Health officials identified seven new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota Saturday morning, including the first case in a rural county.
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Bill Seeks to Close Minnesota’s ‘Gender Wage Gap’ by Banning Employers from Asking About Pay History
A DFL bill seeks to close Minnesota’s “gender wage gap” by prohibiting employers from asking about an applicant’s past pay.
Read the full storyRepublicans Ask for Ethics Investigation of Kurt Daudt for Accepting Position with Lobbying Firm
Members of Minnesota’s New House Republican Caucus called for an ethics investigation into House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) in a Thursday letter.
Read the full storyAfter Denying Relationship, Ilhan Omar Announces Marriage to Political Consultant
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) announced Wednesday night that she has married Tim Mynett, a political consultant who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from Omar’s campaign committee.
Read the full storyTina Smith Accuses Trump Administration of Spreading ‘Flat-Out Misinformation’ on Coronavirus
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) accused President Donald Trump and his administration of spreading “misinformation” about the coronavirus in a recent interview.
The Minnesota senator said the Trump administration “didn’t move quickly on developing” a test for the virus.
Read the full storyMinnesota Republicans Introduce Bill to Strip Funding from Libraries That Host ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’
A bill introduced Monday in the Minnesota House would pull public funding from libraries that host “drag queen story hour” performances for children.
Read the full storyTina Smith Endorses Joe Biden, Calls Trump ‘Chaotic and Self-Serving’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Read the full storyUniversity of Minnesota Museum Won’t Charge Native American Visitors Because Building Is ‘on Dakota Land’
A University of Minnesota museum announced last week that it will no longer charge Native American visitors an admission fee since the museum “sits on the traditional and treaty land of the Dakota people.”
Read the full storyMore Than 40 Minnesotans Still Aboard Cruise Ship with Coronavirus Patients
State health officials said Minnesota’s first coronavirus patient was one of 26 state residents aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship with an infected passenger.
Read the full storyDFL Proposes Constitutional Amendment on Voting in Response to GOP Push for Voter ID
Minnesota Democrats have proposed an amendment to the state constitution guaranteeing the right to “free, fair, and equal” elections in response to Republican efforts to pass a voter ID law.
Read the full storyRepublicans Call on Tina Smith to Condemn Schumer’s Threats Against Gorsuch and Kavanaugh
Republicans are calling on Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) to condemn Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) threats against Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
Read the full storySt. Paul City Council Passes Resolution Recognizing ‘Abortion Providers Appreciation Day’
The St. Paul City Council unanimously approved of a resolution Wednesday night to recognize March 10 as “Abortion Providers Appreciation Day” in the city.
Read the full storyVice President Pence Visits 3M to Discuss Coronavirus Response
Vice President Mike Pence visited the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, Minnesota Thursday to discuss the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus.
Read the full storyPresident Trump Quadrupled His Support Among Minnesota Republicans Tuesday Night
President Donald Trump quadrupled his support among Minnesota Republicans between 2016 and 2020, according to the results of Tuesday night’s Republican primary.
Read the full storyMinnesota Republicans Demand Answers After SOS Redirected Voters to Partisan Website
Minnesota Senate Republicans said they want to know “if any law has been broken” after the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website was redirecting voters to a progressive website Tuesday.
Read the full storyBiden Dominates Super Tuesday States, Upsets Sanders in Minnesota
Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Tuesday night in Minnesota’s Democratic primary, a shocking upset in what was a tough night for the Vermont socialist.
Read the full storyIlhan Omar Says She’s Tired of Being Called ‘Radical’ at Bernie’s St. Paul Rally
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) spoke to a crowd of more than 6,000 supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Monday night in downtown St. Paul.
Read the full storyMinnesota Secretary of State Apologizes for Directing Voters to ‘Partisan’ Website to Find Polling Places
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon apologized Tuesday after voters were briefly redirected from his office’s “pollfinder” tool to the website of a progressive organization that has endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for president.
Read the full storyKlobuchar Endorses Biden at Dallas Rally: ‘Time to Join Hands Instead of Pointing Fingers’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) officially suspended her campaign and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden at a rally in Dallas, Texas Monday night.
Read the full storyKlobuchar Drops Outs, Will Endorse Biden
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has ended her presidential campaign and plans to endorse moderate rival Joe Biden, her campaign has confirmed.
Read the full storyEllison Working Group Recommends Implicit Bias Training for All Police
A working group on police-involved shootings convened by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has recommended implicit bias training for all of the state’s law enforcement officers.
Read the full storyMinnesota House Bill Would Punish Protesters Outside Abortion Clinics
A bill introduced last week in the Minnesota House would make it a gross misdemeanor to interfere with “access to reproductive health services and facilities.”
Read the full storyArchbishop Hebda Tells Priests Not to Vote in Primary Because of Privacy Concerns
Archbishop Bernard Hebda urged clergy in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to “abstain from voting” in Minnesota’s March 3 presidential primary.
Read the full storyMinnesota House Passes Two Controversial Gun Control Bills
The Minnesota House passed two controversial gun control bills Thursday night after hours of contentious debate.
Read the full storyMinnesota’s Projected Budget Surplus Increases $181 Million in New Forecast
Minnesota Management and Budget’s annual February economic forecast projected a budget surplus of $1.513 billion for the 2020-21 budget cycle.
Read the full storyMcCollum Says Trump Is ‘Willfully Ignorant,’ ‘Incapable’ of Coronavirus Response
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) said this week that President Donald Trump is “willfully ignorant” regarding the threat of a coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
Read the full storyMinnesota Journalist Compares Asian Trump Supporters to Jews Who Worked for Nazis
The editor of a Minnesota-based Hmong publication compared Asian Pacific Minnesotans who support President Donald Trump to Jews who worked for the Nazis.
Read the full storyMinnesota Dems Seek to Repeal Informed Consent Requirements for Abortions
A Democrat-backed bill making its way through the Minnesota Legislature seeks to repeal the state’s informed consent laws for abortion.
Read the full storyOmar Announces Release of New Book Called ‘This Is What America Looks Like’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) announced Tuesday that her memoir, “This Is What America Looks Like,” goes on sale this week.
Read the full storyHouse Committee Approves Bill to Make Minnesota Constitution Use Gender-Neutral Language
A House bill that seeks to replace all male pronouns in the Minnesota Constitution with gender-neutral language cleared its first committee Tuesday.
Read the full storyWalz Sends Letter to Trump Admin in Response to ‘Immoral’ Efforts to Deport Hmong, Lao Residents
Gov. Tim Walz sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week expressing his opposition to “any agreement resulting in the deportation of Hmong and Lao Minnesotans.”
Read the full storyHouse DFL Reintroduces Bill to Look at Redesigning State Flag
Minnesota House Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would establish a “legislative task force” to look into redesigning the state flag.
Read the full storyKlobuchar Ranked One of the Most Liberal in the Senate Despite Moderate Image
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was recently ranked one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate despite the moderate image she projects on the campaign trail.
Read the full storyHouse DFL Wants to Use $190 Million of Budget Surplus for Climate Change Initiatives
House DFLers announced a package of one-time appropriations last week totaling more than $190 million for “solutions that address the climate crisis.”
Read the full storyKeith Ellison Asks for Examples of Bernie Bros ‘Being Bad,’ Steve Scalise Responds
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, said on Twitter this week that he has “never seen” a supporter of the Vermont socialist “being unusually mean or rude.”
Read the full storyMinneapolis Source Says Ilhan Omar Told Her Friends That Her Second Husband Was Her Brother
A source in Minneapolis’ Somali community said this week that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told her friends years ago that her second husband was in fact her brother.
Read the full storyDFL Bill Would Prohibit Minnesota Jails From Contracting With ICE
A new DFL-backed bill would prohibit local governments from contracting with federal agencies like ICE for the purpose of detaining illegal immigrants.
Read the full storySenate Republicans Unveil Plan to Return Budget Surplus to Minnesota Taxpayers
Minnesota Senate Republicans unveiled their “Get Your Billion Back” plan Thursday, a package of tax cuts worth more than $1 billion.
Read the full storyCongressman Jim Hagedorn Reveals He’s Being Treated for Cancer
U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01) revealed Wednesday that he was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer in February of last year.
Read the full storyThree More Minnesota Counties Become Second Amendment Sanctuaries
Three more Minnesota counties declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries during their Tuesday night board meetings.
Read the full storyMinneapolis Museum Drapes Refugee Life Jackets Over Exterior Columns
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has draped thousands of life jackets worn by refugees over the museum’s exterior columns.
Read the full storyCandid Video Shows Minneapolis Mayor Accusing Lawmaker of Lying After House GOP Unveils New Crime Bill
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey crashed a Monday press conference called by House Republicans who unveiled a package of bills aimed at addressing an increase in violent crime in the Twin Cities.
Read the full story‘Gun-Free’ Businesses Would Be Held Responsible for Shootings Under New Minnesota Bill
A new bill introduced in the Minnesota House would allow gun owners to pursue civil litigation if they suffer an injury, or worse, while in a gun-free zone.
Read the full storyHouse DFL Unveils Bill to Use Nearly $500 Million of Budget Surplus for Early Childhood Education
Minnesota House DFLers unveiled their “Great Start for All Minnesota Children Act” this week, a nearly $500 million investment in early childhood education.
Read the full storyMinnesota Bill Seeks to Punish Groups That Train ‘Eco-Terrorists’
Minnesota Republicans introduced a bill that would create a new felony offense for organizations that train “eco-terrorists.”
Read the full storyWhat Is the Minnesota DFL Party?
Since many of our stories receive national attention, readers are often confused by the odd acronym frequently appearing in our headlines. What the heck is the DFL? And who is a DFLer?
Read the full storyU.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Calls Pro-Israel Lobbying Firm a ‘Hate Group’
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) called the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) a “hate group” in a Wednesday statement after the lobbying firm ran negative ads about her on Facebook.
Read the full storyMinnesota Democrats Introduce Bill Mandating What Drinks Restaurants Can Serve with Children’s Meals
A group of Minnesota House Democrats introduced a bill this week that would require restaurants to serve certain drinks as the “default beverage” for children’s meals.
Read the full storyMike Lindell Doing His ‘Due Diligence’ on Run for Governor, Wants to Be ‘Dream Candidate for Everyone’
Minnesota’s next gubernatorial election is still more than two years away, but MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he is warming up to the idea of running.
A January article in The Star Tribune claimed Lindell was “open” to the possibility and suggested he would make a “dream candidate” for Republicans, given his fame, wealth, and inspiring life story.
Read the full storyRoseau County Becomes Minnesota’s First Second Amendment Sanctuary Jurisdiction
The Roseau County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to become Minnesota’s first Second Amendment sanctuary county.
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