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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area

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Encouraging informed and active participation in government. Serving Minnesota residents of Anoka County and northern Hennepin County. Learn more at my.lwv.org/minnesota/anoka-blaine-c…

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 17h

“I want to be very clear – this ruling has no effect on Minnesota elections. Minnesota has never used the SAVE Program for voter verification, we’re not permitted in state law to do so, and we have no plans to do so.” - MN Secretary of State Steve Simon www.sos.mn.gov/about-the-of...

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ACLU of Minnesota @aclumn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On Thursday, the ACLU-MN hosted a screening of "Minority Report" as a kick off to our new surveillance campaign, which is focused on ending ALPR mass surveillance in Minnesota. Learn more about this work and get involved at aclu-mn.org/campaigns-initiatives/end-alpr-mass-surveillance-in-minnesota

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18h

Since 2019, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, a 50-person division within the attorney general’s office, has convicted over 350 people for Medicaid fraud.

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 30/09/2026

The Minnesota Truth Council, tasked with documenting the harms of Operation Metro Surge and the resilience of Minnesotans, held its final public meeting Tuesday in Rochester. The council will release a preliminary report at the end of October and a final report Dec. 1.

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Minnesota Truth Council concludes public testimony on Operation Metro Surge • Minnesota Reformer

A council tasked with documenting the harms of — and resistance to — the federal government’s immigration crackdown held its final public meeting Tuesday in Rochester. Gov. Tim Walz established the M...

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18h

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota House District 30B. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the city of Nowthen for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/Hr7ocNW9M6U

Minnesota House District 30B - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18h

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota Senate District 30. Thanks to the candidate who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the city of Nowthen for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/QcgN6Zd_-tM

Minnesota Senate District 30 - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18h

Mail your Minnesota absentee ballot early and track your ballot at mnvotes.sos.mn.gov/abstatus/index Mailing your ballot early gives you time to fix any problems before the deadline. Ballots must be received on or before Election Day in Minnesota.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 19h

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Nowthen Mayor. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the city of Nowthen for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/ZNRGFTu0B7Y

Nowthen Mayor - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 19h

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Nowthen City Council At-large. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the city of Nowthen for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/FPIdoNPKNC0

Nowthen City Council Member At Large - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 19h

Go to Vote411 at www.vote411.org/ballot, enter your address, and get your personal Voter Guide with information from all your candidates.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Columbus Mayor. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of North Metro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/9UV9t5aRdS0

Columbus Mayor 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Columbus City Council Member at Large. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of North Metro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/uRPG5-Xos2Q

Columbus City Council Member At Large - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Spring Lake Park Mayor. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of NorthMetro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/MCvr7y4t5vs

Spring Lake Park Mayor - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Spring Lake Park City Council. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of NorthMetro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/5w_DqWWJ2WE

Spring Lake Park City Council - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Don’t confuse Vote.gov run by the Election Assistance Commission with VoteSafe .org VoteSafe, operated by Elon Musk’s America PAC, collects and sells personal and political information and your device and browser information. oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

Friends don’t let friends use votesafe.org

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Minnesota law has polling place protections in place and the opportunity to vote early in person and by mail. youtu.be/bko0iLaHUCs?...

What if ICE agents are at voting polls?

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“what we’re asking for and deserve is accountability and change.”

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“The cruelty and human rights violations we documented are not isolated incidents. They reflect a deeper, widespread problem with immigration enforcement operations in the United States. Piecemeal reform is not the way forward.” - Nadia Daar of Amnesty International www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Amnesty International calls for the abolition of ICE in new report

The organization documented a pattern of human rights violations in the Twin Cities during Operation Metro Surge. Researchers recommend abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, discusses the League lawsuit to protect mail in voting, as well as other legal actions by LWV. www.allrisenews.com/p/league-of-...

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League of Women Voters CEO opens up on beating Trump's election threats

A recording from Adam Klasfeld's live video

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The primary focus of the Wacipi (powwow) is to honor and commemorate the Dakota 38 - 38 Dakota men hanged in Mankato in 1862 in the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The Wacipi is also a place to foster healing and cross-cultural understanding between Dakota and non-Dakota communities.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watch Candidate Forums for Fridley City Council Wards 1, 2 and 3 on our website at my.lwv.org/minnesota/an... Thanks to the candidates, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions, the city of Fridley and the staff of NorthMetro TV for helping citizens be informed voters.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In person absentee voting is available at Anoka County Gov’t Ctr for all county residents. Residents of * Andover * Anoka * Blaine * Centerville * Circle Pines * Coon Rapids * Fridley * Hilltop * Ramsey may vote at their city election offices. Oct 16 early voting begins in all Anoka cities.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For Anoka County residents in the White Bear Lake School District, the League of Women Voters White Bear Lake Area completed a candidate forum with the ISD 624 school board candidates. Watch on our website at at my.lwv.org/minnesota/an....

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Champlin City Council Ward 2. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/NsWL08P1kPU?...

Champlin City Council Ward 2 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Champlin City Council Ward 1 . Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/f7sMSCGudGI?...

Champlin City Council Ward 1 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Anoka City Council At Large. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/RWyX0eoWU_Q?...

Anoka City Council At Large (Elect 2) 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Anoka Mayor. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/wWOP05oCHdQ?...

Anoka Mayor 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 17/09/2026

The Trump administration is attempting to shift federal homelessness funding from the decade-long Housing First approach back to an addiction treatment and law enforcement first approach.

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Trump admin aims to shift homelessness grants toward addiction treatment, enforcement • Minnesota Reformer

In its latest effort to overhaul federal homelessness funding, the Trump administration is proposing to provide more money to localities that prioritize treatment-first policies such as sober living, ...

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Sahan Journal @sahanjournal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Trump administration has slashed federal funding aimed at helping farmers of color access land. A partnership between a solar garden and a nonprofit supporting immigrant farmers is moving forward in Minnesota. By Andrew Hazzard

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Big Lake agrivoltaics project shows promise of mixing farming, solar power

The Trump administration has slashed federal funding aimed at helping farmers of color access land. A partnership between a Big Lake solar garden and a nonprofit supporting immigrant farmers is moving...

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“An attack on a public figure is not a political statement. It is misguided, selfish, and inconsistent with any concept of a free or democratic society,” - Judge Ericksen

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Supreme Court upheld a Massachusetts federal court’s injunction on a U.S. Postal Service rule until after Nov. 3 but did not decide whether the rule itself was lawful.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

USPS cannot refuse to deliver mail ballots for the November election. Nor can it require states to upload personal voter information into its new and untested online portal www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is National Voter Registration Day - a great day to check your registration at mnvotes.sos.mn.gov/voterstatusc.... You can also register, get your sample ballot and request an absentee ballot at mnvotes.gov

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Submit your questions for your candidates for upcoming LWV ABC Candidate Forums at my.lwv.org/minnesota/an.... Deadlines: Sept 18 - Spring Lake Park Sept 19 - Columbus Sept 23 - Nowthen, SD30, HD30B Oct 1 - SD 31, HD31B, SD32, HD32A.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“What are the long-term consequences of all those empty chairs?”

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Oak Grove. At issue was who decides what type of voter rosters to use. minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/20/p...

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Paper vs. electronic voter rosters: Who gets to decide? • Minnesota Reformer

Electronic rosters facilitate absentee-voting coordination and the updating of records.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Sending armed ICE officers to polling places is not immigration enforcement — it is voter suppression, plain and simple,” - UnidosUS President Janet Murguía

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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 11/09/2026

The Midwest has more than 600 data centers, with hundreds in development. Light pollution rules would protect migrating birds and nighttime pollinators. ...via @agwaterdesk.bsky.social

As data centers expand, advocates call for regulations on lights

The Midwest has more than 600 data centers, with hundreds in development. Light pollution rules would protect wildlife.

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 11/09/2026

The majority of Minnesota’s more than 300 public school districts will have school board seats up for election in November.

School board tenures shrink amid partisanship, generational change

School board members are serving about half as long as they once did, a shift school board observers attribute to generational changes and increasing partisanship.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Blaine City Council Member Ward 3. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of NorthMetro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/7jDsuZk11q4

Blaine City Council Ward 3 - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Blaine City Council Member Ward 1. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of NorthMetro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/FMMhcDvwLO8

Blaine City Council Ward 1 - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota House District 32B Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of NorthMetro TV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/-cMPn0DCp-Y

Minnesota House District 32B - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forums for Coon Rapids Mayor and Coon Rapids City Council Wards 3 and 5. Watch all 3 forums on our website at my.lwv.org/minnesota/an... Thanks to the candidates, our volunteers, those who submitted questions and CTN for helping citizens be informed voters.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota House District 35B. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions, the city of Coon Rapids and the staff of CTN for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/JsIHCh2vJiQ

House District 35B - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota Senate District 35. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions, the city of Coon Rapids and the staff of CTN for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/P409YZG09dM

Senate District 35 - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota Senate District 34. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions, the city of Coon Rapids and the staff of CTN for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/z5xxxHJo76Y

Senate District 34 - 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota House District 34A. Thanks to the candidates who participated, who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/TE9ZOOEsjnU?...

Minnesota State House District 34A 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota House District 35A. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/3IJRblUyDvg?...

Minnesota State House District 35A 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

LWV ABC has completed our Candidate Forum for Minnesota House District 31A. Thanks to the candidates who participated, our League volunteers, the community members who submitted questions and the staff of QCTV for helping citizens be informed voters. youtu.be/EOfiymBJCG4?...

Minnesota State House District 31A 2026 LWV ABC Candidate Forum | QCTV

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The US Postal Service must deliver all election mail. USPS has no authority in the Constitution or federal law over how states administer mail voting. The President cannot order the USPS to create a disruptive new bureaucracy that would disenfranchise voters. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

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