Tag: Minnesota Senate
Walz’s budget proposal slashes key funding for private school students
Gov. Tim Walz’s latest budget proposal eliminates funding for nonpublic pupil aid and nonpublic pupil transportation aid, cutting resources that have supported Minnesota’s private...
Senator proclaims loyalty is to district, ‘not the DFL,’ before voting...
A DFL senator from an east metro swing district expressed a lack of confidence on Monday that her Democratic colleagues will work in a bipartisan...
Impact of new mandates a major concern for school districts and...
The Senate Education Policy Committee recently heard from local school officials about the impacts new mandates are having on schools. Led by Sen. Julia...
Doron Clark wins special election in Minneapolis giving DFL a majority...
DFL candidate Doron Clark won a special election on Tuesday to fill the only vacancy in the Minnesota Senate. Clark received 90.91% of the...
‘Minnesota has a fraud problem’: Tackling fraud shaping up to be...
Waste, fraud, and abuse have emerged as major topics this legislative session, and politicians at the capitol appear eager to take action.
For years, Minnesota...
GOP attempt to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell fails in the Minnesota...
Senate Republicans attempted to expel State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the Minnesota Senate during a Monday floor session. This measure was the latest...
Today’s special election for state Senate will determine which party has...
A special election for the only vacant seat in the Minnesota Senate will determine whether the DFL or the GOP has a majority in...
Judge grants Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s request to delay felony burglary trial
A judge on Friday granted Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s request to delay her felony burglary trial until after the legislative session.
“The Defendant’s motion to...
Minnesota Senate organizes as key decision about Sen. Mitchell’s criminal trial...
Legislators serving in the Minnesota Senate were in St. Paul on Tuesday for the opening day of the 94th session of the Minnesota Legislature....
Attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell ask court to delay burglary trial...
Attorneys for Nicole Mitchell are seeking to delay the DFL state senator's felony burglary trial in northwestern Minnesota until May—which coincides with the end...