Tag: Melissa Hortman

Sens. Rob Kupec and Grant Hauschild quietly listened on Monday afternoon as several of their DFL colleagues in the Minnesota Senate made emotionally-charged pleas...

House DFL leader Melissa Hortman was the lone Democrat in the tied state House to cross over on Monday and vote for a bill...

After nearly three weeks of negotiating contentious budget issues, legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz say they’re ready to begin a special session to...

It’s been nearly three weeks since the 2025 legislative session ended without a budget deal. And with a July 1 partial government shutdown on the...

The constitutional deadline for adjourning this year's legislative session came and went on May 19 without a completed state budget. Now, Gov. Tim Walz...

Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders in Minnesota have agreed to a two-year state budget deal that significantly reduces a looming $6 billion deficit,...

The newest member of the Minnesota legislature told a national media outlet in recent days that he’s prepared to work with Republicans toward a bipartisan solution...

For more than 100 minutes on Thursday, Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives engaged in a heated floor debate over whether to restore...

Lisa Demuth had already been elected speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives once this legislative session. But on Thursday, that designation was made official, as enough...

The DFL’s three-week boycott of the legislative session will come to an end this week after party leaders agreed on terms for organizing the...