Tag: Minnesota Senate
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...
DFL candidate to host fundraiser with Al Franken, who resigned amid...
A DFL candidate for the Minnesota Senate will host a fundraiser this weekend with former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, who resigned from office in...
Roundup of key legislative primary results
Fall general election matchups are set after candidates competed in primaries Tuesday for every seat in the Minnesota Legislature.
On the Republican side, many of...
Local GOP censures Sen. Eric Pratt for failing to abide by...
The Scott County GOP unanimously voted to censure incumbent Minnesota Sen. Eric Pratt for failing to abide by the party endorsement, according to a...
Subpoena incoming after witness skips DFL senator’s ethics probe
(The Center Square) — After a key witness in an ethics investigation of Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, didn’t appear at a Thursday hearing, lawmakers...
Bipartisan committee votes unanimously to investigate DFL senator’s role in voter...
A Senate ethics subcommittee made up of an equal number of conservatives and liberals voted unanimously to issue subpoenas and proceed with an investigation...
New contradictions revealed in ethics hearing about Democratic senator
New discrepancies were revealed during an ethics hearing Wednesday centered around Democratic Sen. Omar Fateh.
Fateh is under investigation by a Minnesota Senate ethics subcommittee...