Michelle Boyechko News Today

Workshop participants got to suit up under the summer sun on Friday, June 16 to experience beekeeping hands-on at Hampton Homestead in Barnum, owned by Renae and Ryan Hampton.

The incumbent appeared headed for victory for the third time in four years.

From the editorial: "Single-party control is far from ideal — in St. Paul or in any capital. It negates the checks and balances built into our governance, which helps to ensure effective and fair rule. And it makes it easier for extremist views to run roughshod over the people and dictate policy."

Candidates for Minnesota Senate District 11 and Minnesota House District 11A answered questions on the state's budget surplus, political gridlock and more.

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ABOUT THIS RACE: Minnesota Senate District 11 stretches roughly from Cloquet in its northeast to Mora in its southwest. DFLer Michelle Boyechko is challenging incumbent Republican District 11 Sen. Jason Rarick in the Nov. 8 election. Early voting is now open.

A farmer from Tamarack, Boyechko beat Democratic challenger John A. Peura, who received 38% of the vote. She will now face Sen. Jason Rarick in the general election.

From the editorial: "(The) field-narrowing, candidates-eliminating results ... set up plenty of intrigue and a few interesting local matchups and storylines for Election Day 2022, which is Nov. 8."

From the editorial: "Anyone thinking of sitting this one out can remember that the right to cast ballots was paid for with blood shed on battlefields and has been protected with vigilance and ferocity for generations. Remember that voting shouldn't be seen as a chore but as a privilege and a responsibility."