Tag: Ron Latz
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...
Here’s how St. Louis Park’s new mayor responded to question about...
St. Louis Park's first Somali, Muslim mayor, Nadia Mohamed, was sworn in last week. Mayor Mohamed, a refugee who immigrated to the United States...
DFL legislators celebrate gun control laws in DC with Vice President...
Five DFL legislators who sponsored a pair of controversial gun control laws that Gov. Tim Walz signed into law last May made a trip...
Jewish Dem says he’ll ‘stand alone if necessary’ amid attacks from...
State Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, issued a second response Friday to his Democratic colleagues who accused him of using language that "foments...
‘Dehumanizing’: Minnesota Democrats’ infighting on Israel-Hamas war boils over
A group of 13 Democratic legislators have publicly condemned a Jewish colleague who spoke out forcefully against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)...
Protesters fill meeting at Capitol calling for divestment from Israel
A few dozen Twin Cities-based leftist activists involved in an ongoing anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement called for the Minnesota State Board of...
Senate debates bill that would reduce prison sentences for violent offenders
The DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate is expected to pass an omnibus public safety bill Friday that Republicans say would dramatically reduce prison sentences for certain...
Walz, DFL legislators express confidence on gun control bills, despite slim...
Will a publicity push this week from Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and former congresswoman turned gun control activist Gabby Giffords be enough to ensure...
Redistricting pairing pushes DFL Senate leader out of office
Senate Minority Leader Melisa López Franzen announced this week that she won’t be seeking reelection after redistricting placed her in the same district as...