Tag: republican party of minnesota
GOP legislators urge state party to reverse decision on Otter Tail...
On Feb. 27, Republicans and Democrats formed thousands of small, separate groups called "precinct caucuses" all across Minnesota. At these gatherings, participants supported their...
DFL, GOP party chairs promote precinct caucuses across Minnesota
In a moment of nonpartisan unity, the respective chairs of the Republican and Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) parties in Minnesota made a pitch yesterday that all...
Legislator raises fresh concerns over Sen. Hoffman’s apparent ‘self-serving conflicts’
A Democratic state senator was caught off guard during a committee hearing Wednesday when a Republican colleague pressed him on his alleged ties to...
Republicans aiming to flip control of Minnesota House break their fundraising...
Republican legislative leaders are hoping to turn a six-seat deficit in the Minnesota House of Representatives into a majority of their own come November....
Minnesota sees 127% increase in fentanyl seizures
Law enforcement recovered 417,000 fentanyl pills in Minnesota last year, a 127% increase over the year prior.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the startling...
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...
Voters in parts of Dakota County pick new state legislator today
Voters in a southeast metro House district will pick a new state legislator today to replace former Democratic Rep. Ruth Richardson, who resigned in...
Presidential candidate Dean Phillips says he won’t seek fourth term in...
While Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips continues his longshot campaign to wrest away the Democrat nomination for president from incumbent Joe Biden, the Wayzata millionaire officially announced on...
Opponents make last push to kill controversial new social studies standards
Critics of Minnesota’s proposed social studies standards made their case one last time this week before an administrative law judge, who will issue a...
GOP legislators sign letter condemning Hamas attacks, expressing support for Israel
Seventy Republicans in the state House and Senate signed a letter this week condemning the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and supporting the right...