Tag: Minnesota Senate
Carver County: Walz’s proposed budget would drive up property taxes
One of Minnesota’s most populous counties is sounding the alarm regarding the impact Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed $66 billion budget would have on its...
Keri Heintzeman wins GOP primary for Senate seat vacated by Justin...
Keri Heintzeman—a well-established Republican activist in the Brainerd Lakes Area and wife of state Rep. Josh Heintzeman—ran away with the win in a northern...
Republican candidate in Minnesota Senate special election endorsed Stauber’s DFL opponent...
A Republican stronghold in north-central Minnesota is set to hold its Senate District 6 primary on Tuesday.
And while the eight candidates on that ballot...
Eighth-grader pleads with legislators to oppose Walz’s proposal to cut key...
Arsema Mesfun told a room full of legislators at the Minnesota Capitol on Wednesday that when she finishes high school four years from now she intends...
Senate GOP files ethics complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion
Minnesota Senate Republicans filed a formal ethics complaint Friday against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, alleging serious conflicts of interest stemming from his...
Minnesota DFL Senate president faces heat over conflict of interest allegations
A Minnesota senator has announced he will step down—at least temporarily—from his chairmanship of a Senate ethics committee following revelations that he’s helped steer...
Appeals court revives Alpha News case seeking bodycam footage from Sen....
The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling on Monday in a lawsuit filed by Alpha News that seeks the release of...
Legislators debate whether state law should recognize ‘inherent right’ of wild...
Should state law recognize that certain plants have “inherent rights” to exist?
That became an intensely debated topic among legislators and testifiers during a hearing...
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...
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...