Tag: Minnesota Senate
Senate passes bill to require release of class syllabi to parents
The Minnesota Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would require teachers to provide class syllabi to parents within the first two weeks of...
Legislature looks to crack down on ‘professional shoplifting’
The Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee listened to testimony Wednesday on a bill that seeks to crack down on the rise in...
Senate considers bill to ban ‘Zuckerbucks’ in Minnesota elections
The Minnesota Senate is considering a bill that would prohibit cities and counties from accepting outside money to help run their elections, a move...
Redistricting pairing pushes DFL Senate leader out of office
Senate Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen announced this week that she won’t be seeking reelection after redistricting placed her in the same district as...
Senate Republicans propose parental ‘bill of rights’
Republicans in the Minnesota Senate have announced their intention to propose a "bill of rights" that allows parents a greater say in the education...
Jeremy Miller elected new Senate GOP leader
Sen. Jeremy Miller was elected leader of the Senate Republicans at a caucus meeting late Wednesday night after Sen. Paul Gazelka stepped down to...
Gazelka doesn’t rule out former Democrat Tom Bakk as replacement
Sen. Paul Gazelka stepped down as leader of the Senate Republicans this week, prompting speculation about his replacement.
“Five years ago, under bittersweet conditions, I...
Senate to hire investigator to review DFL’s handling of sexual harassment...
Senate Republican leaders recently expressed their support for an independent investigation into the DFL's handling of sexual harassment allegations.
Former DFL staffer Cynthia Callais recently...
Conservative group calls out Senate GOP for caving on California car...
The Center of the American Experiment (CAE) expressed its disappointment in the Senate GOP for caving on California clean car mandates during the special...
Commentary: Ending eviction moratoriums helps everyone
Progressive activists Owen Duckworth of the Alliance, a "social justice" group, and Ivory Taylor, a tenant advocate, naively opined this week in the Star...