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A Minnesota House committee on Wednesday advanced a proposal that would provide breakfast and lunch at school free of charge for all students.
This session, lawmakers are demanding reform of the Metropolitan Council. The governor-appointed council oversees regional planning, public works and transportation projects in the seven county Metro area.
This is not the first session lawmakers have called for reform of the Met Council. Esme Murphy spoke with our political insiders Abou Amara, a Democrat, and Amy Koch, a Republican, about this latest legislation and the future of light rail projects in Minnesota.
Murphy spoke with Charlie Zelle, the chair of the Met Council, about the group's function and how they plan to make up for a budget shortfall to complete the controversial Southwest Light Rail.
This session, lawmakers are demanding overhaul of the Metropolitan Council. Sen. Scott Dibble, the Senate transportation chair, seeks legislation to make the Met Council an elected body and shift all transportation construction projects to be managed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The Defense Department has rescinded its mandate for all troops to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as required by the recently passed annual defense bill.
Caroline Cummings explains why supporters of having driver’s licenses for all say it's long overdue.
A Minnesota House panel is set to advance legislation that would allow the thousands of undocumented immigrants in the state to obtain a driver’s license.
A Minnesota House panel has advanced legislation that would allow the thousands of undocumented immigrants in the state to obtain a driver's license.
Week one of the state legislative session is coming to a close and lawmakers have already made progress on some hot button issues. Tuesday, the agenda includes a hearing on a bill that would allow undocumented residents to get a driver’s license in Minnesota.
Newly empowered Democrats in the state legislature vow to increase voter access to the polls and protect the people who administer the state's elections, introducing a slate of proposals that the Minnesota's election chief says will usher in a "next generation democracy."
Minnesota often ranks among the highest when it comes to voter turnout. But the state still has more than half a million voters who are eligible, but not registered. DFL Lawmakers are hoping to change that in Session 2023.
His attorneys identified the material when cleaning out office space at the center and immediately notified the White House counsel.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Angie Craig talk about federal funding coming to Minnesota.
The special grand grand jury in Atlanta that has been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes has finished its work.
