Your questions answered on the messy start to the Minnesota …
Jan 14, 2025 · A resignation, a secret oath-taking, missing ballots, a deceased senator, special elections, a burglary trial, House members on the run. Even for Minnesotans following closely, the dramatic runup to the divided Legislature, which is supposed to begin its annual session Tuesday, has been confusing. So we’re here to help with this rundown of everything happening […]
Minnesota: An easy mark • Minnesota Reformer
Dec 13, 2024 · On this score, state government finally seems to be awakening from a stupor. Just consider the evolution at the Department of Human Services since June, when then-Reformer reporter Deena Winter asked the agency about skyrocketing growth in the number of autism treatment providers and spending in the past five years.“I don’t think we are surprised or particularly disturbed by the rate of ...
In a trial that could determine the Minnesota House majority, was …
Dec 16, 2024 · During the first day of a bench trial that could determine control of the Minnesota House, a key question emerged about 20 missing ballots upon which the race and the contested result now hinge: Do we know which Shakopee residents cast those missing ballots? In House District 54A, which includes Shakopee, Rep. Brad Tabke won […]
The missing Shakopee ballots: What happened, what should have …
Dec 2, 2024 · Twenty absentee ballots from precinct 10 in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, have been making news following the Nov. 5 election. Most of the attention has been focused on the fact that each of those 20 might contain a vote in the race for House District 54A, which was decided in favor of state Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, by just 14 votes.
House Democrats, secretary of state ask Supreme Court to weigh …
Jan 15, 2025 · As expected, Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon appealed to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to declare that Republicans aren’t able to elect a speaker or conduct any other business without 68 members present. The pair of legal filings follow the strange — and strangely formal — […]
Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing …
Dec 17, 2024 · The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign.
Plenty of blame to go around on Feeding Our Future if you're …
Dec 12, 2024 · Commentary Plenty of blame to go around on Feeding Our Future if you’re willing to look Department of Education has taken the hit, but how about the feds, the pandemic, and the good faith desire to feed kids?
Minnesota’s budget outlook: Smaller surplus, deficits down the …
Dec 4, 2024 · With a multi-billion dollar deficit looming in a few years, the divided state Legislature must decide next session whether to address the imbalance immediately, or delay potential budget cuts or tax increases until 2027. That’s the prognosis of the state’s budget agency, which released a detailed forecast on Wednesday. Budget analysts project that state lawmakers […]
Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12
Nov 11, 2024 · An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon Solutions project that would pass through states including South Dakota and store millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. A final decision from the Minnesota Public Utilities …
Minnesota cannabis agency ditches preapproval license lottery …
Dec 11, 2024 · Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management on Wednesday announced that it’s canceling a planned lottery for special early cannabis licenses intended to help disadvantaged entrepreneurs get a leg-up in the nascent legal marijuana market. The cancellation comes after several people filed suit alleging they were unlawfully denied, and a Ramsey County judge stayed the lottery that […]