District 833 School Board Candidates We are excited to announce that we have recommended 3 candidates in this year’s South Washington County 833 School Board election on Tues. Nov 4, 2025. Early voting runs from Fri. Sept. 19 through Mon Nov. 3. Our candidates are: Juan Huerta, Bryn Forstner, and Lori Pecchia Michalski. Check out…
IGH Petition Successful! Over 2,200 Signatures The IGH City Clerk has confirmed that the Reverse Referendum petition to place the IGH $58MM Bond Issue has been verified, and was successful. The referendum will not be on the November 2025 Ballot since the deadline for that has already passed. It has yet to be determined when…
The True Cost of Failure in Education The Minnesota Department of Education’s latest numbers are alarming: 50% of our children can’t read at grade level. Kids who don’t read proficiently by 3rd grade are four times more likely to drop out. Two-thirds will end up in jail or on welfare. While our children struggle, Tim…
A petition to reinstate Minnesota’s original state flag—after it was redesigned by a committee—has surpassed 10,000 signatures. The petition, filed on Change.org, is approaching 11,000 signatures. “We’ve hit 10,000 signatures already so let’s keep it going!” an X post reads, while urging even more residents to join the effort to “get our flag back. Supporters…
The Minneapolis City Council is looking into novel ways to tax its wealthiest residents. On Thursday, the council voted 10-0 to research new sources of revenue, with disregard for current legal constraints (presumably they are thinking that they can change any restrictive laws?). According to Council Member Robin Wonsley Trump’s “big, horrible bill” was a…
SD53 met at Drkula’s in IGH this past Thursday. We all had some laughs, got reacquainted with some we haven’t seen in a bit. It always great to hang out with smart, beautiful people. I bet you would fit right in! Twila Brase, RN, author, and Cofounder and President of Citizens Council for Health Freedom,…
SD53 Republicans are extremely sad to hear of the tragedy imposed on House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and Senator John Huffman and his wife last night. Our thoughts and our prayers are with them and their families during these difficult times. SD53 Republicans do not condone any form of violence.
MN Legislative 2025 Session – finally wrapped up. Republican wins, 2026 priorities and how you can help! Listen here on X.
The SD53 Communications Committee met for the first time on May 29th. This committee is tasked with defining a communications strategy that includes content creation, communication channels, and increasing our web site traffic with the end goal of increasing the Republican voter turnout.
