Tag: Ron Latz
DFL lawmakers propose eliminating $500 fine for passing stopped school buses
Minnesota’s stop-arm law is clear: when a school bus extends its stop-sign arm and flashes red lights, vehicles must stop at least 20 feet...
Former Edina DFL legislator announces US Senate run
A former DFL state senator from Edina who led a campaign to help Minnesota Democrats achieve their “trifecta” in 2022 is planning to challenge...
Rep. Rarick says she was ‘ghosted’ by Minnesota Democrats on Israel...
Rep. Marion Rarick says she was “ghosted” by Minnesota DFL representatives and senators after she reached out requesting their support for a letter chastising...
Legislators express concern with string of anti-Israel incidents in letter to...
The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was vandalized on June 7 amid a storm of controversy surrounding the university’s stance on the ongoing...
‘Zionists should f– off’: Sen. Maye Quade staffer under fire for...
A staffer for Minnesota Sen. Erin Maye Quade remains an employee in the DFL caucus after publicly attacking one of its senior members and...
Confusion surrounds Sen. Mitchell’s status in DFL caucus
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, sought to clarify Wednesday that Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, remains a member of the DFL caucus...
Democrat Nicole Mitchell returns to Senate after arrest, casts votes on...
It’s been just more than one week since police found Sen. Nicole Mitchell hiding in the basement of her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home before...
GOP senator accuses DFL colleagues of ‘playing politics’ with her straw...
Could a bill that a Minnesota senator introduced and advanced with bipartisan support through a committee in the legislature last year have prevented the murder last month of two Burnsville police officers...
Religious groups accuse state Democrats of ‘tremendous act of hostility’
A Democratic-controlled Minnesota Senate committee voted down an amendment overnight that would have restored protections for religious institutions against claims of “gender identity discrimination.”
Until...
Here’s how St. Louis Park’s new mayor responded to question about...
St. Louis Park's first Somali, Muslim mayor, Nadia Mohamed, was sworn in last week. Mayor Mohamed, a refugee who immigrated to the United States...