Tag: Harry Niska
State legislators say Alpha News is protected under newly-passed anti-SLAPP law
A pair of Republican state legislators say a book and film at the center of a defamation lawsuit against Alpha News are exactly the...
Demuth: GOP has ‘organizational majority’ in Minnesota House following judge’s order
Republican leaders in the Minnesota House of Representatives spoke with Alpha News Friday afternoon and said they are moving forward with plans to assume a one-seat...
Satanist display draws lawmakers and public to protest inside State Capitol
A peaceful protest unfolded at the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday, as a group of more than 100 gathered near the rotunda to voice opposition...
School choice the solution to Minnesota’s educational decline, event speakers say
Education is a point of pride for Minnesotans. Living in a state which led the way on educational innovation, many Minnesotans have come to...
Legislators call on Walz to condemn Ellison’s comment thanking Brazil after...
Republican legislators are calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to condemn a comment Attorney General Keith Ellison posted to social media on Monday that seemingly endorsed a court...
GOP lawmakers continue to press Ellison for answers on use of...
Republican legislative leaders in Minnesota are continuing to press Attorney General Keith Ellison for more answers on his office’s use of a San Francisco-based law firm...
Legislature votes to restore long-standing religious freedom protections
Both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature voted unanimously to restore long-standing religious freedom protections in state law. Passed on Tuesday by the Minnesota Senate...
DFL bill would require some landlords to divest single-family homes or...
More than two dozen DFL lawmakers are hoping to advance a bill that would require “corporate” landlords to divest some of their single-family homes...
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...
Democrats lambast people of faith, block protections for religious institutions
A group of left-wing Democrats lambasted people of faith Thursday in a Minnesota House of Representatives committee hearing. Blocking an amendment that would continue...