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This week's roundup of Minnesota protests, rallies, vigils, community meetings, and ways to take action statewide!

When state Rep. Brad Tabke (D-Shakopee) first learned of ICE’s plans to open a massive detention facility in Appleton, Minnesota, on the opposite side of the state from his district, it was like déjà vu. 

A shuttered private prison may be the next ICE detention center in the Midwest, housing 1,600 detainees in a 1,400-person town–but it’s far from a done deal.

“Our Voices, Our Future” is this year’s theme of the Twin Cities Pride Festival, and the grand marshal isn’t just one person championing LGBTQ+ lives, it’s the entire community.

This week's roundup of Minnesota protests, rallies, vigils, community meetings, and ways to take action statewide!

Kobey Layne is running against DFL-endorsed candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar and a slate of Republicans in her campaign to become Minnesota’s next governor, and she’s bringing something to the table Minnesota has never seen before.

70 out of Minnesota’s 87 counties saw a historic jump in cost of living prices during the first year of President Donald Trump’s return to office, and that’s not including the price of gas since the beginning of the Iran war.

Check out North Star Policy Action's new Minnesota Affordability Tracker to see how your county's cost of living has changed: https://northstarpolicy.org/affordability/

This week's list of protests, community events, rallies, vigils, and more ways to take action across Minnesota.

Melissa Hortman was shot and killed one year ago, and while the national news cycle moved on, Minnesotans remember her efforts as a Democratic state leader, and look ahead to how the Minnesota House will continue to push for her policies.

We spoke to Democratic Representatives Brad Tabke (Shakopee), Kristi Pursell (Northfield), and Nathan Coulter (Bloomington).

Jake Johnson, the DFL-endorsed candidate for Minnesota’s 1st congressional district, says he’s trying to do what incumbent Brad Finstad isn’t: show up.

A lifelong southern Minnesotan, Johnson is campaigning to flip the district’s seat blue, prioritizing affordability, tackling corruption, and investing in small towns. 

This week's list of protests, vigils, rallies, and community activism events across Minnesota!

Taking Back Pride is making one thing clear: Queer people deserve sponsors that are fighting for the people, not against them, supporting and funding Pride.

TBP is demanding Twin Cities Pride divest from corporate sponsors like 3M, Delta, Waymo, Human Rights Campaign, and US Bank, as they believe they don’t align with Pride’s activist roots.