Tag: legislature
Employment limitations for Minnesota state lawmakers fails on House floor
A proposal to set new limitations on employment for state lawmakers failed on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives. That proposal was...
Democrats introduce bill to prohibit cities from enforcing anti-camping laws on...
Minnesota Democrats introduced legislation to prohibit cities from penalizing homeless people who are camping in public areas. The bill would allow homeless individuals to...
Fraud, ICE, and firearms likely to dominate conversation as new legislative...
Today, the Minnesota Legislature begins the 2026 legislative session. From now through May 18, state legislators will be holding hearings and taking votes on...
Naked intruder and lawmaker attacks spark Capitol security concerns
Concerns over a lack of security at the Minnesota State Capitol are taking on new urgency in light of last month's targeted attacks of...
GOP legislators grill new DHS commissioner, inspector general about Medicaid-related fraud
In its first meeting since the end of the Minnesota legislative session, a fraud prevention oversight committee—created by the Minnesota House of Representatives—turned its...
Radical legislation steeped in vainglory
The 2023 legislative session started with the passage of radical abortion legislation and ended with a vainglorious press conference. Party leaders boasted about their...
Walz reverses position on special session after Democrats don’t obtain spending...
Gov. Tim Walz apparently reversed his position on holding a special session after Democrats in the Minnesota legislature failed to accomplish their spending objectives...
Dayton and the Legislature Make Their Case in Court
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Legal teams for Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature pled their cases before Chief Judge John H. Guthmann in Ramsey...
The Legislative Session is Far From Over
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Legislative leaders may have ended their special session, but it's the governor who has the final say.
Gov. Mark Dayton gave...
MN House Votes to Block Mpls & St. Paul Minimum Wage...
SAINT PAUL, MN - A House bill blocking local governments from enacting minimum wage and sick time ordinances passed 76-53 on March 2, 2017....