Tag: Melissa Hortman
New forecast shows $3.7 billion budget surplus, but deficit on the...
The state’s projected budget surplus for the next two years has grown by about $1.3 billion, to $3.7 billion, compared to what state officials indicated last November.
That’s...
Sanctuary state and assisted suicide legislation appear to be dead —...
On Monday, legislative leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate effectively announced the death knell for two major pieces of left-wing legislation.
Melissa Hortman, the...
Top ranking DFL legislator leaves Twitter
After tweeting nearly 13,000 times over the last dozen years, the DFL’s top ranking lawmaker in the House of Representatives says she’s walking away from the...
Leaders from both sides tout efforts to secure $300 million nursing...
Key leaders from both sides of the aisle at the Minnesota Legislature -- who reached an 11th hour, end-of-session deal that provides a long-awaited...
Democrats trim rebate checks down to $260 per filer
Minnesotans will be getting a smaller chunk of the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus than initially promised by Gov. Tim Walz.
Walz previously proposed sending...
Here’s what’s in the DFL’s public safety bill
The days and hours the Minnesota Legislature has left to wrap up its work are dwindling. A midnight deadline on Monday, May 22 looms...
Democrats agree to spend entire budget surplus
(The Center Square) — Minnesota lawmakers agreed to spend an additional $17.9 billion on top of the base budget of $52.4 billion, likely depleting...
Minnesota DFL announces session priorities including paid family leave, green energy
(The Center Square) — With more than a $17 billion projected surplus, Democrats released their priorities at a Capitol news conference Wednesday.
“We are moving...
Big problems, little time for Minnesota lawmakers cobbling budget
(The Center Square) — Time is running out for Minnesota lawmakers scrambling to finish a budget before a Sunday night deadline.
House Speaker Melissa Hortman,...
Minnesota DFL promoted activist who defended alleged sexual predators
The Minnesota House DFL modified its announcement of a women’s equality event after originally promoting an anti-pipeline activist with a history of allegedly covering...