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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...
Rural Lawmakers Ask Walz to Reconsider One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Pandemic
A group of rural Minnesota lawmakers want the governor to reconsider his one-size-fits-all approach to addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
Mazeppa doesn’t require the same restrictions...