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Senate passes three controversial bills, including ‘trans refuge’ legislation

A few hundred people filled the halls outside of the Minnesota Senate chambers Friday morning both in support of and opposition to three polarizing...
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Senate DFLer breaks ranks, joins GOP in vote to halt official redesign of state...

A DFL-backed effort to officially retire the Minnesota state flag in favor of a yet-to-be determined redesign was dealt a blow late Thursday night in the state...

Senate debates bill that would reduce prison sentences for violent offenders

The DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate is expected to pass an omnibus public safety bill Friday that Republicans say would dramatically reduce prison sentences for certain...
COVID-19

Senate unanimously votes to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins

(Daily Caller News Foundation) — The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday on a bill that requires the Director of National Intelligence to declassify all intelligence...
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Senate passes bills to restore felon voting rights, give licenses to illegal immigrants 

Two more bills are on their way to the governor’s desk: one to restore voting rights to felons when they leave prison and another...

Senate sends ‘blackout bill’ to Gov. Walz’s desk 

The Minnesota Senate passed what Republicans are calling a “blackout bill” in a 34-33 party-line vote Thursday night. The bill will require Minnesota’s electricity grid...
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Senate Democrats send abortion on demand bill to Walz’s desk 

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill to codify abortion access through all nine months of pregnancy in a 34-33 vote early Saturday morning after...
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Sen. Mathews: The fight for life moves to the Senate

The Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, Senate File 1, is a seemingly short, less-than-a-page bill, but its vague language would have detrimental impacts and...

Lawmakers debate whether they can drink water on Senate floor 

The Minnesota Senate used 30 minutes of its Thursday session to debate whether or not members should be allowed to drink water on the...
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‘Betrayal’: 18 Senate Republicans vote to pass $1.85 trillion omnibus bill

(The Daily Signal) — A total of 18 Republicans joined all Senate Democrats to pass a $1.85 trillion omnibus spending bill Thursday afternoon, in the final...