Tag: Minnesota Senate
Sanctuary state and assisted suicide legislation appear to be dead —...
On Monday, legislative leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate effectively announced the death knell for two major pieces of left-wing legislation.
Melissa Hortman, the...
Republicans run into DFL roadblock in attempt to fast-track passage of...
Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives wasted no time in the opening moments of the 2024 legislative session in attempting to fast-track passage of a seemingly bipartisan proposal to...
Sanctuary state proposal faces opposition from county board, DFL senator
County commissioners in McLeod County approved a resolution Saturday which denounced and opposed the pending "North Star Act." In a unanimous vote, the five commissioners...
Will all 34 Senate Democrats vote ‘yes’ on illegal immigration ‘sanctuary’...
A pair of Democrat legislators sponsoring a bill that would make Minnesota a “sanctuary state” for immigrants who enter the country illegally artfully sidestepped a...
Senate Dems elect former union boss with what GOP calls ‘extreme...
A longtime progressive DFL legislator, former nurses union boss and one-time gubernatorial opponent of Tim Walz has been elected majority leader of the Minnesota Senate.
Erin Murphy, DFL-St....
Democrats want to ban parking minimums to curb ‘climate crisis,’ reduce...
An urbanization non-profit that advocates for policies to hasten the end of what it calls the “Suburban Experiment” as a method of curbing climate change will be...
Walz releases $1 billion bonding proposal ahead of 2024 session
As Gov. Tim Walz unveiled his administration’s $982 million infrastructure spending plan for the upcoming legislative session on Tuesday, he emphasized that the bonding package, about...
James Dickey: The trifecta’s agenda is losing ‘bigly’ in court
Many in the governing trifecta have celebrated the 2023 session, and some like Gov. Tim Walz have even boasted about “burn” “political capital.” But...
An early look at the 2024 Minnesota election calendar
Just three days into the new year, Minnesota politics is once again in a full-frenzied tilt towards another presidential election cycle. On Wednesday, four...
Earned sick and safe time mandate for employers takes effect on...
A new safe and sick time law that was heavily debated in the legislature 11 months ago is set to take effect on New Year’s Day.
Starting Jan. 1...