Tag: Harry Niska
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...
Federal judge halts Minnesota DFL’s ‘unconstitutional’ campaign finance law
A federal district judge in St. Paul on Wednesday put the brakes on a campaign finance law set to take effect next month that would bar...
MN Chamber files lawsuit challenging constitutionality of new campaign disclosure law
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging a provision contained in a sweeping new elections reform law it says unconstitutionally restricts the...
Gubernatorial Race and Protests Highlight Fair’s Last Weekend
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It’s the last weekend of the Minnesota State Fair where hundreds of thousands are expected to enjoy the last days...