Tag: Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota ranks 46th in annual tax climate ranking
(The Center Square) — Minnesota finished 46th in a new study by the Tax Foundation showing which states are best at structuring their tax...
‘Pure rip off’: Minneapolis City Council members make $106K per year
Minneapolis City Council members are paid more than $100,000 annually, which one Republican representative thinks is a “pure rip off of taxpayers.”
State Rep. Pat...
Committee hears ‘Clean Slate’ legislation to enact automatic expungement for some...
(The Center Square) — On Tuesday, the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony on HF 1152.
The “Clean...
Walz announces $518 million jobs plan, including $150 million for Twin...
(The Center Square) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced his 2021 Local Jobs and Projects Plan that aims to spend $518 million...
Minnesota Democrats seek to legalize assisted suicide
State Democrats introduced a bill last week that would legalize assisted suicide in Minnesota.
Sponsored by Sens. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, and John Marty, DFL-Roseville,...
Democrats introduce bill to give driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants
House Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license.
State Rep. Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis, called the legislation...
Daudt-aligned group spent more against GOP lawmaker than any individual Democrat
A Republican committee spent more money against a conservative lawmaker than any individual Democrat during the 2020 election cycle, campaign finance records show.
The Minnesota...
In setback for Walz, DFL House fails to get support for...
A proposal from Gov. Tim Walz to help cover the cost of security for ex-officer Derek Chauvin’s upcoming trial was stalled Monday in the...
Senator: Seniors account for 90% of Minnesota deaths, allocated 25% of...
Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan Monday to get more COVID-19 vaccine doses into the arms of senior citizens, but some Republican senators think...
Minnesotans under the age of 40 more likely to be murdered...
Minnesotans under the age of 40 are two times more likely to be murdered than die from COVID-19, Center of the American Experiment economist...