Tag: Leigh Finke
Elected officials allege ‘hate crime,’ push for funding of trans agenda...
Elected officials are again alleging a “hate crime” motivation after a man was found dead from a gunshot wound in south Minneapolis late last...
Kersten: Minnesota’s ‘trans refuge’ law ignores the science
For years, liberal Minnesota politicians have viewed Scandinavian countries as the lodestar of progressive thinking. How ironic then, that Democrats here have declared Minnesota...
‘Dangerous and scary’: Rep. Finke recounts 2023 legislative session with Ilhan...
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and state Rep. Leigh Finke recently hosted a live discussion on the 2023 Minnesota legislative session.
Finke said the session became...
Timberwolves, Lynx honor biologically male legislator with ‘inspiring women’ award
The NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx have honored DFL state Rep. Leigh Finke for his “commitment in expanding protection for trans...
New ‘LGBT education specialist’ thinks teachers should ‘explain nonbinary identities’ to...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Jason Bucklin, a recently-hired LGBTQ education specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education, called for teachers to discuss nonbinary...
Children’s Minnesota awards legislator for trans refuge bill
Children’s Minnesota awarded the author of the state’s new “trans refuge” law with its annual “Children’s Health Hero award.”
The organization announced Tuesday that Rep....
Rep. Finke offered ‘heartfelt apology’ for intimidating colleague
Rep. Dawn Gillman, R-Dassel, told Alpha News that Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, gave her a “heartfelt apology” following an incident last week.
As Alpha...
GOP legislator says she was ‘yelled at and intimidated’ on House...
A Republican lawmaker was verbally accosted by a Democratic colleague on the House floor Wednesday because she shared a tweet from the organization Gays...
Senate passes three controversial bills, including ‘trans refuge’ legislation
A few hundred people filled the halls outside of the Minnesota Senate chambers Friday morning both in support of and opposition to three polarizing...
DFL rep who defended rioting now adheres to ‘principles of non-violence’
A DFL legislator who defended rioting in 2022 now claims to adhere to the “principles of non-violence.”
Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, faced criticism from...