect many people — maybe even someone you think is OK.
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