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Day: August 14, 2019

Minneapolis City Council Prepares to Pass Ordinance Protecting Adult Entertainers: ‘Sex Work Is Work’

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

The Minneapolis City Council is poised to pass an ordinance that would improve the working conditions of adult entertainers (strippers) in the city.

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Battleground States, Minnesota, News, The Upper-Midwest#MinneapolisSupportsStrippers, Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis, Minneapolis City Council, Minnesota, Strip clubsLeave a comment

Commentary: Here’s Why an Illegal Alien’s Lawsuit Against a Sheriff Who Worked With ICE Was Thrown Out

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

What should we do with illegal aliens who break local criminal laws?

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Commentary, News, UncategorizedFrancisco Guardado Rios, ICE, Scott JenkinsLeave a comment

A Pro-Gun Ruling Will Inflame Court-Packing Push, Dem Senator Warns Supreme Court

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island filed a legal brief before the Supreme Court in a challenge to New York City’s gun transportation regulations, advancing a broad indictment of the Roberts Court itself as he urged the justices to turn away the NRA-backed case.

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News, Uncategorizedguns, Sheldon Whitehouse, Supreme CourtLeave a comment

Houston Paper Calls For Beto To Drop Out

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

A Houston paper said Monday Democratic 2020 hopeful Beto O’Rourke should abandon his “vanishingly small” presidential hopes and come home to run for a Senate spot.

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News, Uncategorized2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate, Beto O'Rourke, Houston Chronicle, TexasLeave a comment

Commentary: The Latest Treasury Figures Show Deficit Will Be Just Below $1 Trillion in 2019

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

With just two months remaining in fiscal year 2019, come Sept. 30, the U.S. budget deficit appears likely to come in just shy of $1 trillion, the latest data from the U.S. Treasury shows.

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Commentary, News, UncategorizedDeficit, Government Spending, U.S. TreasuryLeave a comment

2018 NYT Interview: Epstein Thought People Would Get Over Pedophilia Like They Got Over Homosexuality

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reportedly told a New York Times columnist in 2018 that criminalizing sex with underage girls was a cultural aberration and compared it to laws banning homosexuality.

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News, UncategorizedJeffrey Epstein, New York Times, PedophiliaLeave a comment

New Rule Could Deny Green Cards, Visas to Immigrants Who Use Welfare Programs

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Federal officials will consider an immigrant’s use of welfare benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid as a negative factor in deciding on the eligibility of the immigrant’s permanent legal residency or on a temporary visa.

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News, UncategorizedImmigrants, Ken Cuccinelli, Temporary Visa, Welfare ProgramLeave a comment

Police Clash with Protesters at Hong Kong Airport, Forcing More Flight Cancellations

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Riot police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators at the Hong Kong’s international airport Tuesday evening, with all departing flights canceled for a second straight day.

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News, UncategorizedChina, Hong Kong Protests, Hong Kong RiotLeave a comment

Alyssa Milano Launches Grassroots Campaign to Defeat ‘the Orange-Haired Guy’ in Michigan

August 14, 2019May 21, 2020 Zachery Schmidt

Michigan is one of three swing states being targeted by a new campaign started by actress and Democratic activist Alyssa Milano.

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Michigan, News, UncategorizedAlyssa Milano, Donald Trump, Grassroots Campaign, Movement Voter ProjectLeave a comment

DHS Employee Tells Story of ‘Retaliation’ During Explosive Minnesota DHS Hearing

August 14, 2019October 25, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

The Minnesota Senate hosted Tuesday the first of what will be an ongoing series of hearings on the issues facing the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS).

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Battleground States, Minnesota, News, The Upper-Midwest#mnleg, CCAP, Child care fraud, Jim Nobles, Michelle Benson, Minnesota, Minnesota DHS. Tim Walz, Minnesota Senate3 Comments
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