Tag: DFL
Controversial ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ resurfaces at legislature, unlikely to pass
Legislation that attempts to enshrine abortion access, transgender rights, and other items in the Minnesota Constitution was reviewed in a meeting of the State...
Edina DFLer rewrites bill that would have eliminated anonymous public data...
A school board member-turned-legislator has dramatically rewritten legislation about data requests to school districts that had worried open government advocates.
Rep. Julie Greene, DFL-Edina, first...
Legislators debate whether state law should recognize ‘inherent right’ of wild...
Should state law recognize that certain plants have “inherent rights” to exist?
That became an intensely debated topic among legislators and testifiers during a hearing...
DFL lawmakers propose eliminating $500 fine for passing stopped school buses
Minnesota’s stop-arm law is clear: when a school bus extends its stop-sign arm and flashes red lights, vehicles must stop at least 20 feet...
House committee considers legislation to cut funding for grant programs, free...
Legislators in the Minnesota House of Representatives are considering a slate of bills that would direct money away from several programs established by Democrats...
State Republican Party says previous chair David Hann paid a local...
The Republican Party of Minnesota published a statement on social media Thursday evening saying that its previous chair hired local political pundit Michael Brodkorb’s...
Bill seeks to address law enforcement shortage with new scholarship program
A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers recently introduced the “Law Enforcement Scholarship Act” in hopes of recruiting and retaining new law enforcement officers amid...
Special election scheduled for vacant northern Minnesota Senate seat
A special election for a now-vacant state Senate seat in northern Minnesota will feature a crowded field of Republican candidates.
Seven Republicans, as of Wednesday, had...
Son of woman beheaded by illegal alien testifies in support of...
Speaking out in favor of legislation to combat illegal immigration, a Minnesota man told the gut-wrenching story of how his mother was beheaded by...
Local DFL calls threatening anti-Trump token ‘Russian propaganda’ promoted by ‘MAGA...
A Rochester resident is speaking out after she says she found a threatening token at a town hall event for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz...