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State senator from Woodbury arrested for burglary in Detroit Lakes

April 22, 2024

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State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes, police said. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Formal charges were still pending Monday…

Minnesota House to vote on “fix” for school resource officer use-of-force law

The Minnesota House votes Monday afternoon on a compromise “fix” of a controversial law passed just last year that governs use-of-force by school-based resource officers

March 4, 2024

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Minnesota House votes Monday afternoon on a compromise “fix” of a controversial law passed just last year that governs use-of-force by school-based resource officers. House Speaker, Democrat Melissa Hortman says they received a letter from law enforcement endorsing the bill as amended. She says she expects bipartisan support, and that the bill will pass…

Minnesota Session Begins With Focus on School Resource Officers

February 12, 2024

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Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz serves an apple bar with caramel glaze to Rep. Ethan Cha, of Woodbury, and other state lawmakers in the state capitol building in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Feb. 12, 2024, the first day of Minnesota’s legislative session for the year. Walz has a tradition of serving bars to state lawmakers each year on the first…

Controversial End-of-Life Options bill under discussion as Minnesota’s 2024 legislative session begins

Minnesota lawmakers begin the 2024 legislative session at noon on Monday, and one issue that could come up early on is what backers call end-of-life options

February 12, 2024

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Minnesota lawmakers begin the 2024 legislative session at noon on Monday, and one issue that could come up early on is what backers call end-of-life options. House Republican Minority Leader Lisa Demuth says Democrats’ pre-session hearing and committee vote makes it their top issue as they go back into session. She says, “We do not…

“Sanctuary State” Bill To Be Introduced at next Minnesota Legislative Session

February 8, 2024

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ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — A coalition of lawmakers and advocacy groups are introducing a bill that would make Minnesota what some call a “sanctuary state”. Democratic State Rep. Sandra Feist of New Brighton says the North STAR Act essentially prevents local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Feist says the highly-technical bill is intended to create clarity and…

Minnesota lawmakers kick off debate on joining other states that permit physician-assisted suicide

The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the state should join the list of those that allow physician-assisted suicide

January 26, 2024

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Nancy Unde, of Corcoran, Minn., who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022, speaks at a news conference about his bill to allow physician-assisted suicide in Minnesota, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Ten states and the District of Columbia already allow some form of physician-assisted suicide, while proponents…

North Dakota lawmakers eye Minnesota free tuition program that threatens enrollment

August 3, 2023

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers and higher education leaders are beginning to chart a path for how to respond to neighboring Minnesota’s upcoming program that will offer income-based free tuition to thousands of students. Higher education leaders on Wednesday detailed the situation to an interim legislative panel. A state senator also presented a bill draft proposing a North…

LIVE: Minnesota Legislative Recap With Sens. Kupec & Rasmusson

Abortion. Gun control. Marijuana. Taxes. Education. A budget surplus. The Minnesota legislature tackled all that and more in a busy session.

May 26, 2023

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Abortion. Gun control. Marijuana. Taxes. Education. A budget surplus. The Minnesota legislature tackled all that and more in a busy session. The legislative session wrapped up this week, and local lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are telling us how they think the big changes will impact people in our region. DFL State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead says…

MN Legislature Passes Massive $72 Billion Budget And Adjourned Before Monday Deadline

May 23, 2023

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ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — “All in favor say aye. Aye! All those opposed say no. The motion prevails the senate is now adjourned,” Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, the Democratic Minnesota Senate President, announced to thundering applause. The Minnesota Legislature put the final touches on a $72 billion state budget and adjourned for the year Monday night. Democrats celebrated enacting an…

Minnesota Legislature completes $72B budget; Democrats celebrate successes as GOP decries tax hikes

May 22, 2023

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature put the final touches on a $72 billion state budget Monday as Democrats celebrated enacting an ambitious agenda that ranged from protecting abortion rights, to providing more resources for education, to legalizing marijuana. The big tax bill of the session, which cleared its final test Sunday evening, included $3 billion in tax cuts, including…