Tag: Minnesota Senate
Minnesota Dems skip Senate hearing on Minneapolis riots
Senate Republicans called a joint committee hearing Thursday to review a recent report on the state’s response to the George Floyd riots, but their...
Minnesota’s bonding bill includes more than $11 million for ‘response to...
The $1.9 billion bonding bill passed last week by the Minnesota Legislature includes upwards of $11 million for “costs incurred” during May’s Minneapolis riots.
The...
Senate OKs $1.9 billion bonding bill, sends to Walz
(The Center Square) – After a six-month stalemate in the Capitol, the Minnesota Senate on Thursday approved a $1.9 billion bonding package that’s now on its...
Bloomberg-backed gun group ‘going all out’ against Minnesota Senate GOP
Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun-control group co-founded by billionaire Mike Bloomberg, recently launched a $1 million ad campaign against Minnesota Senate Republicans.
The Everytown...
Senate removes another Walz commissioner
The Republican-controlled Senate voted to remove Minnesota Department of Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley Friday before the one-day special session concluded.
The Senate also voted to...
Democrats accuse Senate Republicans of extortion after ousting Walz commissioner
Just before the special session closed on Wednesday, Senate Republicans successfully voted to prevent Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) Commissioner Nancy Leppink from...
Democrats Launch Police Reform Ads Against Senate Republics
The Minnesota DFL has launched an ad campaign that attacks Republican senators over claims of them not passing “real police reform.”
The DFL has started...
Democrats Demand Social Justice Initiatives are Added to the Special Session
The Democrat “The People of Color/Indigenous (POCI)” Caucus is extremely disappointed with Senate Majority Leader Gazelka’s comments that their Criminal Justice agenda isn’t on...
Small Business Financial Relief Bill Passes in Republican MN Senate
Republican-sponsored legislation would bring support to small businesses by appropriating 60 million dollars in grants to be used in financial aid.
The bipartisan bill would...
Republican Senators Propose Financial Help for Bars and Restaurants
A new bill proposed by Senate Republicans would provide 20 Million for financial help to the hospitality industry for their unsold products destroyed because...