House GOP Boots Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee
(Washington, DC) -- House Republicans are booting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from a key committee. The House voted in favor of ousting the Minnesota Democrat from the Foreign Affairs Committee as punishment for controversial comments she made about Israel. Ahead of [...]
Gov. Walz Signs CROWN Act
(St. Paul, MN) -- "Black Minnesotans deserve to live and work free from discrimination." That's what Governor Tim Walz said after signing the CROWN Act into law yesterday. The act makes it illegal to discriminate against natural hairstyles and textures, [...]
Bill Restoring Voting Rights for Felons Passes Minnesota House
(St. Paul, MN) -- Felons would be able to vote again after they finish their jail or prison time, under a bill the Minnesota House passed last night (Thursday). Saint Paul Democrat Athena Hollins told members, "Denying individuals the right [...]
Minnesota Senate Approves ‘100 Percent by 2040’ Energy Legislation
(St. Paul, MN) -- Legislation passed by the Senate late Thursday night requires that 100-percent of Minnesota's electricity will have to be carbon-free by 2040. Pine City Republican Jason Rarick warned Minnesota utilities will have no negotiating leverage, if they [...]
Walz Approves State Assistance for 8 Counties Damaged in December Storms
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Tim Walz is authorizing emergency disaster assistance for eight Minnesota counties affected by heavy snowstorms and high winds in mid-December. Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lincoln, Pine, and St. Louis counties experienced significant damage [...]
Finstad to Chair House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Ag and Horticulture
(Washington, DC) -- Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad will serve as chair of the House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. The 1st District Republican says, “as one of very few active farmers currently serving in Congress, I am humbled [...]
Flu Activity Slowing in Minnesota
The flu season appears to be waning in Minnesota. The latest update from the State Department of Health shows 19 people were hospitalized with influenza last week, down from 32 the previous week. Seven Minnesota schools and one long-term care [...]
Woman Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Teen in Chanhassen
(Chanhassen, MN) -- Carver County authorities say an 18-year-old woman is under arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Chanhassen. Deputies were called to Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina early Thursday for a report of [...]
Walz Expected To Sign Newly Passed Minnesota’s 2040 Carbon-Free Energy Bill
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Walz is expected to sign the newly passed bill requiring Minnesota's electricity to be carbon-free by 2040. The Senate narrowly passed the requirement yesterday on a party line vote, sending it to the governor's desk. [...]