Tag: DFL
The demographics of abortion in Minnesota
(Center of the American Experiment) -- Kamala Harris made big news this month for visiting a St. Paul abortion clinic. The Associated Press (AP) reports:
"Vice...
GOP senator accuses DFL colleagues of ‘playing politics’ with her straw...
Could a bill that a Minnesota senator introduced and advanced with bipartisan support through a committee in the legislature last year have prevented the murder last month of two Burnsville police officers...
Democrats reject amendment to allow police to buy defensive armored vehicles
Democratic members of the Minnesota House of Representatives rejected an amendment that would have allowed local law enforcement agencies to purchase armored and tactical...
DFL-endorsed candidate Lucia Wroblewski has ties to ‘defund the police’ group
Democrats in Minnesota House District 41A have endorsed a candidate with ties to an organization that has explicitly advocated for defunding the police and...
Democratic legislator wants fewer special elections, longer appointments, on school boards
The newest member of the state legislature is carrying a bill that would expand the power of local school boards to appoint members to fill vacancies...
Religious groups accuse state Democrats of ‘tremendous act of hostility’
A Democratic-controlled Minnesota Senate committee voted down an amendment overnight that would have restored protections for religious institutions against claims of “gender identity discrimination.”
Until...
Funeral industry, environmental activists push ‘human composting’ bill
A Rosemount lawmaker says he’s carrying a bill for the funeral industry and environmental sustainability enthusiasts that would make it legal to turn a human cadaver into compost.
“Natural...
Attorneys explain how the ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ undermines religious liberty
On the latest episode of Minnesota Law Report, Upper Midwest Law Center senior counsel James Dickey and True North Legal president Renee Carlson discussed...
Minnesota Democrats propose bill that would allow for a full-time legislature
Over three dozen Democratic state legislators are supporting a bill that would allow the Minnesota Legislature to become a full-time legislature. Authored by House...
$100M universal basic income bill advances in state House committee
A universal basic income pilot program that would sprinkle $100 million across the state in the form of no less than $500 monthly cash...