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WCCO: 10/26/23 - Jonah Kaplan USPS Article
October 26, 2023

Jonah Kaplan - October 26th, 2023

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — A Minnesota lawmaker is asking the United States Postal Service to deliver some major fixes ahead of the holidays.

The demands come as new details emerge about the frustration at post offices in the southeast metro.

Peak season is almost here, but reports and surveys continue to show postal service in the southeast metro is not operating at peak capabilities. The Minnesota and North Dakota region is among the lowest ranked in the country.


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Photo of Rep. Craig addressing crowd at DCTC
April 27, 2023

The Democratic representative from Minnesota says she may be the first member of Congress to end a bachelor's degree requirement for all staffers.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Rep. Angie Craig announced Thursday that her staffers will not be required to have college degrees, in a move designed to expand the pool of candidates at a time of declining enrollment and rising higher education costs.

In an interview with KARE 11, Craig said that she is the first member of Congress to her knowledge to drop a degree requirement in her office. 


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Rep. Angie Craig hosts her first Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Advisory Council meeting in Shakopee, MN.
April 13, 2023

April 13th, 2023 - Erin Adler

Addressing the opioid crisis, including the growing fentanyl problem, will require work on multiple fronts to curb drug trafficking, educate youth and make treatment for addiction available.

That was the message at a news conference in Inver Grove Heights on Thursday that brought together U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko and local families and activists.


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Rep. Craig addressing colleague at meeting
January 26, 2023

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) on Wednesday announced she’s reintroducing legislation to keep members of Congress from owning or trading stocks.

“Our constituents sent us to Congress to lower health care costs, fix our roads and bridges and help create good-paying jobs, not play the stock market and line our own pockets. Unfortunately, some of my colleagues have gotten sidetracked by special interests and conflicts of interest,” Craig said in a release about the Halt Unchecked Member Benefits with Lobbying Elimination (Humble) Act.


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Rep. Angie Craig with local law enforcement
September 12, 2022

September 12th, 2022 - Peter Kasperowicz

A House Democrat from Minnesota, where support for the "defund the police" movement surged after the 2020 death of George Floyd, is asking House members to participate in a police ride-along so they can better understand the dangers law enforcement officers face every day.


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Rep. Angie Craig hosts her first Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Advisory Council meeting in Shakopee, MN.
January 3, 2019

April 13th, 2023 - Erin Adler

Addressing the opioid crisis, including the growing fentanyl problem, will require work on multiple fronts to curb drug trafficking, educate youth and make treatment for addiction available.

That was the message at a news conference in Inver Grove Heights on Thursday that brought together U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko and local families and activists.