Tag: Karin Housley
Minnesota Senate ethics panel deadlocks on disciplinary actions against Sen. Mitchell
A Minnesota Senate ethics committee failed to take disciplinary action against Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, on Thursday as the committee voted along party lines...
Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya considering U.S. Senate run
It’s been less than a week since Democrat U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced she will not run for reelection in 2026. And...
Audit: Only 60% of recipients in $500 million COVID program confirmed...
State auditors could confirm eligibility for only 60% of Minnesotans who participated in a $500 million frontline worker bonus program, a new report says.
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DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell pleads the Fifth at ethics hearing for...
Democratic Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell didn’t speak once -- with the exception of saying “I do” when she was put under oath -- when...
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...
Republican state senator no longer supports gun control bill
Minnesota Sen. Karin Housley, R-Stillwater, removed her name from a gun control bill brought forward by several Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature. Signing on...
Senator seeks to hold state cosmetology board accountable for past debacles
A Minnesota senator presented a bill Monday that would disband the Board of Cosmetology and transfer control over the industry to the Department of...
Bipartisan group demands Walz ‘immediately remove’ vaccine questionnaire requirements
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Sunday asking for the immediate removal of personal questions on the COVID-19...
Republicans raise concerns about Department of Health ‘data grab’
After a tumultuous week of debate, Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday that his administration will vaccinate 70% of seniors before moving on to the...
Senator continues to sound alarm on ‘misallocation of vaccines’
While Minnesota has surpassed one million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, senior citizens account for only 28% of those fully vaccinated, according to a...