A state representative is calling on the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office to consider investigating the Minnesota Department of Human Services after a new report shows the perpetually embattled state agency “violated state law more than 200 times” in the past year.
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State Rep Says It Might Be Time for Law Enforcement to Handle Minnesota DHS Mess
A state representative is calling on the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office to consider investigating the Minnesota Department of Human Services after a new report shows the perpetually embattled state agency “violated state law more than 200 times” in the past year.
Read MoreArmenian and Jewish Leaders Condemn Omar’s Present Vote as ‘Turkish Denialism’
Leaders in Minnesota’s Armenian and Jewish communities recently published an op-ed in The Star Tribune condemning Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) decision to vote “present” on a resolution acknowledging the Armenian genocide.
Read MoreArmenian and Jewish Leaders Condemn Omar’s Present Vote as ‘Turkish Denialism’
Leaders in Minnesota’s Armenian and Jewish communities recently published an op-ed in The Star Tribune condemning Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) decision to vote “present” on a resolution acknowledging the Armenian genocide.
Read MorePoll Shows Minnesotans Are Split On Issue of Impeachment
A new poll from The Star Tribune found that Minnesotans are split on the issue of impeaching President Donald Trump.
The poll shows that 48 percent of Minnesotans oppose impeachment while 47 percent support it. The Star Tribune notes that the difference is within the poll’s 3.5 percentage point error margin, meaning Minnesotans are deadlocked on the issue.
Read MoreStar Tribune Editorial Board Says Impeachment Inquiry ‘Desperately Needed,’ Claims Trump Went ‘Too Far’
The editorial board of The Star Tribune believes that an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump “is desperately needed,” saying his phone call with the president of Ukraine “crosses every ethical boundary an American president should have.”
Read MoreStar Tribune Facing Backlash for ‘Sexist’ Cartoon of Ivanka Trump
The Star Tribune is defending a cartoon (pictured below) that conservatives in Minnesota are calling a “sexist” depiction of President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka. The cartoon was drawn by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Steve Sack in response to Ivanka Trump’s prominent role at the recent G-20 summit in Japan. “It’s…
Read MoreReporter Calls Star Tribune ‘Frauds,’ Says They Owe Minnesotans Apology for Omar Coverage
Few reporters have done more to expose Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) than David Steinberg, with the possible exceptions of Preya Samsundar formerly of Alpha News and Scott Johnson of Power Line. The three of them together did most of the grunt work in uncovering Omar’s marriage controversy. Samsundar was…
Read MoreEmails Show Omar’s Committee Boasting of Being Able to Shut Down Stories in Star Tribune
Internal emails released this week show members of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) 2016 Minnesota House campaign committee attempting to “shut down” a story “as we do with the Strib.” “Strib” refers to the nickname used for The Star Tribune, Minnesota’s largest newspaper. The shocking emails were obtained by Powerline…
Read MoreStar Tribune Moves April Story on Omar’s ‘Strong’ Fundraising Efforts to Front Page Amid Campaign Finance Scandal
The Star Tribune promoted a months-old story on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) “strong” fundraising numbers on the front page of its website Friday. The article was linked directly below a story on the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board’s investigation into Omar. The Board, which released its report…
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