Tag: Tim Walz
Juneteenth officially a state holiday in Minnesota
A bill to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday passed the Minnesota Legislature with broad bipartisan support and was signed into law by Gov....
‘Worst kind of barbarism’: Minnesota bishop reacts to Walz signing abortion...
Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester reacted with “anger and frustration” to the passage of the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, which...
DFL senator who supported PRO Act vowed to ‘safeguard against’ late-term...
Minnesota Sen. Matt Klein voted against every amendment to the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act despite telling a constituent he would “work to ensure...
Walz signs abortion-until-birth bill into law
Gov. Tim Walz signed the Protect Reproductive Options Act into law Tuesday afternoon, which will grant Minnesotans a “fundamental right” to abortion through all...
Senate Democrats send abortion on demand bill to Walz’s desk
The Minnesota Senate passed a bill to codify abortion access through all nine months of pregnancy in a 34-33 vote early Saturday morning after...
DFL pushes bill to make Minnesota a 100% carbon-free state
Minnesota Democrats are attempting to push through the legislature a bill to make the state 100% carbon-free by 2040.
HF 7 was introduced at the...
Minnesota Department of Corrections expands abortion coverage for inmates
The Minnesota Department of Corrections will now pay for any inmate’s abortion, regardless of the reasons for seeking the procedure, according to a new...
Caryn Sullivan: The only way forward
Last week, governors, legislators, and other elected officials around the country took an oath to serve their electorates. As I watched Gov. Ron DeSantis...
State Democrats look to quickly codify abortion access as session begins
With full control over state government, Democrats are saying they hope to quickly pass legislation to protect abortion access in Minnesota.
A bill that would...
New health commissioner called protesters ‘essential workers,’ argued against ‘colorblindness’
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has appointed Dr. Brooke Cunningham to lead Minnesota’s Department of Health (MDH). Cunningham has a long history of advocating far-left...