The Minnesota Senate unanimously (66-0) passed its version of an insulin assistance bill today. The bill provides 30 days of emergency insulin to anyone regardless of income as long as they are Minnesota residents and in need of the medicine. Senator Jim Abeler of Anoka said, “this bill needs a little buffing and shining, but […]

Universal background checks on gun sales and a “red flag” law are not part of Senate Republicans’ new package of bills aimed at preventing violence. Senator Warren Limmer of Maple Grove said Tuesday “we have a reality that we have to deal with–we have a divided government. Taking up any extreme gun bill is going […]

“In an urgent attempt to restore service, a staff person diverged from our emergency plan and, in a serious lapse of judgment, linked to a partisan website that contained polling place information.” That’s the statement from Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon’s office after it was reported that Minnesota voters were having issues finding polling […]

So what it does it mean for Minnesota’s early voters who voted for Senator Klobuchar now that she’s suspending her presidential campaign? Secretary of State Steve Simon says in any Minnesota election voters “have until 7 days before the election to ‘claw back’ their ballots if they’ve voted early. So the deadline for clawing back […]

Amy Klobuchar’s campaign is confirming that the Senator is flying to Dallas to join Vice President Biden at his rally tonight where she will suspend her campaign and endorse the Vice President. Carleton College political science analyst Steven Schier says there are likely a number of reasons for Klobuchar’s decision, including “she becomes a possible […]

Protests caused the cancelation of Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar’s rally in St. Louis Park Sunday night. Dozens of demonstrators calling for justice for Myon Burrell took over the stage prior to Klobuchar’s scheduled start time. A spokesman for the Klobuchar campaign explained afterward that “the campaign offered a meeting with the Senator if they would […]

Minnesota’s previously projected $1.3-billion budget surplus has grown to just over $1.5 billion. That’s about a $181 million increase from the last forecast in November. The Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) office unveiled the new number this morning and lawmakers will spend the rest of the legislative session determining what to do with the money. […]

A new report from the state Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) says the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) needs to improve its data gathering practices, for the safety and welfare of prisoners and staff. The report out today says the DOC’s data on violent events in state prisons are inconsistent and incomplete. The report […]

DFL lawmakers and St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell today announced their plan to remove a reference to slavery from the state constitution. In a New Years’ Eve Facebook post, Axtell shared a desire to have the language eliminated. He says the constitution is the guiding document “for how we enforce the law and how […]