Walz, Flanagan revised budget nearly doubles funding for public safety plan
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Thursday announced their revised "One Minnesota" budget proposal.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Thursday announced their revised "One Minnesota" budget proposal.
The decision came in a challenge to North Dakota's trigger ban brought by the Red River Women's Clinic.
A Minnesota state senator's comments over the passage of a bill this week that would provide free meals to all students, regardless of income, are drawing criticism on the national stage.
The White House said President Biden supports the bill, which would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force.
Chairman Barry Loudermilk pledges to review "both sides" of Jan. 6 and will consider panel interview of Nancy Pelosi. Democrats call effort "obscene" and "political theater."
"If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem," a TikTok spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.
Minnesota has a $17.5 billion budget surplus and $3.1 billion set aside in the rainy day fund. Esme Murphy dives into where the surplus came from and the political divide on what to do with that surplus.
The debate at the state capitol continues on what to do with the $17.5 billion surplus.
Minnesota has a $17.5 billion budget surplus and $3.1 billion set aside in the rainy day fund. WCCO's political analysts Abou Amara, a Democrat, and Amy Koch, a Republican, weighed in on the budget surplus and odds of taxpayers getting their money back.
Minnesota has a $17.5 billion budget surplus and $3.1 billion set aside in the rainy day fund. Republicans point to the surplus as a sign Minnesota is overtaxing its residents. Murphy spoke with Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson about the legislative gridlock and returning that money to your pocket.
Minnesota has a $17.5 billion budget surplus and $3.1 billion set aside in the rainy day fund. Esme Murphy spoke with Jim Schowalter, Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner, about the pandemic's impact on the surplus.
The White House called on congressional Republicans to ban assault weapons, which will almost certainly be rejected by the GOP.
One of the most powerful politicians in Minnesota is battling cancer.
The Minneapolis Democrat said in a statement that she had an abnormal Pap smear test in late December and underwent further tests.
On Tuesday, dozens of students and supporters of the bill to ban flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and vapes, marched to the Minnesota State Capitol.
