Sydney Kashiwagi
Washington Correspondent at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Washington Correspondent @StarTribune [email protected]
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1 week ago |
winonadailynews.com | Sydney Kashiwagi
WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. President Donald Trump and his administration have signaled a willingness to open the area back up to mining. “I think Minnesotans need to understand that ... the Trump administration’s determination to allow this kind of mining in the Boundary Waters is a real imminent threat,” Smith said in an interview.
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2 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Sydney Kashiwagi
MINNEAPOLIS - James Hepworth says he's become one of the most popular people in Rep. Angie Craig's 2nd Congressional District since she announced she's considering running for retiring U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's seat. As the district's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chair, Hepworth said multiple people have reached out to him about running for Craig's seat as she decides what she's going to do. If she stays put in the U.S. House, he said none of those prospective candidates will challenge her.
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2 weeks ago |
thederrick.com | Sydney Kashiwagi
MINNEAPOLIS — James Hepworth says he’s become one of the most popular people in Rep. Angie Craig’s 2nd Congressional District since she announced she’s considering running for retiring U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s seat. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Get complete access for 24 hours to all of the content on our site, including breaking news, e-editions, archives (2010 to current) and special sections.
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2 weeks ago |
kdhnews.com | Sydney Kashiwagi
MINNEAPOLIS - James Hepworth says he's become one of the most popular people in Rep. Angie Craig's 2nd Congressional District since she announced she's considering running for retiring U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's seat. As the district's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chair, Hepworth said multiple people have reached out to him about running for Craig's seat as she decides what she's going to do. If she stays put in the U.S. House, he said none of those prospective candidates will challenge her.
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2 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Sydney Kashiwagi
By Sydney Kashiwagi - The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS - Rep. Ilhan Omar will run for re-election to her House seat next fall, closing the door on a possible run for retiring Sen. Tina Smith's U.S. Senate seat. "At a time when our rights are under attack, it is more important than ever to fight back against the chaos, corruption, and callousness of the Trump administration," Omar, a Democrat, said in a statement. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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