Tag: Steve Simon
Dr. Osterholm pushes ranked-choice voting at the legislature
Dr. Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious disease expert, is perhaps best known for his opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the longtime director of the...
Bill would allow ‘unhoused’ to register to vote without physical address...
The chair of the Minnesota House Elections Committee introduced a bill this week that would give people without an official residence wider latitude to...
House Dems push for pop-up style polling places for absentee voting...
A bill that would mandate counties to provide pop-up style absentee voting locations on college and university campuses that ask for it is headed to...
Scorecard puts Minnesota among worst states for election integrity
(The Daily Signal) -- The primary election season is about to start, and the country is just 10 months away from the general election,...
Flag redesign commissioner signs onto lawmakers’ report criticizing new flag and...
Two Republican lawmakers who served as non-voting members of a commission that redesigned a new state seal and flag late last year have authored a “minority report” criticizing...
County board prepares resolution criticizing new state flag and seal designs
The State Emblems Redesign Commission that has now wrapped up its work in creating a new state flag and seal is receiving a balance...
New flag set to fly across Minnesota
Thirteen residents of Minnesota appointed to redesign the state’s flag voted to approve a final rendition on Tuesday of what is likely to begin flying across...
Commission adds Dakota phrase, removes statehood date and motto from new...
A commission created by the DFL-controlled legislature earlier this year to redesign a new state seal and flag voted Tuesday to remove any mention of Minnesota’s statehood from...
Will commission strip the year ‘1858’ or state motto from new...
A task force appointed this summer by the legislature and Gov. Tim Walz is nearing its Jan. 1 deadline to approve a new state seal...
Legislative auditor: Secretary of State’s Office failed to ‘adequately monitor’ grants
On Tuesday, the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released the findings of its audit of Minnesota's Office of the Secretary of State (OSS)....