Tag: Minnesota Legislature
Legislature gives up and repeals jobs report after bureaucracy ignores it...
(Center of the American Experiment) — In January 2012, Gov. Mark Dayton proposed a $775 million bonding bill and claimed it would create 21,000...
Minnesota ranks 46th in annual tax climate ranking
(The Center Square) — Minnesota finished 46th in a new study by the Tax Foundation showing which states are best at structuring their tax...
‘Pure rip off’: Minneapolis City Council members make $106K per year
Minneapolis City Council members are paid more than $100,000 annually, which one Republican representative thinks is a “pure rip off of taxpayers.”
State Rep. Pat...
Committee hears ‘Clean Slate’ legislation to enact automatic expungement for some...
(The Center Square) — On Tuesday, the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony on HF 1152.
The “Clean...
Walz announces $518 million jobs plan, including $150 million for Twin...
(The Center Square) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced his 2021 Local Jobs and Projects Plan that aims to spend $518 million...
Minnesota Democrats seek to legalize assisted suicide
State Democrats introduced a bill last week that would legalize assisted suicide in Minnesota.
Sponsored by Sens. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, and John Marty, DFL-Roseville,...
Democrats introduce bill to give driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants
House Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license.
State Rep. Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis, called the legislation...
Daudt-aligned group spent more against GOP lawmaker than any individual Democrat
A Republican committee spent more money against a conservative lawmaker than any individual Democrat during the 2020 election cycle, campaign finance records show.
The Minnesota...
In setback for Walz, DFL House fails to get support for...
A proposal from Gov. Tim Walz to help cover the cost of security for ex-officer Derek Chauvin’s upcoming trial was stalled Monday in the...
Senator: Seniors account for 90% of Minnesota deaths, allocated 25% of...
Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan Monday to get more COVID-19 vaccine doses into the arms of senior citizens, but some Republican senators think...