Sen. Klobuchar Visits Poland As Hundreds Rally For Ukraine In Minneapolis
A group marched in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon in solidarity with Ukraine. Meanwhile, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is in Poland seeing the refugee crisis first-hand.
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A group marched in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon in solidarity with Ukraine. Meanwhile, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is in Poland seeing the refugee crisis first-hand.
The Minnesota Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation to provide $20 million in grants for research against Lou Gehrig's disease, a tribute to Sen. David Tomassoni, of Chisholm, who was diagnosed with the disease last year.
"We can't allow a single cent of our state to line the pockets of oligarchs and despots who sanction the murder of innocent citizens," said Rep. Sydney Jordan, DFL-Minneapolis.
Minnesota legislative leaders remain so far apart on a deal to avert a looming increase in unemployment insurance taxes on businesses that they couldn't even agree Thursday on whether the deadline is next Tuesday, or April 30.
A state Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would block the authority of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to adopt "clean car" standards after rules established by the agency without the Legislature's input angered Republicans last summer.
A former pro football player and Super Bowl champion is stepping into the political arena.
Auditors determined Mayor Jacob Frey's office didn't follow the city's emergency procedures.
"[Omar and I are] both Democrats, but very often you wouldn't know it. When you build an infrastructure of contrarian divisiveness, even when you have good ideas, you can't get it passed because you don't have friends," Samuels said.
A lead lawmaker in the Minnesota House expressed confidence that his proposal to legalize sports gambling in-person at the state's casinos and online will pass this year and get the necessary support from tribal nations, key stakeholders that have pushed back on the idea before.
On Monday, Congress started taking steps to possibly block all Russian imports. But what could that mean for skyrocketing gas prices?
"We need to get the best, the brightest, most reform-minded chief in the door because we have to both shift the culture of this department, and simultaneously rebuild it with new officers that are community oriented," Mayor Jacob Frey said.
As a possible teachers strike looms, negotiations in St. Paul are still ongoing between the school district and the teachers union.
Minnesota joined seven other states in announcing an investigation of TikTok. For both girls and boys, the platform can encourage beauty and body standards that are unrealistic.
More than a thousand people gathered outside the State Capitol in St. Paul for a rally Sunday afternoon, including Gov. Tim Walz, who declared Sunday "Ukrainian Solidarity Day" in Minnesota.
Republicans have refused to accept that President Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in Wisconsin by almost 21,000 votes, despite recounts, a state audit and court challenges that have upheld the results.
