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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...
DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell removed from committee assignments after arrest
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been removed from her committee assignments and won’t participate in caucus meetings following her arrest last week on...
DFL legislator Nicole Mitchell faces calls to resign after burglary arrest
Nicole Mitchell, a Democratic state senator from Woodbury, is facing calls to immediately resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her arrest Monday...
Senate Dems approve $110K legal settlement with ex-staffer who alleged discrimination
Democrats in the Rules Committee of the Minnesota Senate approved a proposed legal settlement Tuesday with a former staffer of theirs, Carly Melin. Once...
Republicans run into DFL roadblock in attempt to fast-track passage of...
Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives wasted no time in the opening moments of the 2024 legislative session in attempting to fast-track passage of a seemingly bipartisan proposal to...
Walz releases $1 billion bonding proposal ahead of 2024 session
As Gov. Tim Walz unveiled his administration’s $982 million infrastructure spending plan for the upcoming legislative session on Tuesday, he emphasized that the bonding package, about...
State updates 2024 forecast, now says surplus has climbed to $2.4...
Republicans in the state House and Senate are calling for tax relief to be the focus of the next legislative session after the Minnesota...