Tag: Minnesota Senate
DFL senator says his GOP colleagues look like ‘ethnically violent extremists’
A DFL state senator from Minneapolis intimated on the Senate floor earlier this week that his Republican colleagues seated in the front row of...
Senate passes bills to restore felon voting rights, give licenses to...
Two more bills are on their way to the governor’s desk: one to restore voting rights to felons when they leave prison and another...
Republican lawmaker floats North Stars logo as idea for new state...
As DFL legislators appear poised to pass a bill that would have Minnesota on its way to flying a newly-redesigned state flag by the...
Senate sends ‘blackout bill’ to Gov. Walz’s desk
The Minnesota Senate passed what Republicans are calling a “blackout bill” in a 34-33 party-line vote Thursday night.
The bill will require Minnesota’s electricity grid...
DFL senator who supported PRO Act vowed to ‘safeguard against’ late-term...
Minnesota Sen. Matt Klein voted against every amendment to the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act despite telling a constituent he would “work to ensure...
Sen. Mathews: The fight for life moves to the Senate
The Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, Senate File 1, is a seemingly short, less-than-a-page bill, but its vague language would have detrimental impacts and...
Lawmakers debate whether they can drink water on Senate floor
The Minnesota Senate used 30 minutes of its Thursday session to debate whether or not members should be allowed to drink water on the...
A Republican helped Democrats take total control of state government
State Rep. Tony Jurgens, a Republican, endorsed a Democrat in a crucial race that helped the Minnesota DFL reclaim the majority in the Senate...
DFL volunteer charged after stealing GOP literature from resident’s mailbox
Police have charged a woman caught on video stealing Republican campaign literature from a resident's mailbox after inserting the literature of a Democratic state...
Senate leader calls on Walz commissioner to resign over Feeding Our...
Minnesota's Senate majority leader on Monday called for Education Commissioner Heather Mueller to resign for what he described as “dishonest” statements she made about...