Tag: Minnesota Senate
‘Ban on book bans’ included in education bill passed by DFL...
A proposed statewide “ban on book bans” in public schools and libraries is just one of about 100 new provisions contained in a DFL-backed omnibus education...
Illegal immigrants would be eligible for unemployment benefits under $10 million...
Minnesota Democrats have introduced a bill that would set aside $10 million for a new unemployment program.
Called the “Worker Opportunity Act,” the legislation would...
Legislators head back to work after Easter break with 8 weeks...
After a four-day Easter break that symbolically represents the mid-point of the legislative session, Minnesota’s 133 House members and 67 senators headed back to...
Senate Dems approve $110K legal settlement with ex-staffer who alleged discrimination
Democrats in the Rules Committee of the Minnesota Senate approved a proposed legal settlement Tuesday with a former staffer of theirs, Carly Melin. Once...
Democratic senator wants to ’eminent domain’ pregnancy resource centers in Minnesota
Sen. Erin Maye Quade, D-Apple Valley, one of the most left-wing members of the Minnesota Legislature, wants to use eminent domain on every pregnancy...
Detransitioner to Minnesota legislators: ‘We are being silenced’
While European nations hit pause on puberty blockers and surgical measures for children, Minnesota Democrats are pushing health plans to cover so-called “gender-affirming care.”
A...
GOP senator accuses DFL colleagues of ‘playing politics’ with her straw...
Could a bill that a Minnesota senator introduced and advanced with bipartisan support through a committee in the legislature last year have prevented the murder last month of two Burnsville police officers...
Religious groups accuse state Democrats of ‘tremendous act of hostility’
A Democratic-controlled Minnesota Senate committee voted down an amendment overnight that would have restored protections for religious institutions against claims of “gender identity discrimination.”
Until...
‘SRO fix’ bill heads to governor after Senate approves final version
After a seven-month saga that left many secondary schools across Minnesota without the presence of a school resource officer, the legislature has sent its...
Minnesota Democrats propose bill that would allow for a full-time legislature
Over three dozen Democratic state legislators are supporting a bill that would allow the Minnesota Legislature to become a full-time legislature. Authored by House...