The radical Democrats in our state have led the most immoral, big government, and anti-freedom agenda in the history of Minnesota. Tim Walz and Democratic Legislators have proven to be tyrants as they continue to waste our overtaxed Surplus dollars. We have always demanded a total refund of the Surplus to taxpayers who paid into it.

Meanwhile, the Democrats are pushing new taxes that target common people like you and I. HF580 is a bill that has been added to the Transportation Omnibus Bill (HF2887) which passed the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday. 

In this new tax bill, there will be a $0.75 tax on all deliveries for taxable items in the metro area for both businesses and individuals. While inflation, high prices, and insane taxes are killing Minnesotans, our politicians are looking to strip us of every dollar that we have. Think about the Amazon and other online stores that you purchase goods from. This is going to effect the bottom line for a lot of Minnesotans. See the language of this below:

Additionally, this bill pushes a 0.75% increase for sales taxes in the metro to fund their failed transit projects. This is a terrible measure that destroys both businesses and consumers. This is the government inflating prices to put more money in their pockets to help out their special interest and lobbyists buddies. See the sales tax section below:

This bill also increases the tab fees for vehicles and increases the sales tax to purchase vehicles. They of course allow for exemptions for government vehicles while forcing regular people to pay much higher taxes. This is the type of socialist, big government taxation that must be avoided at all costs. See section below:

This is an Unconstitutional bill that violates Article IV, Section 17 of the MN Constitution because this bills are meant to be single subject, not multi subject. See below:

Contact your Legislators and tell them to oppose HF2887 because it does nothing but waste our Surplus and increase our taxes! If we do not fight this radical agenda, it will run us right over! It is up to Patriots like you to save our state!

Maddi Kingsbury’s disappearance on March 31st has shaken southern Minnesota to its core. Her disappearance remains a complete mystery, so most observers look to Adam Fravel, the last person to see her, for answers. They have two children together, who have been taken out of his custody.

Read our breakdown of the story so far.

After a 12-day silence, his lawyer released this statement to the media:

“Over the course of the last 12 days my family and I have been subject to a myriad of accusations regarding the disappearance of the mother of my children, Maddi Kingsbury. During these last 12 days I have cooperated with law enforcement at every turn, including sitting down for multiple interviews with Winona County law enforcement. I did not have anything to do with Maddi’s disappearance. I want the mother of my 5-year-old and 2-year-old to be found and brought home safely. I want that more than anything. Law enforcement advised me on April 2nd that they would not recommend that I attend the press conferences or that I assist in the searches due to safety concerns. However, my non-attendance and silence has been inferred by many as a sign of apathy, or worse. That could not be further from the truth. I want Maddi home and for her to be able to be with our two children. God Bless the Kingsbury family and please bring her home safely.”

Just hours later, the Kingsbury family released their own statement:

“Nothing in life prepares you for this. The disappearance of our daughter and sister has been a waking nightmare with no respite. In the days and nights since Madeline disappeared, the immediate family and extended family have, collectively and individually, been experiencing emotions and trials that someone who has never been suddenly thrust into this horrific situation could ever imagine.

Eating is a mechanical act we force ourselves to do in order to keep our strength up so we can continue to advocate and search for Madeline. Sleep, if it comes, is fitful and fleeting. I have to think that the only thing that could come close to what we experience is the stress of combat, day after awful day. Initially we were so overwrought that we couldn't bear to look at each other but couldn't bear to look away. There were no words we could say to comfort each other and we felt alone and frantic. In the days since the family has circled the wagons and gathered from near and across the world. We will find Madeline. This is our mission and we will not falter.

We're private people finding ourselves thrust into the national limelight at the most traumatic time in our lives. We don't seek to draw attention to ourselves but, of course, want everyone everywhere to know about Madeline so we can reunite her with her children.

Members of our family and close friends coordinate closely with law enforcement and send out search teams day after day, every day.

From time to time and as we see the need we use social media to encourage and inform the large groups of volunteers helping us search for Madeline. We're overwhelmed by the dedication and tangible expressions of love demonstrated by the huge circle of warriors she unknowingly gathered around her her sorority sisters, coworkers at Mayo Clinic and other places, fellow students from her days at Winona State, other moms and her many, many friends, acquaintances and people whose lives she's touched.

We will continue to search for Madeline. We will not give up and our family will come out the other side of this forever changed but forever grateful for the tireless dedication of so many helpers - friends and relatives, people in law enforcement, other first responders, social workers, case workers, legal professionals, child advocates and many, many more.”

The Action 4 Liberty team sat down for a long-form interview with Maddi’s Aunt and Uncle. Watch Episode #34 of Truth Hurts - Searching for Maddi Kingsbury.

The State of Minnesota is continuing its mission to guilt white people by releasing a new report on the Native American Community. This time, they take aim at the University of Minnesota. Claims of genocide and erasure abound. 

In an effort to improve relations with Minnesota’s 11 Native American Tribes,  the TRUTH (Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing) project has stated:

•  The University of Minnesota’s founders: “committed genocide and ethnic cleansing of Indigenous peoples for financial gain, using the institution as a shell corporation through which to launder lands and resources.”
• The University has contributed to the erasure of Native Americans by failing to teach a “full history.”
• “Perpetual Reparations” are required (almost certainly paid for by the taxpayer).

This report totals over 500 pages and can be read here. 

The TRUTH project sits under the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, which includes representatives from Indian tribes, state legislators, and commissioners from state agencies. Yes, its efforts are funded by your taxpayer dollars.

To force taxpayers to pay for events that occurred hundreds of years ago is nonsense. Hopefully, members of the legislature will recognize this.

Tax-and-Spend Democrats are on a mission to drive every job-creator and business-owner out of the state. In their latest budget proposal, they tack on excess taxes and fees to ensure they do that very thing. Among their newest proposals is a 5th income tax bracket.

As it currently stands, the highest tax rate in Minnesota is 9.85% for individuals making upwards of $183,340 a year. Under Rep. Kaohly Vang Her’s proposal, a fifth income tax bracket would be created and tax individuals 10.85% for an income over $600,000 a year.

This is not the only tax increase that Democrats have offered. They are also pushing a metro sales tax increase, and a vehicle tab fee increase. 

Consider that Minnesotans of all incomes are already fleeing the state in record numbers. According to the US Census Bureau, 19,400 Minnesota residents left the state from 2021-2022. 

Give these individuals (who have likely built and contributed to the local economy) reasons to leave, and they most certainly will. Minnesota’s immediate neighbors like Iowa and Wisconsin are much more friendly to taxpayers. South Dakota doesn’t even have an income tax!

When people leave our state, Democrats will just continue to raise taxes to make up for that lost income. Nevermind that Minnesota just brought in a record-shattering budget surplus. Democrats will still be inclined to raise taxes anyway!

If this passes, it will likely never be repealed. When Democrats introduced a 4th income tax bracket in 2012, Republicans failed to make a serious effort at repeal. The same is likely to be true with this 5th bracket. 

That’s why you need to call your state senator and tell them to vote against any and all tax increases. It is the only chance we have to save our state. Find your state senator here.

Tragedy has hit us close to home. A loving young mother of two from Winona went missing on Friday, March 31st shortly after dropping her children off at daycare. 

Her name is Madeline Kingsbury, or Maddi, for short. I've never met Maddi, but I'm friends with some of her family members and they describe her as a kind hearted, hard working, smart young woman who loves her children. Her sudden disappearance from home where a cell phone, purse, and coat remained is a mystery to family and the community. Temperatures that day were in the low 30s with a mixture of rain/snow in the area - so leaving home purposely without a coat and other items seems highly unlikely.

Sequence of events

On Friday morning, Maddi logged into work remotely at 7:20 AM. She worked as a clinical research coordinator at Mayo in Rochester. At 8:03 AM, her and the father of her children, Adam Fravel, dropped their children off at daycare. Megan Kingsbury, Maddi's sister, texted with her at 8:13 AM and that was the last communication anyone outside of her residence had with her.

Adam told authorities that he was with Maddi from daycare drop-off until about 10:00 am, before heading out to run errands for about an hour. When he returned, she was no longer there according to his statements.

(Image of Maddi with Adam and one of their children)

When Maddi didn't return phone calls or texts and wasn't present at daycare pick up, a friend called the Winona PD to do a well check. It was unlike her to not communicate or be there for her children. 

Police say they have video of a van that fit the description of Maddi's, a 2014 Dark Blue Chrysler Town & Country minivan, traveling from Winona down to Rushford along Hwy 43 and then again traveling back to Winona in a timeframe between 10 am and 1:30 pm.

The van remained at the residence from 1:30 pm beyond. Both Maddi's residence and the van have been searched by law enforcement. Details of what that search are not being publicly released at this time. 

Below is an image of the route between Winona and Rushford. Google Maps estimates the distance would take 26 minutes to drive.

What makes this case interesting, and is the massive elephant in the room, is that Adam is from Mabel, MN, which is just south of Rushford along the Iowa border. The primary search area appears to be the rural, wooden area between Rushford and Mabel, even though we are not aware of any evidence showing the van being spotted south of Rushford. 

Here's a look of that terrain and the area that had a large search effort on Saturday:

A complicated relationship with Maddi has led many to speculate he is behind her disappearance. If he was behind it, did he take her to an area that he grew up and knew well? The remoteness of parts of Fillmore County would allow someone to move in the middle of the day and not be detected by many people.

In my view, law enforcement clearly sees him as the main suspect since the search area is focused on where he grew up and where his family still resides. The children were removed from his custody since last Tuesday, which makes things even more suspicious. But of course, this is pure speculation at this point. We don't know.

Amazing Show of Support for Maddi

On Good Friday (April 7th), an estimated 1,800 people came out to help with the search efforts. By Saturday, two volunteer locations were set up (Winona Fire Station and Rushford HS) with buses to transport people to search areas. Many more scoured the bluff country looking for any signs, including myself, who was visiting family across the river in Wisconsin.

The problem is the search area covered a geographical area that encompassed eastern Fillmore county, with many rural roads and large blocks of wooded forests and steep, hills that make up the iconic bluff country. The majority of the land is privately owned, with state forests and Wildlife Management Areas making up a small portion. Finding clues in an area like this is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Family and law enforcement are at a crossroad right now. No known crime has been committed at this point and more evidence is needed in order to dwindle down the search area. Any clues or RING camera footage from residents in the area would be a tremendous help at this stage. The family has offered a $50,000 reward for information that leads to finding Maddi.

Photos of Maddi Kingsbury

Maddi had the following tattoos

BusinessInsider recently ran a profile on a mother and her 8 year-old “transgender daughter’, and their newfound fear of the Florida and its policies.

According to the interview, Amanda Denis began to transition their son when he told them that "My brain tells me I'm a girl."

At the time, the boy was 4 years old. Regardless, the family went and bought him clothes for a girl almost immediately. 

Florida's SB 254 prompted the family to move. Under this proposal, Courts can temporarily assume custody based on a parent's support for genital-mutilation surgery (AKA, "gender-affirming care").

The Denis family chose Minnesota because it will soon be a “transgender sanctuary state.” Meaning Minnesota will protect parents who decide to force sterilization and life-altering surgeries on their kids.

Amanda set up a GoFundMe page with a goal of raising $10,000, supposedly to help with the move to Minnesota. As of writing, the campaign has already raised $7,450. 

The Minnesota House of Representatives has already passed HF146/SF63  - the trans sanctuary bill - and Governor Walz has indicated that he intends to sign it. It is expected to be debated in the Minnesota Senate, where it is possible that it could stall and even fail.

Minnesota Democrats have a narrow one-seat majority in the Senate, and four Senators who just barely won their elections in 2022. Help Minnesota reject child endangerment by calling these Senators and demand that they vote against SF63. Use their contact info below.

Judy Seeberger (SD 41)

651-297-8060

Rob Kupec (SD 4)

651-296-3205

Grant Hauschild (SD 3)

651-296-1789

Aric Putnam (SD 14)

651-296-6455

Dr. Oren Ganor, the co-director of the Center for Gender Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, recently co-wrote an article that argued for increased training efforts for gender-affirming surgeries, particularly for minors. In the article, he expressed concern that some states are working to protect children from genital mutilation, which could lead to increased demand for these services in states that encourage this medical malpractice, like Minnesota.

Democrats are trying to make Minnesota a "sanctuary state" for trans surgeries, meaning that no court order or law in another state can stop parents from forcing their children to transition in Minnesota.

Many remain skeptical of the safety and efficacy of gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Critics argue that children and teenagers do not have the cognitive and emotional maturity to understand the consequences of such irreversible procedures fully. Furthermore, some studies suggest that gender dysphoria may resolve on its own without the need for medical intervention.

The long-term effects of hormone therapy and surgeries on minors are not fully understood. Experts warn of potential health risks, including infertility, sexual dysfunction, and increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. It is also important to note that so-called “gender-affirming” surgeries do not result in improved mental health outcomes and may even lead to regret or detransition.

If Democrats make Minnesota a trans sanctuary state, there is no doubt that gender clinics in Minnesota will make money from a spike of gender dysphoric patients coming here. In the Minnesota Senate, Democrats only carry a one-seat majority. For the sake of protecting children in Minnesota, please reach out to your elected officials and tell them to oppose this horrific legislation.

The Action 4 Liberty team is currently reviewing HF 2930, the Heath and Human Services Omnibus Bill. The latest version, which is being put together in committee, includes many of the worst provisions of HF 91 – including complete taxpayer funding of abortion under MinnesotaCare.

The lines underlined mean they are being added to state statutes. The words that are crossed off mean they are being removed from state statutes.

Abortion is not only thing fully funded under MinnesotaCare. Now, your tax dollars will be going towards “Gender-Affirming Surgeries.”

The proposed legislation is over 500 pages long, so the team is still reviewing some of the worst of what Democrats have to offer. Stay tuned for updates this coming week.

Democrats in the Minnesota House are likely to push through their Public Safety Omnibus Bill, which harbors extreme gun control measures. Our team has covered some of these provisions in past articles.

HF 2890, introduced by Representative Kelly Moller, has some extreme gun control measures tucked into the bill. These include:

• Giving Sheriffs the ability to deny gun permits
• Universal background checks for all gun transfers
• Red Flag Laws
• “Large-capacity” magazine bans

Omnibus bills are intentionally long and difficult to read. Use this article as a guide to understanding how the left is trying to take away your Second Amendment rights.

May Issue Rule

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.7131, subdivision 4, will be amended to allow your local sheriff to deny you a permit to carry. If you live in the seven-county metro, you better believe that some of these liberal sheriffs will be denying a lot of permits.

Universal Background Checks

As you may know, background checks on gun purchases are already done through the FBI. This provision in Section 13 would add another level of background checks done at the state level. Worse yet, all gun transfers need to be recorded and approved by the state. This includes lending your firearm to a friend or family member. 

Red Flag Law

A left-wing dream, Democrats are placing “extreme risk protection orders” into state law. In Section 19, a Judge would be allowed to order the confiscation of firearms before due process can take place. Got a crazy ex or a disgruntled associate? They can call into the police and say that you are a threat, which would allow them to come and take your firearms almost immediately.

Prohibition of Large-Capacity Magazines

Section 14 prohibits the manufacture, import, or transfer of a rifle with a magazine over ten rounds. A handgun is limited to less than fifteen rounds. 

If you cherish your Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, you’ll want to demand that legislators reject this legislation. Funnily enough, this extreme gun language is absent in the Senate version of this proposal.

Do not be fooled. 

Though vulnerable Senate Democrats may not vote on gun control in their version of the Public Safety Omnibus Bill, it will almost certainly be negotiated into the final language after both bodies usher it through the legislature.

Democrats have a six-seat majority in the Minnesota House. In the Senate, there is only a one-seat Democrat majority. 

That’s why you must contact vulnerable Democrat legislators NOW. Let them know that you know the truth about their tactics and that it won’t let them off the hook come the next election. 

Judy Seeberger (SD 41)

651-297-8060

Rob Kupec (SD 4)

651-296-3205

Grant Hauschild (SD 3)

651-296-1789

Aric Putnam (SD 14)

651-296-6455

Before a city or township has the legal ability to levy a sales tax, they must first ask for permission from the Minnesota legislature. Despite having among the highest tax burden in the nation, state legislators in both parties are now moving legislation to grant these requests. 

36 of these requests have been made this year in the legislature, ranging anywhere from .25% to 1.5% in each city. While this does not sound like a lot, it is expected to bring in additional millions of dollars for each city per year. 

Combine that with the proposed .25% sales tax on residents of the seven-county metro area, and your wallet will notice a change – fast. 

There is an argument to be made that local government is the best government, and that they should have the option to increase taxes if they want to. This argument ignores the fact that, again, Minnesota already burdens its citizenry with excessive taxes. 

With a $17+ Billion budget surplus, there should be absolutely zero talks of increasing taxes, whether it be on a state, county, or city level. Most of these localities are already demanding their pet projects be put into the debt bill (aka, bonding bill), anyway. 

If tax increases can be stopped, they should be stopped. Contact your state legislators and tell them to vote against tax increases in any and every form.