Tag: Peggy Scott
Latest ranked-choice voting bill fails on House floor
The latest iteration of ranked-choice voting legislation -- that’s been exclusively pushed by DFLers at the Capitol in recent years -- failed in the final...
DFL bill would require some landlords to divest single-family homes or...
More than two dozen DFL lawmakers are hoping to advance a bill that would require “corporate” landlords to divest some of their single-family homes...
Republican Minnesota Senate Moves Forward With Bill Protecting Babies Who are...
On Mar 14 a bill, chief authored by Senator Michelle Benson (R- Ham Lake) that would prevent abortions once the baby is able to...
Female Genital Mutilation Bill Passes the House Floor
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Representatives passed a bill on female genital mutilation (FGM) on the floor of the House Monday afternoon.
Members of the...
Female Genital Mutilation Hearing Gets Heated in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers heard heartbreaking testimony about female genital mutilation (FGM) in the House Committee on Civil...
University Shuts Down Department After Doctor Takes Stance Against Fetal Tissue...
St. Paul - Lawmakers are questioning the University of Minnesota’s motives for shutting down a department within the School of Public Health after one...