Tag: Minnesota Legislature
DFL lawmakers propose eliminating $500 fine for passing stopped school buses
Minnesota’s stop-arm law is clear: when a school bus extends its stop-sign arm and flashes red lights, vehicles must stop at least 20 feet...
House committee considers legislation to cut funding for grant programs, free...
Legislators in the Minnesota House of Representatives are considering a slate of bills that would direct money away from several programs established by Democrats...
UPDATE: Food bank paying CEO over $700K also employed convicted sex...
After Alpha News revealed that the nonprofit food shelf Second Harvest Heartland was paying its CEO more than $700,000 a year, we've now learned...
State Republican legislators propose bill to criminalize protests outside homes
More than two dozen Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives have signed onto a bill that would make it a crime for people...
Minnesota food bank CEO steps down as legislators question her $721K...
Minnesota’s hunger crisis is growing—and apparently so is the appetite for big executive pay at one of the state’s top food nonprofits.
Allison O’Toole, CEO...
Legislator: 2100 U of M employees earn more than the governor
A Minnesota state lawmaker recently highlighted information from the University of Minnesota showing that more than 2,100 of their employees make six figure salaries.
Rep....
Bipartisan letter calls for end to practice of sending money directly...
Legislators from both parties sitting on a newly-formed fraud oversight committee in the state House are calling on their colleagues to stop sending taxpayer...
Bill seeks to address law enforcement shortage with new scholarship program
A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers recently introduced the “Law Enforcement Scholarship Act” in hopes of recruiting and retaining new law enforcement officers amid...
Gov. Walz doubles down on going after private schools
Gov. Tim Walz continues to take aim at nonpublic schools, as his revised budget proposal for the next biennium still eliminates all funding for nonpublic school students.
The...
Special election scheduled for vacant northern Minnesota Senate seat
A special election for a now-vacant state Senate seat in northern Minnesota will feature a crowded field of Republican candidates.
Seven Republicans, as of Wednesday, had...