Tag: Minnesota Senate

As the DFL’s one-seat Senate majority hangs in the balance, Democratic legislators say they’re concerned about the “sweeping” impacts a federal budget bill President...

A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) affirmative action hiring policy will stay put, despite protest from Republican lawmakers who have criticized it as...

A newly-formed working group of Minnesota senators from both sides of the aisle met this week to discuss a renewed call among some to enact...

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are calling on one of their Democratic colleagues to apologize for "abhorrent" posts she shared to social media just...

Gov. Tim Walz appeared in front of Deerwood Elementary on Tuesday and pitched what he described as a “comprehensive” gun control package he’d like...

Winners have emerged in two key special election primaries for races that will ultimately determine control of the Minnesota Senate. Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger, DFL-Woodbury, won...

Rep. Tom Dippel, a Republican state legislator, kicked off his campaign for a battleground Minnesota Senate seat on Monday. The seat, District 41, encompasses...

State Sen. Erin Maye Quade is drawing attention online after comparing sex-specific bathroom policies to racial segregation-era restrooms in a social media post. The account...

A Ramsey County judge struck down Minnesota’s ban on binary triggers in a Monday ruling, saying it was passed unconstitutionally. Judge Leonardo Castro agreed with...

A south metro school principal—who doubles as a state representative—announced last week that he will run for the Minnesota Senate next year. Ben Bakeberg ran...