Tag: Special Session
Special session talks break down as Republicans say Dems want an...
It’s been nearly a month since Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders began publicly posturing over the possibility of a special session this fall.
And...
Walz signs remaining state budget bills into law
Gov. Tim Walz signed more than one dozen pieces of legislation into law on Saturday.
The 15 mostly budget-oriented bills represented the remainder of work...
Walz calls one-day special session for Monday after budget deal finalized
After nearly three weeks of negotiating contentious budget issues, legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz say they’re ready to begin a special session to...
Sen. Nicole Mitchell files motion to dismiss latest felony charge
As the start of a Minnesota legislator’s felony burglary trial nears, her attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss one of the latest charges,...
Walz could make appointments to U of M Board of Regents...
With a number of budget bills and contentious policy issues yet to be resolved by DFL and Republican lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol, one...
Why a special session is needed to address ambiguity involving SROs
(Center of the American Experiment) — In the past week, at least 12 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota have reportedly decided to pull their...
Democrats fail to get tax increase in bill agreement
(The Center Square) — Minnesota lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal on a $944 million tax bill, Senate Tax Committee Chair Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, announced on...
Gov. Walz calls special session Monday to extend emergency powers
Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday a special session will take place Monday, Oct. 12, during which he intends to extend his peacetime emergency declaration...
Walz Calls Another Special Session, Says He Will Extend COVID-19 Emergency...
Gov. Tim Walz said he plans to extend his COVID-19 peacetime emergency declaration for another 30 days when lawmakers return to St. Paul Monday...
$27 Million Broadband Internet Funding Bill Unanimously Passed by the Senate
Citing the need for internet access in modern society, especially during a pandemic, the Minnesota Senate was able to pass a bill during a...