Monthly Archives: May 2017
Republicans Scramble to Deal With Dayton’s Vetoes
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Monday began the last week of the 2017 session for lawmakers at the Capitol in St. Paul.
A bipartisan effort to...
Forest Lake Approves New Police Contract
FOREST LAKE, Minn. - One week after voting to disband the city’s police department, the Forest Lake City Council voted 4-1 to approve a...
Jeff Johnson Downplays Populist Label
MINNEAPOLIS - Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson says the overtly populist tone struck by President Donald Trump in 2016 has not affected his own...
MN Lawmakers Put Their Foot Down on Ed Department’s Gender Toolkit
ST. PAUL, Minn. - As Alpha News previously reported, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is planning to roll out a “gender toolkit” for...
U.S. Economic Growth Outpaces Minnesota’s in 2016
WASHINGTON - Minnesota’s economy grew slower than the United States average in the past year, though the state saw better growth than most other...
Lawmakers Think it is High Time for Medical Marijuana Legislation
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt (Crown-R) and Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer (Clear Lake- R) are engaging in policy talks which...
Female Genital Mutilation Bill Passes the House Floor
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Representatives passed a bill on female genital mutilation (FGM) on the floor of the House Monday afternoon.
Members of the...
Could Minnesota See Another Chaotic End of Session?
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It’s officially the 11th hour at the Minnesota Capitol, where lawmakers are racing against a clock that ends Sunday to...
Walz Town Hall Bashes ICE, Religious Freedom, Wisconsin
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. - Gubernatorial candidate Rep. Tim Walz left his district to hold a town hall in Minnesota’s second congressional district with Angie...
GOP: Dayton is “Misinformed” and “Disconnected” on Agricultural Issues
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Normally agriculture and rural development spending is not contentious, but as the legislative session draws to a close Republican lawmakers...