Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment fails in acrimonious end to legislative session
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Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment fails in acrimonious end to legislative session

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment that would have enshrined protections for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state Constitution as the 2024 legislative session came to an acrimonious end. Democratic leaders early Monday said lawmakers did, nevertheless, pass important, if lower profile legislation that built on a hugely productive 2023 session. Here are some other items of national interest that the Legislature did — or didn’t — accomplish before the final gavel fell: ETHICS The session was roiled by the arrest last month of Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, on a felony burglary charge for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother’s home to take personal items of her late father’s, including his ashes. Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Voting Rights Act, joining several other states in trying to plug gaps opened by court rulings in the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the crowning achievements of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Minnesota lawmakers debate constitutional amendment to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights
8 months ago

Minnesota lawmakers debate constitutional amendment to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers launched their debate Monday on far-reaching legislation to amend the constitution to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment would be among the nation’s most expansive protections of abortion and LGBTQ rights if it is approved by lawmakers this session and then by voters on the 2026 ballot. Supporters wore green …

Minnesota Legislature will return from Easter break with plenty of bills still in the pipeline
9 months, 1 week ago

Minnesota Legislature will return from Easter break with plenty of bills still in the pipeline

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature will return from its Easter break on Tuesday with plenty of bills in the pipeline. With less than two months to go before the adjournment deadline of May 20, here’s a look at the state of play: BUDGET The $72 billion two-year budget was largely set last year. One problem got solved early …

Minnesota might be on the verge of a normal legislative session after a momentous 2023
11 months ago

Minnesota might be on the verge of a normal legislative session after a momentous 2023

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota might be on the verge of a normal legislative session. The House and Senate convene Monday with a relatively modest agenda after a momentous 2023 session that saw Democrats use their newfound full control of the statehouse to enact practically everything on their ambitious wish list, That included expanded abortion and trans rights, paid family …

Minnesota GOP minority lawmakers roll out $13B tax cut plan
1 year, 10 months ago

Minnesota GOP minority lawmakers roll out $13B tax cut plan

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Leaders of the Republican minority at the Minnesota Legislature rolled out a $13 billion “Give It Back” plan Tuesday to tap most of the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus for one-time and permanent tax cuts, including rebate checks and fully eliminating taxes on Social Security. The GOP plan would use one-time money for rebate checks of …

Minnesota Senate backs abortion rights after marathon debate
1 year, 11 months ago

Minnesota Senate backs abortion rights after marathon debate

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate voted early Saturday after a marathon debate to write broad protections for abortion rights into state statutes, which would make it difficult for future courts to roll back. Abortion bans have got to go,” while opponents sang the hymn “Amazing Grace.” The authors have dubbed the bill the “PRO Act,” short for “Protect …

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