Tag: Equal Rights Amendment
Legislative session ends in chaos as Democrats push 1,400-page omnibus bill
Chaos erupted in both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature as the final moments of the 2024 legislative session took place. Republicans, who are in...
Equal Rights Amendment dies in final hours of legislative session
After months of discussion, intrigue, and fierce criticism, the so-called Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is officially dead -- for now.
Over the weekend, Democratic legislators...
House Republicans cry foul as Speaker Hortman cuts off debate over...
Can anything good happen after midnight? That adage was tested in both legislative chambers at the Minnesota Capitol in the early hours of Thursday morning.
As...
Equal Rights Amendment, other hot-button issues up in the air as...
The days are dwindling for the DFL “trifecta” to pass its latest round of signature legislation at the Minnesota Capitol. It’s a “trifecta” that...
Poll: Majority of Minnesotans oppose PRO Act
A new KSTP poll found that 51% of Minnesotans oppose the Protect Reproductive Options Act, which was passed last session by the DFL trifecta.
The...
‘Equal Rights Amendment’ headed to House floor Monday
A controversial “Equal Rights Amendment” bill is headed to a floor vote in the Minnesota House of Representatives on Monday.
DFL legislative leaders in the House Rules...
Minnesotans pack Capitol rotunda to oppose ‘deceptive’ Equal Rights Amendment
Minnesotans, religious leaders, policy advocates, and legislators held a rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday to voice their opposition to the so-called...
Controversial ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ clears key House committee
A proposed “Equal Rights Amendment” to the Minnesota Constitution would go before voters in the 2026 election under language approved by a key committee...
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...
Democrats express confidence in push to pass radical ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
A group of Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature known as the "Reproductive Freedom Caucus" held a press conference Wednesday to discuss their priorities for...