Let your voice be heard! Take the SCVI poll to see which U.S. Senate candidate SCVI should endorse! Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan and Representative Angie Craig (CD 2) are vying for Tina Smith's senate seat from which she is retiring. SCVI wants to weigh in on this important question, so we are going to make our own endorsement. In a Special Mailing dated January 7, 2026 , we outlined the process and steps we will use to make that endorsement. Poll will be open through Wedne

SCVI begins our work in January with an endorsement in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race and training on how to attend a precinct caucus. U.S. Senate Race There is a contest for the DFL endorsement for the seat currently held by Senator Tina Smith, who is retiring at the end of her term. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan announced her candidacy for the seat on February 13, 2025. Representative Angie Craig (CD 2) announced on April 29, 2025. SCVI will evaluate these candidates and, if

You may have heard that ICE is reportedly trying to build a detention center in Woodbury. There are two important meetings this week. The Washington County Board meets on Tuesday, January 13, 9 a.m., at the County Government Center. The Woodbury City Council meets on Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 p.m., at the City Hall. There have been credible reports from multiple sources that ICE is looking to establish an ICE detention facility in Woodbury, MN. The Washington Post re