Looking at Minnesota’s State House races, East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander has won the seat in District 1B. The Republican defeated DFL candidate Mike Christopherson with 67 percent of the vote…to Christopherson’s 32 percent. Speaking live to R&J News following his victory, Gander credited the person he’s replacing as 1B Representative, Deb Kiel. Gander…
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A Beltrami man has ended his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Travis “Bull” Johnson announced Monday he is permanently suspending his campaign for House seat 1B. He had temporarily suspended the campaign after failing to get the Republican endorsement in April. East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander was endorsed by Minnesota Republicans. Incumbent…
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House Representative Deb Kiel checks in with an update on bills that were on the floor this last session: Representative Kiel shares her concerns about a bill that was proposed during the last session: For more information on this issue, please visit https://www.house.mn.gov or call (651) 296-2146
Crookston, MN — District 1B Representative Deb Kiel from Crookston joined the KKCQ Food for Thought Program this past week to provide an update on some of the bills she’s working and debating on at the Minnesota State Capitol. There was little activity last week with the winter storm activity in the Twin Cities, but…
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St. Paul, MN — Democrats in the Minnesota legislature fast-tracked an abortion bill last week that Republicans are saying is the most extreme abortion bill in the nation. The Protect Reproductive Options Act, or PRO Act, guarantees the right reproductive health care, including abortion, birth control, family planning, and sterilization. It passed along party lines…
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Crookston, MN — The debate over abortion continues and will be a talking point heading into the fall election and the next legislative session. Representative Deb Kiel of Crookston, a prolife advocate and member of Minnesotans Citizens Concerned for Life, joined the KKCQ Food for Thought to share some thoughts on the abortion topic from…
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