Tag: Minnesota Legislature
Democrats introduce bill to make Minnesota legislators meet year-round
(The Center Square) — Minnesota’s legislature will meet year-round if a bill introduced Wednesday by two Democratic legislators becomes law.
Under the proposed bill, authored...
Convention of States leader rallies Minnesotans to join the growing cause
A leading national grassroots movement is tapping into citizen pushback against government overreach and woke policies. The group’s leader came to the Twin Cities...
GOP criticizes Democrat ‘lip service’ on public safety
Republican leaders in the Minnesota House are growing increasingly frustrated with their Democratic colleagues over their apparent stonewalling of public safety bills.
Last week House...
Commentary: Minnesota Legislature plans to violate privacy rights of cancer patients
The news that you or your loved one has cancer is one of the most devastating diagnoses a person can receive. Despite the available...
Legislative chaplains say they can’t say Jesus during opening prayers
Multiple chaplains have come forward after being reprimanded for praying in the name of “Jesus” at the Minnesota State Capitol.
For several years, Rev. Ilene...
House DFL pitches $1.15B increase in education spending using state surplus
(The Center Square) — Minnesota House DFL committee chairs on Monday pitched a $1.15 billion increase in education funding for fiscal year 2023 and...
Opponents blocked from testifying on DFL’s clean fuel bill, say it...
A Republican representative blasted a House committee chair this week for not allowing groups with opposing views to testify against a clean fuel standards...
Bill would require cities to store property seized from homeless encampments
A new bill in the Minnesota House would establish policies for local governments to follow when removing homeless encampments from their cities.
The bill’s provisions...
John Thompson loses DFL endorsement
Rep. John Thompson won’t have the support of the Minnesota DFL as he heads into his first reelection contest.
Thompson lost the endorsement to Liz...
Minnesota one of the worst states for individual income taxes: report
A new report further confirms that Minnesotans are some of the most highly-taxed people in the United States.
Tax Foundation, a politically independent nonprofit devoted...