Public safety, education, tax relief are MN Senate GOP’s top priorities for 2022 session
Minnesota Senate Republicans say their top priorities for the fast-approaching 2022 session are public safety and education -- plus major tax relief: "The proposal from the governor is insulting. It barely covers the monthly cost of diapers in my house." [...]
Walz rolls out anti-crime package much different from Senate Republicans’
300 million dollars over three years -- a quarter-million dollars annually for an average city -- what Governor Tim Walz proposes to help fight the crime wave in Minnesota. He also wants 45 million dollars for various community-based programs, including [...]
MN Senate GOP: Focus on basics in public school classrooms
Concentrate on basics in Minnesota public school classrooms, say state Senate Republicans as they outline top priorities for the soon-to-begin 2022 legislative session. Senator Roger Chamberlain from Lino Lakes says the state shouldn't throw money at new programs until there's [...]
Another push by Republicans this year to eliminate all state tax on Social Security benefits regardless of income
Another round this year in a perennial battle at the Minnesota Legislature. Majority Leader Jeremy Miller says: "Senate Republicans will make it a priority to repeal the tax on Social Security income. No more taxes on Social Security income." Democratic [...]
Walz renews push to legalize recreational marijuana, virtually no chance in GOP-controlled Senate
Governor Tim Walz is renewing his push to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota, even though it has almost zero chance of passing the Republican-controlled state Senate, particularly in an election year. Walz says about recreational cannabis that he's "not encouraging [...]
DFL Chair hopes rule changes brings more people into caucus process
A rule change by the Minnesota D-F-L will now allow people ineligible to vote to participate in the party's caucusing process. A group that includes non-citizens, ex-felons who have completed prison terms and those on probation can now hold positions [...]
Governor Sets Funding For Recreational Cannabis
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Tim Walz is announcing funds for a recreational cannabis authority in the state. Recreational marijuana is currently still illegal in Minnesota, the governor is also asking state lawmakers to change that. He says twenty-five-million dollars [...]
Suspect In Highway 169 Shooting Seeks To Have Charges Dismissed
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Lawyers for a Chicago man accused of gunning down another driver on Highway 169 are asking a judge to dismiss the case. Attorneys for Jamal Smith argued early this week in a motion that prosecutors allowed witnesses [...]
Governor Walz Proposes $5B For Children And Families
(Inver Grove Heights, MN) -- Governor Tim Walz is revealing his spending wish list. He announced a proposed five-billion-dollar, three-year plan for Minnesota families yesterday at Inver Grove Heights High School. It includes a two-percent increase in the state's general [...]