“Lower credit scores, increased bankruptcies, more debt sent to collections, and more incidents of domestic violence tied to local team losses” was enough to convince North Dakota legislators to “stave off a citizen-initiated measure on legalizing online sports betting.” Many legislators cited concerns about the detrimental effects of gambling and by a wide margin, voted down another attempt to …
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It's a secret to no one who follows Minnesota politics and government to recognize the tremendous fundraising advantage Democrat candidates traditionally hold over Republicans in Minnesota. So it was a surprise to no one to see Minnesota Reformer's report that “Minnesota House Democrats raised three times as much money as House Republicans in 2024.” Yet it still wasn’t enough to “keep their …
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The Minnesota Reformer published a tragic investigative news article in December outlining how a state tax-credit for low-income families seeking tutoring services for their children is robbing low-income mothers of their tax refunds while leaving them with debt and kids that still can’t read. When Reformer staff asked program founder Abdijalil Sheik Yusuf to answer questions that arose from …
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