In the NEWS!

• Jim Shaw of KFGO featured “Diversity stickers at Detroit Lakes Schools” on his show September 17. Guests were school board member Dr. Julie Smith-Yliniemi, Detroit Lakes resident Terry Kalil and DLHS graduate Dyson Mois (LISTEN HERE)

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• Senator Rob Kupec secured over $18 million for Senate District 4 in the Bonding Bill! (Read Here)​

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• Watch Joe Bergeson's "Minnesota Strong" video from our Earth Fest!​

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• Donald Johnson’s Detroit Lakes Tribune letter “Fischbach’s silence says a lot” was mentioned in the MN DFL Weekly Me 

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• Amy Klobuchar & Ben Schierer were in Detroit Lakes on Monday, August 17 to talk about rural health care. Peter Jacobsen, former head of St. Mary’s Hospital provided insights: “I know so many families that made the decision to live here because of access to good healthcare.” (see the KVRR video and story here) (see the Healthcare Plan here)

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• With bipartisan backing, voters will be asked if the state constitution should be amended so that schools would receive more support from a trust fund that has been growing since Minnesota’s early statehood. Voting YES in November does NOT raise property taxes or ask to approve a levy or referendum. (Permanent School Fund)

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• Do you want to see the big money that Senator Rob Kupec is up against? Check out Independent Expenditures for Austin Peterson. That’s right - $40,000 for paid canvassing and door knockers!

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• From the Dworkin Report:
  A right-wing group in Virginia wanted Minnesota’s voter list. They sued Secretary of State Steve Simon for two years and four months trying to get the data. Just last week, the Eighth Circuit threw the case out. The DOJ also went after Minnesota’s voter list—a federal judge dismissed that suit too. Simon hasn’t handed over any data—none.

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