ST. PAUL, Minn. — A bill being discussed in the Minnesota House of Representatives would make owners of websites and software liable if they allow their product to be used to make nude images of people without their consent. According to HF 1606, nudifying is where an image or video is altered to reveal an intimate part not depicted in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Senate has passed a school bus safety bill that clarifies state law on school bus stop arms to better protect students. The bill says drivers have an obligation to stop when a school bus has flashing lights, regardless of whether the stop arm is fully extended. Last year, the Minnesota Court of Appeals…
Sens. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, and Eric Lucero, R-St. Michael, are leading the bipartisan effort to regulate artificial intelligence in Minnesota. (Photo by Senate Media Services)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers are hoping to limit how the artificial intelligence industry operates in the state, arguing that it’s evolving in ways that are harmful…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Representatives discussed two bills that would make vehicle and driver’s licenses all digital. The state’s House Transportation, Finance, and Policy Committee debated the bills, that if passed, would eliminate physical license plate tabs and drivers licenses with digital versions. HF 1335 would allow the state to issue ‘electronic credentials’ that would, in theory, replace physical…
Shelly CarlsonMOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – The mayor of Moorhead is considering a run for an open seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2026. The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board website shows that Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson filed on Monday, Nov. 17 to register her campaign committee. The filing indicates Carlson plans to run as a democrat for the Minnesota…
Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy speaks during a press conference announcing a budget deal Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The Democratic-Farmer-Labor-led Senate is creating a subcommittee to study the impact of the Republican megabill signed into law in July. The Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — As the deadline to file for candidacy passed Tuesday afternoon, three Democrats and one Republican sought the mantle of representing the district long served by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman. Gov. Tim Walz called a special election following the death of Hortman and her husband, Mark, last month in what has been termed a political…
Homeowners and supporters gather to protest proposed legislation that would place new restrictions on the the reach of HOAs Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol Building. (Nicole Neri/The Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) — An effort to pass sweeping reforms to the laws governing homeowners’ associations and their property management companies largely failed in the Legislature this…
Supporters of paid family and medical leave rally in front of the House Chamber on May 2, 2023. Photo by Andrew VonBank/Minnesota House Info.ST. PAUL — (Minnesota Reformer) — The narrowly divided Minnesota Legislature passed the smallest of changes to the state’s paid family leave program and paid sick leave mandate, rejecting more significant reversals sought by Republicans and some…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota lawmakers are almost 12 hours into their one-day special session to pass 14 budget bills worth $66 billion and have only passed seven so far. One of the most contentious issues was to repeal a 2023 state law that made illegal immigrants eligible for the MinnesotaCare program as part of Health and Human Services funding….
