Tag: Minnesota Legislature
Science replaced by ‘ideology,’ says longtime teacher leaving Minnesota
A longtime educator said his faith and morals left with him little choice but to leave Minnesota at the end of this school year....
Allie Howell: Minnesota’s new social studies standards mandate political activism
The following is an edited transcript from the latest episode of Minnesota Law Report.
Today, we are talking about the new social studies standards proposed...
State says activist Winona LaDuke mishandled funds, failed to investigate misconduct
Court documents made public this week claim a prominent Minnesota activist mishandled her organization's finances by making payments to relatives without proper approval or...
Democrat Andy Smith jokes about possible arson of conservative offices
Democratic legislator Andy Smith was widely criticized for his reaction to the news that three conservative organizations may have been the victims of arson...
Democrat Brion Curran pleads guilty to drunk driving, serves 2 days...
A Democratic state lawmaker has pleaded guilty to driving drunk and was sentenced to two days in jail plus two years of probation, according...
Democrats want to ban parking minimums to curb ‘climate crisis,’ reduce...
An urbanization non-profit that advocates for policies to hasten the end of what it calls the “Suburban Experiment” as a method of curbing climate change will be...
White Minnesota farmer sues the state for racial discrimination
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, a white Minnesota farmer is suing Gov. Tim Walz and the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of...
Democrats in Minnesota House advance radical assisted suicide bill
Minnesota state legislators gathered at the State Capitol Thursday to hold a hearing on assisted suicide. The hearing centered on House File 1930, legislation...
Report: Walz’s office didn’t view full background check of cannabis czar...
A new report released Thursday says Gov. Tim Walz’s office “departed from its Standard Operating Procedure” when it appointed Erin Dupree to lead the...
Report to examine process Walz followed in hiring cannabis czar who...
The Office of the Legislative Auditor is expected to release tomorrow morning what it’s calling a “preliminary assessment” of the process Gov. Tim Walz “followed...