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Judge halts Minnesota ban on prediction markets • Minnesota ReformerThe companies have successfully persuaded the Trump administration that they are not gambling sites but a platform for futures contracts.minnesotareformer.comPeggy Flanagan wants the Senate race to be about her soaring progressive platform. But the fraud issue is inescapable.
In tight Senate race, Peggy Flanagan can't escape the f-word • Minnesota ReformerRepublicans have a one-word message for voters in 2026: fraud. The fraud crisis in Minnesota’s social service programs is feeding Republican dreams of ending their 20-year losing streak in statewide r...minnesotareformer.comCommentary: Tobacco companies were once seen as invincible too: Cigarette smoking rates among American adults dropped from 43% to 12% between 1965 and 2022. We face the same daunting policy and cultural challenge when it comes to climate change. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/28/w...
We've made progress against Big Tobacco, and we can do the same with the latest batch of bad air • Minnesota ReformerMy grandfather always told me, “I don’t want to go by the lungs.” Those were his words for telling me he feared dying due to lung failure. I spent so much time at the hospital during his treatment an...minnesotareformer.comAngie Craig's vote for the Laken Riley Act has become perhaps her greatest liability in her tough Democratic primary for U.S. Senate against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. What that vote, and her reversal, says about her. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/27/w...
Angie Craig defends immigration vote in the face of Democrats' fury over Operation Metro Surge • Minnesota ReformerU.S. Rep. Angie Craig regrets that she didn’t see it coming: thousands of masked federal agents flooding American streets, arresting law-abiding immigrants without warrants and packing them in disease...minnesotareformer.com
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Minnesota Reformer‘No me rendiré tan fácilmente’: tras cuatro meses detenida, Andrea Pedro-Francisco comienza su lucha por obtener asilo
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‘I’m not giving up so easily’: After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins • Minnesota ReformerLeer en español. Andrea Pedro-Francisco feels like part of her is still trapped in a nightmare — back in the crowded, windowless cell block of the Texas detention center she left weeks ago. “My mind i...minnesotareformer.com‘No me rendiré tan fácilmente’: tras cuatro meses detenida, Andrea Pedro-Francisco comienza su lucha por obtener asilo
'No me rendiré tan fácilmente': tras cuatro meses detenida, comienza su lucha por obtener asilo • Minnesota ReformerAndrea Pedro-Francisco soportó dolores insoportables por un quiste ovárico de gran tamaño durante su detención bajo custodia de ICE, que le negó unac irugía.minnesotareformer.comKendall Qualls’ running mate, picked for business acumen, owes workers money.
Kendall Qualls' running mate, picked for business acumen, owes workers money • Minnesota ReformerBrian Nicholson told his workers earlier this month at an Albertville manufacturer that he was doing everything in his power — and even seeking divine intervention — to strike one of five “Hail Mary” ...minnesotareformer.com
“My regret to give them a f***ing inch does drive my commitment to making sure that the Trump administration pays for what they’ve done,” said Rep. Angie Craig about her vote for the Laken Riley Act. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/27/w...
What Angie Craig’s most controversial vote says about her • Minnesota ReformerU.S. Rep. Angie Craig regrets that she didn’t see it coming: thousands of masked federal agents flooding American streets, arresting law-abiding immigrants without warrants and packing them in disease...minnesotareformer.comA week after President Donald Trump endorsed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, Lindell released an immigration reform proposal described as an "alternative to mass deportation." Now he's facing the ire of right-wing media outlets and his primary opponents.
Mike Lindell wins Trump endorsement, immediately criticizes mass deportation campaign • Minnesota ReformerIn another surprising twist in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, Mike Lindell released an 18-page, five-pronged plan to reform the federal immigration system by creating a path to t...minnesotareformer.comVance Boelter sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in killing of Hortmans minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/23/v...
Vance Boelter sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in killing of Hortmans • Minnesota ReformerTunheim said it’s the longest sentence he’s ever imposed on a person in the thousands of cases he’s heard over his career.minnesotareformer.comCNN report: Federal immigration agents lied to prosecutors during Operation Metro Surge minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/23/c...
CNN report: Federal immigration agents lied to prosecutors during Operation Metro Surge • Minnesota ReformerMany of the federal prosecutors would wind up departing in protest.minnesotareformer.comThe likelihood that Andrea Pedro-Francisco would ever return to her family in Minnesota was vanishingly small. Immigrants without legal status seldom get out of detention under the Trump administration — unless to be deported. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/22/i...
‘I’m not giving up so easily’: After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins • Minnesota ReformerAndrea Pedro-Francisco feels like part of her is still trapped in a nightmare — back in the crowded, windowless cell block of the Texas detention center she left weeks ago. “My mind is halfway here, t...minnesotareformer.comCommentary: "Voluntary" pledges on prior authorization are a dead-end, the author writes: Health insurers use a whole arsenal of tools to deny care, increase profit minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/22/h...
Health insurers use a whole arsenal of tools to deny care, increase profit • Minnesota ReformerWhat else has accelerated over the intervening decades? The scope and scale of corporate malfeasance.minnesotareformer.com“In my heart I’ve always felt like I still have to fight,” said Andrea Pedro-Francisco, who was recently released from detention after being detained during Operation Metro Surge. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/22/i...
‘I’m not giving up so easily’: After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins • Minnesota ReformerAndrea Pedro-Francisco feels like part of her is still trapped in a nightmare — back in the crowded, windowless cell block of the Texas detention center she left weeks ago. “My mind is halfway here, t...minnesotareformer.com
Thanks, Patrick Coolican from @minnesotareformer.com, for joining Brett today to talk about Trump's campaign to sabotage elections, Bernie coming into First Avenue to stump for Peggy Flanagan, and Lindell getting the monster (burger) endorsement! #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...
Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (7/21/26)Brett was joined by the editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. They talked about the Bernie Sanders-Peggy Flanagan rally at First Av, reaction to trump endorsing Mike Lindell andsoundcloud.commy colleague @maxnesterak.bsky.social was first to report on the plight of andrea pedro-francisco, who suffered from an ovarian cyst while in immigration detention. max has followed every step of her story, and we caught up with andrea recently — in person, finally — as she awaits an asylum hearing
‘I’m not giving up so easily’: After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins • Minnesota ReformerAndrea Pedro-Francisco feels like part of her is still trapped in a nightmare — back in the crowded, windowless cell block of the Texas detention center she left weeks ago. “My mind is halfway here, t...minnesotareformer.comThe Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is freezing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota in an effort to crack down on fraud.
Citing fraud, feds halt more than $1B in Medicaid money for California, Minnesota • Minnesota ReformerThe Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is freezing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota in an effort to crack down on fraud. Medicaid is the public health ...minnesotareformer.comICE arrests reach new high minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/21/r...
ICE arrests reach new high • Minnesota ReformerImmigration arrests reached 1,593 per day in early July in a new push to detain and deport immigrants that has led to deaths in traffic stops. There were more than 43,000 arrests in June, the highest ...minnesotareformer.com“We thanked you in the past for when you stood up to ICE. We’re going to thank you this time for standing up to the super PACs,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in support of Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's Senate bid minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/20/b...
Bernie Sanders headlines First Avenue rally for Peggy Flanagan in contentious Senate race • Minnesota ReformerU.S. Rep. Angie Craig recently derided Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, her rival in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, by saying America doesn’t need another Bernie Sanders in Congress. The thousand peo...minnesotareformer.com