Meet Mike Ness, an educational support professional (ESP) at Harriet Bishop Elementary in Rochester. Mike helps students who need extra support on academics or behavior. He spends 6 years working with the same kids from kindergarten through fifth grade. Watch here: youtu.be/bjLWtmn15Os #WeMakemN

We Make Minnesota: Meet Educational Support Professional Mike Ness

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"Perhaps we are seeing a turning of the page in the party toward a focus on a bigger, better government that truly delivers for working people by providing more services while also lowering costs."

The Death of Middle-Class Tax Cuts as a Bulletproof Idea

Two Democratic senators with an eye on the White House probably thought they’d score political points with their tax-cut legislation. The overwhelming criticism suggests a sea change in the party.

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ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES: Since taking office in January, Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored the voting rights of more than 66,000 Virginians who lost them due to felony convictions. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4yYJpS4 #ProtectTheVote

"Because of Republicans who passed Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, an entire generation that was told that borrowing to get a college degree was the way to get ahead may be repaying that debt for most of their working lives."

Opinion | America’s student loan system is a mess. Along comes Trump to make it worse.

Randi Weingarten and Mike Pierce: Ballooning student loan payments are Trump's latest contribution to the affordability crisis

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We cannot fall for it. We must speak up for the integrity of our elections. #ResistTrump

“We have enough money to pay my bills, and that is it. We’re lucky if we have food. You know, that's where we are at. It's my love for him that’s what’s holding me up. Because there isn't any other options." - Rachel, a home-care worker and SEIU member living in Mankato #WeMakeMN

Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts from Trump and the GOP's Big Ugly Bill could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospitals. #TaxJustice

As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states

Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospi...

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Corporate profits have climbed to record highs as a share of our economy. Corporate tax payments have fallen to some of their lowest levels in decades. When corporations pay less, the rest of us pay more to support the roads, schools, and services we rely on. #TaxCorporations

Republicans promised the changes would spare children and vulnerable families. They lied. Nearly a year after Trump signed the law, 776,134 children have lost food aid in 12 reporting states. Read more here: bit.ly/4pIxaVt #TaxJustice

Only a quarter of even Trump voters believe the working class got substantial breaks from The Big Ugly Bill, signaling how low public opinion is among Republicans’ own base. #TaxJustice

Poll: Even Trump voters aren’t very impressed by the GOP’s tax overhaul

A July POLITICO Poll shows that many people can’t explain the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or think it has helped the wealthy — a frustrating situation for the GOP ahead of the midterms.

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A federal judge has dealt another blow to Trump's effort to suppress votes by reshaping mail voting, ruling that a key part of his executive order is 'unconstitutional' and allowing a major legal challenge to move forward. Details here: https://bit.ly/3TdmSR7 #ResistTrump

This summer, we’re hitting the road! We're traveling across the state to talk with the teachers, nurses, home-care workers and public service employees that keep Minnesota running. It’s time their voices got included in the conversation about how to meet the needs in our communities.

"Our government is supposed to belong to us, it is supposed to be looking out for our interests. Government is supposed to be fighting the power of amassed private wealth on our behalf, because our collective power is the only thing big enough and strong enough to do so."

Voters are Leaving Politicos Behind

How candidates should talk if they want to be leaders, not followers.

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"Rather than belittling anti-billionaire sentiment and suggesting that it’s excessive, we should be asking whether it’s remotely enough. Democracy is on the cliff-edge. Can we pull out of the oligarchic spiral soon enough to save it?" - Paul Krugman Read more here: bit.ly/3RuIZ4X #TaxBillionaires

Trump’s OBBBA just made unprecedented cuts to the federal student loan system. @protectborrowers.bsky.social, @aft.org, NAACP, and a broad coalition just launched “One Big Bill”—a borrower story gathering campaign to document the financial harm of OBBBA on families with student debt.

Sen. Warnock is urging Dems to investigate officials involved in congressional redistricting if the party regains control of Congress. He argues that newly drawn maps have weakened Black voting power and says lawmakers should examine whether race played a role. Read more: https://bit.ly/4he5PbB

🚨ATTENTION: Has your student loan bill drastically increased this summer? Student loan changes by the “One Big Beautiful Bill” = “One Big Bill” for borrowers. Share your new bill and how it will impact you here: www.onebigbill.org

Under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the top tax rate was 91%. Today it's just 37%. In 2025, those infamous tax cuts for the wealthy came paired with over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare over the next decade. We've taxed the rich more before. We can do it again.

"Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), is a prime example of a Democratic leader whose conduct undermines efforts to hold the Trump administration accountable for their rampant corruption," three progressive groups wrote. #ResistTrump

Scoop: Progressives scorch Gillibrand over crypto

The blistering — and deeply personal — attack from three groups complicates already delicate negotiations over the CLARITY Act.

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Union membership has gone from 30%+ in the 50s to just 10% today. Meanwhile, the share of income for the top 1% has doubled. When workers lose their bargaining power, the wealthy take more for themselves. Minnesotans know when we all can organize & negotiate for a fair share, we all do better.

🚨 MassBudget's in-depth analysis of the FY27 MA budget is here. 🚨 We explore what's in the final budget, where the state is making progress, and where challenges remain for advancing economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. 🔎 Read the analysis: buff.ly/vmfvL5s #mapoli

"This continuing resolution does nothing to lower costs for working families. Instead, it doubles down on failed priorities, including more than $70 billion for an unwanted war with Iran, unchecked funding for a brutal deportation machine, and a law that would make it harder for Americans to vote."

Families Over Billionaires Condemns Continuing Resolution as "Insult to Injury" for Working Americans

Chicago, IL (July 21, 2026) – Families Over Billionaires Executive Director Kristen Crowell released the following statement on the continuing resolution expected to come before a vote in the House of...

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We traveled all over the country by bus in July and saw and heard firsthand how people who have lost SNAP are struggling. It just isn't right.

FIGHTING BACK: Pro-voting groups asked a federal appeals court Monday to stop Florida, Ohio, Iowa and Indiana from using the Trump administration’s expanded SAVE database for mass voter screenings. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4gPq9Qi #ProtectTheVote

Illinois just became one of the latest states to pass a tax on social media and digital advertising. Massive tech giants are profiting off our attention span and not paying their fair share. Minnesota has a similar bill and could be the next state to join them. Pass it along.

A Growing Number of States Are Taxing the Sale of Advertising

ITEP’s report on taxing advertising identifies some reasons why states are curtailing longstanding sales tax exemptions for the ad sector.

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"Many enemies of the United States seek to undermine faith in American elections -- but 'no regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president did tonight,' Tom Nichols argues. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wOlqTA #ResistTrump

We recently joined up with the Families Over Billionaires "Who Pays?" Bus Tour in Mankato, where speakers warned that cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, higher health care costs, and growing pressure on Minnesota's budget are already hurting families and local communities.

Bus tour stop in Mankato emphasizes impacts of H.R. 1

MANKATO — A tour talking about one of the most consequential bills passed in the last year made its way through Mankato on Friday.

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OBBBA tax cuts has caused half a million people in New York to lose their healthcare, but as @senatorharckham.bsky.social says, 1.5 million more will lose it next year. It's not right. It's disgusting. It's getting worse.

It doesn't matter who you voted for now because we're all being screwed. This economy is impossible for most families right now.

🚨 New brief from MassBudget! 🚨 Massachusetts has built one of the nation's strongest public education systems by investing in schools that serve every student.