Brad Finstad

Medicaid is a lifeline for more than 72 million Americans, including people with mental health and substance use conditions. It’s also the largest funder of mental health and substance use care in the U.S. As the executive director at NAMI Southeast Minnesota, part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, I know firsthand the impact Medicaid coverage can have on people with mental illness and their families.

Why is Congressman Brad Finstad so afraid to face the people of Rochester and southern Minnesota?

As Americans’ retirement savings tanked, our president spent a pleasant few days golfing.

The “Yes to Homes” package in the Legislature stands up for secure, abundant homes for all Minnesotans.

The president of a Minnesota university that saw one of its students detained by federal immigration authorities last week says five other students have had their visas terminated.

The Trump administration isn’t just deporting illegal immigrants — it’s creating them.

Rep. Brad Finstad (Frontier Testing MN) never repaid the U.S. government a $324,000 PPP loan from 2020 and 2021, yet he voted to cut VA funding.

Congressman Brad Finstad is failing to represent the real needs of our district. Instead of listening to everyday Minnesotans, he aligns with special interests and partisan politics that leave us behind.

Instead of caving to Trump’s threats, the U should stand tall and protect free speech.

I avidly read Congressman Brad Finstad's newsletter titled "Finstad in the Field." After he recited where he had been during the week, Rep. Finstad lists the legislation passed or being discussed in the House and emphasizes his complete loyalty and support for the Trump agenda.

The PB’s Editorial Board recently noted losing patience with 1st Congressional Rep. Brad Finstad and urged him to “prove that he’s more than a faithful cog in the (Republican) party machine” regarding constituent concerns and questions about recent federal government reform. When will we see a similar piece from the PB concerning our four local DFL state representatives and their stewardship of the Minnesota state budget?

More than two dozen Senate and House Republicans demand the International Olympics Committee to align with President Donald Trump's executive order banning trans athletes from women's sports.

On Feb. 26, our federal government announced the termination of 5,800 USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) awards. Many of these awards are administered through Catholic Relief Services, the international humanitarian funding organization of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Contrary to what some on City Council may think, Minneapolis voters aren’t merely passive dupes.

Our country is seeing unprecedented and unchecked changes to our government at the presidential level of government that could put our entire democracy in peril.

Married women, take notes — this bill could affect your ability to vote.

In November, we Americans voted in a new administration to make things better in the USA. So far, it seems that the billionaires are taking over and looking out for themselves and no one else, while pursuing an extreme agenda that’s actually extremely unpopular. We’re in for an up-ending of the America we know, and a loss of our international respect and influence to boot.

As a longtime English language teacher of adult learners and Southeast Minnesota resident, I’m dismayed that the flawed Laken Riley Act has advanced in the House and Senate at a fast pace. This act requires the mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants charged with such nonviolent crimes as shoplifting.

It’s been of benefit across the state — rural counties in particular.

We’ll remember Fischbach’s vote to block release of the Gaetz report when she’s up for re-election.

The House draft Farm Bill undermines states’ rights and puts all Americans at risk. It’s a move to centralize decision-making in a way that benefits only the largest corporate players.

Tuned-out taxpayers seem unaware that the ag industry receives so much public money.

I want to express my gratitude to Sen. Amy Klobuchar for her leadership in cofounding the newly launched bipartisan Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus. This initiative builds on the momentum created just a few months ago with the establishment of the Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus in the House, where Reps. Angie Craig and Brad Finstad were founding members. These collaborative efforts underscore a shared commitment to advancing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as both a climate solution and a boost to our economy.

Challenger, a non-releasable bald eagle cared for by the American Eagle Foundation, comes in for a landing during the Teaming with Wildlife Coalition rally outside the Capitol on Feb. 28, 2007.

Voting in Minnesota: Learn about voter eligibility, registration, early voting, and polling places for the November 5 election.

It's too soon to give up on a first-term Congressional representative whom we previously endorsed, especially one who delivers the kind of promise that we find in Brad Finstad.

Dale Hadler is running for the Winona County District 3 soil and water supervisor seat in the November general election.

Bill Rowekamp is running for the Winona County District 3 soil and water supervisor seat in the November general election.

Lynn Carlson is running for the Winona County District 3 soil and water supervisor seat in the November general election.

GOP lawmakers and the RNC asked Minnesota election officials about voter roll cleanup and whether they're removing improperly registered noncitizens.

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States featuring an eagle with an olive branch in one talon and 13 arrows in the other to represent the first states in the union.

Chad Reznicek knows all too well the stigma surrounding mental health in rural Colorado.