Tag: Minnesota Legislature
House and Senate approve 40 percent increase in state operating expenditures
Forming a commission to redesign the state flag, studying the possibility of instituting ranked choice voting in statewide elections, and signing onto a national...
Senate passes three controversial bills, including ‘trans refuge’ legislation
A few hundred people filled the halls outside of the Minnesota Senate chambers Friday morning both in support of and opposition to three polarizing...
Senate DFLer breaks ranks, joins GOP in vote to halt official...
A DFL-backed effort to officially retire the Minnesota state flag in favor of a yet-to-be determined redesign was dealt a blow late Thursday night in the state...
Kersten: Legislature is planning an ‘antiracist’ revolution in Minnesota schools
Most Minnesotans likely know that taxes and abortion are major topics of debate at the State Capitol this session. But it’s a good bet...
Senator says teachers union rep called Christians ‘the problem’
A GOP senator says he kicked Education Minnesota representatives out of his office after they expressed support for teaching kids "perverted stuff."
Sen. Nathan Wesenberg,...
Minnesota House passes ‘green shaming’ bill
The DFL-controlled Minnesota House passed an expansive, 473-page environment and natural resources bill that would increase spending in this area by $670 million while...
Democrat Andy Smith files for bankruptcy
A Minnesota Democrat who serves on an influential House taxes committee and once bragged about offering his employees “unlimited paid vacation and sick time”...
DFL scales back rebate checks, Social Security tax elimination in tax...
With under six weeks remaining in the 2023 legislative session, budget bills are making their way to the floors of the House and Senate....
DFL rep says white kids should ‘feel bad’ about American history
Rep. Athena Hollins, DFL-St. Paul, who is “openly pansexual," said in an interview that American history should make white kids "feel bad."
“What I’ve been...
Broad opposition to marijuana bill forms
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota is not ready for prime time, several stakeholders said last week.
A broad coalition has formed in...