House Bill Restoring Minnesota Felons' Voting Rights Falters
Minnesota law bans felons from voting until they've completed parole or probation.
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Minnesota law bans felons from voting until they've completed parole or probation.
One piece of legislation would increase the penalty for physically assaulting a police officer from a gross misdemeanor to a felony.
The measure requires schools to display the motto in a prominent location, either as a plaque, artwork, or in some other form.
In the Minnesota House and Senate, there are currently 26 separate bills pending that restrict guns or aim to curb gun violence.
Former gubernatorial candidate and Democratic state Rep. Paul Thissen was named as one of four finalists for a Minnesota Supreme Court vacancy on Wednesday, raising the specter of Gov. Mark Dayton naming another partisan figure to the state's highest court.
The gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords endorsed Democrat Dean Phillips Wednesday in the race for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district.
House lawmakers are proposing steep restrictions on the use of cameras in Minnesota courtrooms.
Former Vice President Joe Biden says he would "beat the hell" out of President Donald Trump if they were in high school together and Trump disrespected women.
The chorus of women from President Donald Trump's past is getting louder.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent more than $120,000 in public funds last summer for a trip to Italy that included a meeting of G-7 ministers and a private tour of the Vatican.
Gun control advocates are criticizing a vote by a powerful House committee Tuesday that essentially kills two gun safety measures in the state.
Some Minnesota lawmakers are renewing efforts to punish protest organizers when their event leads to property damage.
On Tuesday, Governor Mark Dayton urged legislators to keep working on a solution to the MNLARS funding fix.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers.
Saudi Arabia's young crown prince has an ambitious list of to-dos: modernize his conservative kingdom, weaken Iran's hand across the Mideast and, this week, rehabilitate his country's image in the eyes of Americans.
