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On the penultimate day of the WNBA regular season, the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) received Congressional support for its current labor negotiations. The Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) sent a letter to the league urging commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the team owners to "bargain in good faith" with the WNBPA and reach a fair agreement before the Oct. 31 deadline.
A new bill has been introduced that would eliminate federal taxes on Social Security income.
Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona introduced legislation last week that would permanently end federal taxes on Social Security benefits.
The proposal, called the You Earn It, You Keep It Act, mirrors a House version introduced in April by Representative Angie Craig, a Minnesota Democrat.
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — It's been nine months since the Minnesota Lynx fell in overtime to the New York Liberty in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals after a controversial call sent the game into the extra session.
The Congressional Women’s Softball Game may have been called early due to severe thunderstorms, but lawmakers still managed to upset the Capitol press corps.
The soggy weather marked an end to the members’ drought, with a 5-3 victory over the “Bad News Babes.”
(ABC 6 News) — On Tuesday, Rep. Angie Craig introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to mental health resources for rural communities.
The goal is to connect farmers and producers with medical professionals and mental health resources.
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) is co-leading the legislation.
The Farmers First Act would reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) and ensure rural communities have access to certified community behavioral health clinics, critical access hospitals, and rural health centers.
WASHINGTON — During an hours-long spending bill debate Wednesday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) strongly criticized proposed Republican-led cuts to the nutrition title of the Farm Bill, which she emphasized is a crucial part of the bill. She argued that these cuts—she said amounting to $313 billion—would jeopardize the entire Farm Bill and disproportionately harm vulnerable populations, including children, veterans, and seniors.
Specifically, Craig pointed to South Carolina.
As a retired elementary school teacher, Sally Hokkanen and her husband rely on Social Security and their 401ks to make ends meet. So getting a little more in their Social Security checks would go a long way.
"With inflation, it's really made a difference in incomes for a lot of people. So I think that would be very helpful and take away some worries," said Hokkanen.
At a roundtable where participants discussed issues facing senior citizens, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that she has introduced a new bill called the "You Earned It, You Keep It Act."
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.
One year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness.
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.