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Will budget agreement hold? DFLers decry cuts to state health care...
Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders in Minnesota have agreed to a two-year state budget deal that significantly reduces a looming $6 billion deficit,...
Special session looms as lawmakers, Walz continue to negotiate budget
With fewer than five days remaining in the legislative session, lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol are finding themselves stuck in limbo on a number...
GOP attempt to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell fails in the Minnesota...
Senate Republicans attempted to expel State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the Minnesota Senate during a Monday floor session. This measure was the latest...
Minnesota Senate organizes as key decision about Sen. Mitchell’s criminal trial...
Legislators serving in the Minnesota Senate were in St. Paul on Tuesday for the opening day of the 94th session of the Minnesota Legislature....
State senator, former majority leader Kari Dziedzic dies of cancer
Former Minnesota Senate majority leader and current state senator Kari Dziedzic passed away Friday following a battle with ovarian cancer, her family announced in...
Democrats regain one-seat advantage in Minnesota Senate, but for how long?
Just moments after Ann Johnson Stewart completed her oath of office to become the 67th member of the Minnesota Senate (and officially restoring the DFL’s 34-33 majority)...
Confusion surrounds Sen. Mitchell’s status in DFL caucus
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, sought to clarify Wednesday that Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, remains a member of the DFL caucus...
DFL legislator Nicole Mitchell faces calls to resign after burglary arrest
Nicole Mitchell, a Democratic state senator from Woodbury, is facing calls to immediately resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her arrest Monday...
Senate Dems approve $110K legal settlement with ex-staffer who alleged discrimination
Democrats in the Rules Committee of the Minnesota Senate approved a proposed legal settlement Tuesday with a former staffer of theirs, Carly Melin. Once...
Why painting without a license could soon be illegal in Minnesota
(Foundation for Economic Education) -- For years, my daughter, who is 12, has asked to have a room in the basement. My wife finally...