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Judge grants Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s request to delay felony burglary trial
A judge on Friday granted Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s request to delay her felony burglary trial until after the legislative session.
“The Defendant’s motion to...
‘Budgeting tricks’: Walz pitches .075% sales tax cut, but wants to...
Gov. Tim Walz made a 0.075% cut to the state sales tax rate the “shiny object” of his nearly $66 billion two-year budget proposal he unveiled at...
Minnesota Senate organizes as key decision about Sen. Mitchell’s criminal trial...
Legislators serving in the Minnesota Senate were in St. Paul on Tuesday for the opening day of the 94th session of the Minnesota Legislature....
Attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell ask court to delay burglary trial...
Attorneys for Nicole Mitchell are seeking to delay the DFL state senator's felony burglary trial in northwestern Minnesota until May—which coincides with the end...
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...
After losing hundreds of millions, Walz vows to ‘turn the dial’...
After six years in office and hundreds of millions lost to fraud, Gov. Tim Walz announced a new anti-fraud initiative Friday, raising questions about...
DFL chair calls on Sen. Nicole Mitchell to resign days after...
Just a little more than a week after the legislative session ended in Minnesota, the DFL Party has called for the resignation of beleaguered Sen....
GOP legislators call on Walz to veto 1,400-page bill passed amid...
Republican leaders in the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate called on Gov. Tim Walz to veto a 1,400-page bill that was...
Legislative session ends in chaos as Democrats push 1,400-page omnibus bill
Chaos erupted in both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature as the final moments of the 2024 legislative session took place. Republicans, who are in...
Equal Rights Amendment, other hot-button issues up in the air as...
The days are dwindling for the DFL “trifecta” to pass its latest round of signature legislation at the Minnesota Capitol. It’s a “trifecta” that...