Tag: Minnesota Senate
Legislature sends education, jobs and commerce bills to Walz for signature
An anticipated whirlwind of sweeping omnibus bills have worked their way through final approval in the Minnesota House and Senate over the last 24...
Dems kill amendment to prevent sex offenders from living near daycares
Minnesota Democrats stripped an amendment from an omnibus public safety bill that would have made it harder for sex offenders to live near daycare...
Two swing district DFLers silent no more on support for pair...
UPDATE: The conference committee report for SF2909, including the two gun control provisions, passed the Senate late Friday in a 34-33 party-line vote.
Minnesota DFLers...
Dems scoff at paid family leave proposal’s impact on small businesses
There was no disagreement among DFLers and Republicans on the Senate floor Monday over whether Minnesota workers across all industries want and need expanded...
Fact check: Is Judy Seeberger a moderate?
First-term Minnesota Sen. Judy Seeberger was criticized on Twitter Sunday when she described herself as a “moderate” who wishes her party would pass more...
Senate DFLers vote to abandon Electoral College for national popular vote
DFLers in the Minnesota House and Senate voted this month to transform American presidential elections by abandoning the Electoral College.
The Senate voted along party...
Bill to legalize marijuana clears Minnesota Senate
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana has now cleared both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature.
The Minnesota Senate passed the bill in a 34-33 party-line...
Amendment to ‘trans refuge’ bill fails amid GOP absences
Does a “trans refuge” bill that passed in the Minnesota Senate on Friday contain language that could unintentionally drag Minnesota families into child protection...
Dems object to academic video of trans surgery, file ethics complaint
A Democratic state senator filed an ethics complaint this week against one of her Republican colleagues who shared a link to video of gender-transition...
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...