Minneapolis DFL endorses Omar Fateh for mayor
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Several challenges filed with the Minnesota DFL are seeking to nullify State Sen. Omar Fateh's party endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, claiming irregularities with the voting process.
As Congress raced to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Donald Trump before the Fourth of July, Erin Murphy pounced. “If you cut health care to give tax cuts to the wealthy you should have to bathe and care for the seniors, sick and disabled you hurt,” the Minnesota Legislature’s DFL Senate majority leader posted on X.
Omar Fateh was endorsed by a vote of hands Saturday after Mayor Jacob Frey reportedly instructed his delegates to leave the endorsing convention.
At the Izaak Walton League Cabin Thursday night, the Mower County DFL hosted its Summer Party with special guest Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily
Democratic Minnesota lawmakers are voicing concerns about how President Trump's reconciliation bill will impact Minnesotans. Congresswoman Ilhan Ohmar says it will kick 17 million Americans off their health care plans and cut $186 billion from the SNAP program.
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The felony case could threaten the DFL senator’s career and the political balance of the Minnesota Senate, which her party controls by a single vote.
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