Tag: Minnesota Legislature
Will all 34 Senate Democrats vote ‘yes’ on illegal immigration ‘sanctuary’...
A pair of Democrat legislators sponsoring a bill that would make Minnesota a “sanctuary state” for immigrants who enter the country illegally artfully sidestepped a...
Senate Dems elect former union boss with what GOP calls ‘extreme...
A longtime progressive DFL legislator, former nurses union boss and one-time gubernatorial opponent of Tim Walz has been elected majority leader of the Minnesota Senate.
Erin Murphy, DFL-St....
Republicans urge Walz to reject new left-wing social studies standards
The majority of Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives have called on Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to reject the new social studies...
Republicans aiming to flip control of Minnesota House break their fundraising...
Republican legislative leaders are hoping to turn a six-seat deficit in the Minnesota House of Representatives into a majority of their own come November....
Retirements stack up ahead of legislative session, 2024 election
It’s a bonding year at the Minnesota Capitol, but the DFL-controlled House and Senate will push a number of pet projects the Democratic “trifecta” is...
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...