Latest Minnesota State Legislature News
Minnesota lawmakers aim to strengthen sexual assault laws
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers are calling for swift passage of legislation that would update the state's criminal sexual conduct code after a loophole in the law's current language led to the reversal of a rape conviction last month. The...
Minnesota House Democrats unveil package of budget bills
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota House Democrats unveiled legislation on Monday that calls for more spending on education and recovery for those most affected by the pandemic while increasing taxes on wealthy residents and large companies. The package of bills follows the...
Minnesota lawmaker proposes secession to border states
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Republican Minnesota state representative is proposing legislation that would let Minnesota counties secede from the state and join border states. Rep. Jeremy Munson, of Lake Crystal, introduced the bill Thursday and tweeted out an image promoting a...
Minnesota marijuana bill continues push through House
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults and automatically expunge minor convictions related to cannabis, inching the state closer toward legalization. The legislation, authored by...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
St. Cloud Times. March 19, 2021. Editorial: Even after Sunshine Week keep pushing for open records, transparent government Saturday wraps up Sunshine Week, designated in 2005 to highlight one of the bedrock tenets of democracy: Government is...
Minnesota gets its first doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state and health officials on Wednesday celebrated the arrival of the first shipments of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, saying it will help speed up the pace of vaccinations and a return to normal in the state. Gov....
Minnesota budget swings from $1.3B deficit to $1.6B surplus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's budget outlook has swung from a nearly $1.3 billion deficit to a $1.6 billion surplus, state economists announced Friday, an improvement that sets up debates for the rest of the legislative session over taxes and spending. Democratic Gov....
Minnesota Legislature to weigh protections for jail inmates
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature will consider sweeping changes meant to provide better protections and medical care to jail inmates. The legislation follows an investigative series by KARE-TV that revealed lax oversight at Minnesota's jails despite...
Lawsuit could have courts redraw Minnesota's political maps
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature has yet to begin serious work on redrawing the state's congressional and legislative district boundaries but the always contentious issue is already before the courts. A lawsuit filed in Carver County and a parallel...
Walz's $518M bonding bill includes money to rebuild cities
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $518 million capital investment package Monday that includes $150 million for rebuilding neighborhoods hit by unrest after the death of George Floyd last May and $43 million in security upgrades for the state Capitol complex, which has been ringed...
