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Gov. Walz signs bill restoring voting rights to 50,000 formerly incarcerated Minnesotans
Minnesota's governor signed a bill into law Friday that will give formerly incarcerated Minnesotans the right to vote.
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Minnesota's governor signed a bill into law Friday that will give formerly incarcerated Minnesotans the right to vote.
Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill on Friday morning which will restore voting rights for people with felony convictions once they leave prison.
Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill on Friday morning which will restore voting rights for people with felony convictions once they leave prison.
There were those who testified in favor of the bill but it is the detailed concerns of law enforcement that are among the issues even supporters question.
A person who is at least 18 years old and mentally capable, is terminally ill with less than six months to live would have the right to medical aid in dying.
Minnesota ranks third in the country for catalytic converter thefts behind California and Texas, according to the state Department of Commerce.
Democrats and Republicans are coming together on a bill to protect pets.
The committee will determine in part whether Santos engaged in unlawful activity during his 2022 congressional campaign.
The former president is facing lawsuits filed by members of Congress and U.S. Capitol Police officers.
The board would regulate breeders and kennels and oversee the management of feral cat colonies. They would also offer resources to pet owners in need.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations.
"They're not getting a comparable wage to what hospital nurses make, so the kids and the family suffer because of it," Tiffany Goodchild, whose son has cerebral palsy, said.
The legislation, which has bipartisan support, forbids a social media platform in Minnesota with a million or more users from targeting kids and teens with algorithms, which curate content that it determines a user may like or interact with.
The bill aims to curb thieves stealing catalytic converters, and another bill would prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to target kids under 18.
Every three years Minnesota conducts a statewide survey of public school students. The latest survey results which were released in December 2022 straddled the pandemic years. Every three years Minnesota conducts a statewide survey of public school students. The latest survey results which were released in December 2022 straddled the pandemic years.
