Trans athlete sports ban supporters rally at Minnesota Capitol
Minnesota lawmakers are set to vote on the Preserving Girls' Sports Act on Monday afternoon following President Trump’s executive order targeting transgender student-athletes.
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Minnesota lawmakers are set to vote on the Preserving Girls' Sports Act on Monday afternoon following President Trump’s executive order targeting transgender student-athletes.
The measures that were approved include creating an incentive program for state agencies to save money and prohibiting organizations that get state funding from spending those dollars on political causes.
The House Fraud Committee heard from the temporary commissioner of the Department of Human Services about fraud detection and roadblocks that still stand in the agency's way.
With fraud investigations including Feeding our Future siphoning millions state dollars, WCCO's Esme Murphy talked to the GOP Chair of the new Minnesota House Fraud Committee Kristin Robbins.
A GOP-backed bill this session would reverse restrictions on electronic pull tabs in Minnesota.
Despite the power-sharing agreement in the Minnesota House, GOP leaders say they're still going through with attempts to recall every seat held by house Democrats, plus more of the day’s top stories.
The stalemate in the Minnesota House that has paralyzed the chamber for weeks is poised to end Thursday, after leaders in both parties said they reached an agreement on how they will move forward with the legislative session.
After more than three weeks of Democrats boycotting the session amid that conflict over who should be in charge of the chamber, both parties say they came to a deal that ensures they can govern the rest of session and get a state budget passed for their constituents who sent them to the capitol in the first place.
The Minnesota House is back in business with Democrats and Republicans striking a shared power agreement.
WCCO's Caroline Cummings breaks down the deal between Republicans and Democrats.
Minnesota house leaders from both parties are expected to share new details Thursday about a power-sharing deal, plus more of the day’s top stories.
The three-week-long stalemate at the Minnesota State Capitol appears to be over. DFL and Republican House leaders struck a deal that could get them back to working together as soon as Thursday.
The election was originally scheduled for Jan. 28 after the DFL winner in November's election didn't appeal the judge's ruling that he didn't live there and couldn't serve.
The Minnesota Republican Party launched a recall election effort this week targeting all House Democrats who are continuing to boycott session, which is now in its fourth week.
Minnesota Republicans want to boot out every House Democrat who's boycotted the session — now in its fourth week. The state party launched an effort to have recall elections for all 66 Democrats in the chamber. But as Caroline Cummings reports, that process is long and difficult.
At issue is whether DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon — who's presided over the chamber every day this week since the session hit the reset button — has overstepped his authority and denied Republicans the ability to take action against absent Democrats
Republicans on Thursday filed a petition to the state's highest court arguing DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon has overstepped his authority in the days since the House hit the reset button late last week.
The power dispute in the state House is before the Minnesota Supreme Court again. House Republicans filed a lawsuit claiming Secretary of State Steve Simon is over-stepping his authority. He's the presiding officer in the House until they pick their own leaders. The GOP says his actions have kept them from compelling Democrats back to the House and fining them for their absence. As Caroline Cummings reports, they can't stop them from getting paid.
Republicans in the Minnesota House are set to unveil their priorities for public safety Wednesday as a power struggle continues in the chamber.
Doron Clark will replace the late Senator Kari Dziedzic. The DFLer won with 91% of the vote in the deep blue district. That gives his party a one-seat majority in the chamber.
A special election for a Minneapolis state Senate seat is set to break a tie in that chamber as the state House remains paralyzed due to a partisan impasse over power.
Tuesday, a special election could break a tie in one chamber at the state capitol — but the other is still at a stalemate. Voters in northeast Minneapolis showed up to the polls, casting ballots for their next state senator after the death of DFL Sen. Kari Dziedzic. But that doesn't resolve any dispute in the state House. Caroline Cummings reports.
DFL leaders have been saying they won't end their boycott of the session until the GOP agrees they won't unseat DFL Rep. Brad Tabke from Shakopee.
At the state capitol, House leaders from both parties have been meeting through the weekend as a power-sharing stalemate continues to keep the chamber from doing business. Esme Murphy speaks with leaders on both sides to see if there's any light at the end of the tunnel in Talking Points.
What is going on in the Minnesota House? The DFL has been boycotting. The Minnesota Supreme Court invalidates GOP House actions and the questions keep coming. Both the Minnesota House DFL and GOP number two leaders talk to Esme Murphy about the controversy.
