Tag: DFL
Lawmakers end session with $2.6 billion bonding and ‘cash only’ capital...
It’s not a bonding year at the legislature, but that didn’t stop lawmakers — every Democrat and a number of Republicans — at the...
Here’s the legislation passed by Minnesota’s DFL majority
The 2023 Minnesota legislative session is over.
Democrats returned to St. Paul in January with a $17.5 billion surplus and total control of state government,...
Legislators finalize HHS bill that expands MinnesotaCare to illegal immigrants
Minnesota is poised to become the second state in the nation to allow illegal immigrants to enroll in a state health insurance program for...
Democrats trim rebate checks down to $260 per filer
Minnesotans will be getting a smaller chunk of the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus than initially promised by Gov. Tim Walz.
Walz previously proposed sending...
Legislature sends education, jobs and commerce bills to Walz for signature
An anticipated whirlwind of sweeping omnibus bills have worked their way through final approval in the Minnesota House and Senate over the last 24...
Here’s what’s in the DFL’s public safety bill
The days and hours the Minnesota Legislature has left to wrap up its work are dwindling. A midnight deadline on Monday, May 22 looms...
Democrats remove sales tax exemption for baby products from tax bill
Republicans are speaking out against the DFL majority’s decision to remove a bipartisan proposal to expand the sales tax exemption for baby products from...
VIDEO: Fights, large police response shut down Minneapolis DFL convention
The Minneapolis DFL Ward 10 convention ended in chaos Saturday afternoon as fights broke out and a large police presence responded to the scene.
The...
Dems scoff at paid family leave proposal’s impact on small businesses
There was no disagreement among DFLers and Republicans on the Senate floor Monday over whether Minnesota workers across all industries want and need expanded...
Jim Schultz beats ‘meritless’ DFL complaints
Former Republican attorney general candidate Jim Schultz said he has reached “successful outcomes” in two complaints made against him in the final days of...