Tag: Melissa Hortman
Lawsuit challenging residency of DFL legislator-elect may come down to vote...
Will a lawsuit a north metro Republican legislative candidate filed last week against his DFL opponent have an impact on the balance of political power at...
In evenly-divided House, legislative committees will feature DFL and GOP co-chairs
Legislative committees throughout the Minnesota House of Representatives will be co-chaired by a Democrat and a Republican. This unique arrangement was jointly announced yesterday...
DFL leader Hortman blames losses in House on ‘geographic realignment’ in...
Before Melissa Hortman announced last week that her DFL colleagues in the Minnesota House of Representatives had reelected her to lead their caucus for...
GOP, DFL state House leaders prepare to negotiate ‘power-sharing agreement’
With almost all the dust settled the day after the election in Minnesota, caucus leaders in the Minnesota House faced the media for the...
Curtis Johnson accused of living outside of district he’s seeking to...
By all accounts Curtis Johnson is the ideal candidate to pick up the baton for retiring DFL state legislator Jamie Becker-Finn.
The 52-year-old father of two grown children is a software...
National group says it will spend record amount to help GOP...
Just one week after the nationally televised debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a campaign committee representing Republican state House candidates in Minnesota...
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 dies in final hours of legislative session
After months of discussion, intrigue, and fierce criticism, the so-called Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is officially dead -- for now.
Over the weekend, Democratic legislators...
House Republicans cry foul as Speaker Hortman cuts off debate over...
Can anything good happen after midnight? That adage was tested in both legislative chambers at the Minnesota Capitol in the early hours of Thursday morning.
As...