Abortion

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In the final debate of PBS Lakeland's Debate Night 2022, District 6B Candidates Sally Boos (DFL) & Josh Heintzeman (R) gather at the Brainerd Studio to discuss their ideas for the future of their district and what they would change if given the chance. KAXE News Director Heidi Holtan served as a panelist for this #Election2022 coverage.

From the Lakeland PBS Brainerd, MN, Studio. Rick Blake (DFL) and Ben Davis (R) discuss, debate, and share their plans and ideas for District 6A. KAXE News Director Heidi Holtan serves as a panelist for this #Election2022 coverage.

Lakeland PBS, The Bemidji Pioneer, The Brainerd Dispatch, Northern Community Radio & The Park Rapids Enterprise are joining forces to bring you Debate Night 2022. 4 nights of debates involving state lawmakers from throughout North Central Minnesota.In the fifth debate of Debate Night 2022, Rep. Matt Bliss and Erika Bailey-Johnson discuss their plans and ideas for Minnesota House District 2B.

Lakeland PBS, The Bemidji Pioneer, The Brainerd Dispatch, Northern Community Radio & The Park Rapids Enterprise are joining forces to bring you Debate Night 2022. 4 nights of debates involving state lawmakers from throughout North Central Minnesota.In the fourth debate of Debate Night 2022, Rep. Matt Grossell and Reed Olson discuss their plans and ideas for Minnesota House District 2A.

Candidates in Minnesota Senate District 6 met in Lakeland PBS' Debate Night 2022 on October 17th. KAXE's Heidi Holtan served as a debate panelist in this matchup between Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) and Steve Samuelson (DFL).

Candidates in MN Senate District 7 race met in The Northland Forum, produced by WDSE -WRPT. KAXE/KBXE's News Director, Heidi Holtan moderated the conversation between candidates Rob Farnsworth (R) and Ben DeNucci (DFL) in this hour-long special.

"The right of privacy under our Constitution protects not simply the right to an abortion but rather it protects the woman's decision to abort; any legislation infringing on the decision-making process, then, violates this fundamental right" according to Doe v. Gomez in 1995 and U of MN Law Professor Jill Hasday