Tag: Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota hasn’t done much to fight potential cases of unemployment fraud
The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor released a report Wednesday showing how potential cases of unemployment fraud have far exceeded the amount of...
Commentary: We could end abortion in Minnesota
The 2022 legislative session began with a volley between the pro-life cause and the pro-abortion cause. To understand the great importance of what is...
House passes bill to audit Southwest light rail project
The Minnesota House voted Thursday night to authorize a special audit of the Southwest light rail project, a “billion-dollar boondoggle” that could take an...
Senate passes two bills belonging to GOP’s parental ‘bill of rights’
After a Thursday debate, the Minnesota Senate passed two bills belonging to the parental "bill of rights," a Republican-led effort to give parents a...
Legislature sees bipartisan push to prohibit online court fees
The Minnesota House is considering multiple bills that would prohibit the courts from charging the public for access to online records.
The bipartisan push follows...
The struggle to recruit and retain police officers ‘all boils down...
Law enforcement experts say leadership is to blame for why police agencies are struggling to recruit and retain officers.
A source told Alpha News that...
Legislators call for tax relief as projected surplus soars to $9.25...
Minnesota’s projected budget surplus swelled to $9.253 billion, up from $7.7 billion, in an updated forecast released Monday by Minnesota Management and Budget.
The projected...
Minnesota nonprofit to dissolve following FBI raid
A Minnesota nonprofit that was raided by the FBI last month announced Friday that it is dissolving, blaming “negative media reports.”
The FBI raided over...
Redistricting panel sets new political boundaries for Minnesota
A judicial panel has finalized the boundaries that will shape Minnesota politics for the next 10 years.
The five judges appointed to a special panel...
DFL closes House gallery to maskless protesters
Democratic leadership in the Minnesota House decided to close the chamber gallery Thursday after a group of maskless protesters gathered inside the building to...