Tag: Jen McEwen
Minnesota Senate hears DFL bill that would create new tax bracket...
The Minnesota Senate heard a bill on Thursday that would create a fifth income tax bracket for households that earn $500,000 or more annually.
“We should...
Democratic legislators introduce multiple gun control bills, but will they gain...
As the Minnesota House of Representatives shifted to a 67-67 tie between Republicans and Democrats last week, a bevy of gun control bills are being...
DFL looks to increase minimum wage, indexed to inflation, with no...
Small business leaders across the state are criticizing a proposed minimum wage increase that Democrats in the Senate passed on a party-line vote last...
Industries line up to oppose DFL senator’s bill mandating recyclable packaging
Businesses from a wide variety of commercial industries across Minnesota and the nation are pushing back on a bill moving through the Minnesota Legislature...
‘SRO fix’ bill heads to governor after Senate approves final version
After a seven-month saga that left many secondary schools across Minnesota without the presence of a school resource officer, the legislature has sent its...
Shooting league calls DFL bill an ‘attack on a school-approved activity...
One of Minnesota’s fastest growing high school sports is in danger of becoming too expensive for its athletes if a bill circulating in the state House and...
Democrats urge Minnesotans to vote ‘uncommitted’ over Biden in Tuesday’s primary
Groups of Minnesota Democrats are voting "uncommitted" in Minnesota's Democratic presidential primary to send a message to President Joe Biden.
Currently, President Joe Biden is...
Socialist group backing Minnesota Dems condemned for comments after Hamas attack
The Democratic Socialists of America, a political organization with a growing influence in Minnesota politics, was widely condemned over the weekend when it blamed...
DFL legislators embrace ‘socialist’ label GOP colleague lobbed at them in...
Is describing a Democrat elected office holder as a socialist in 2023 a pejorative? A fair characterization? A compliment, perhaps? That seems to be...
DFL’s abortion agenda hitting roadblock, state legislators say
The Minnesota DFL’s abortion agenda could be in jeopardy, Democratic legislators revealed during a “reproductive freedom” rally at the Capitol Tuesday.
“We absolutely cannot stop...