Alex Derosier
Duluth News Tribune
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Minnesota GOP lawmakers push higher fentanyl penalties in public safety proposal
Republicans have little chance of getting much of their agenda through as the DFL controls state government. → Read More
Walz signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care in Minnesota
The governor took the action as many states across the U.S. consider bills that would restrict doctors from providing minors with hormones or surgery to help people express their gender identities. → Read More
Ex-governors Dayton, Pawlenty say Sanford shouldn't get university hospitals in merger deal
The governors told a senate committee that Minnesota should retain the state's teaching hospital and other university assets should South Dakota-based Sanford Health acquire Fairview Health Services. → Read More
Minnesota House moves on $1.9 billion infrastructure bill; Senate GOP demands tax cuts
“We just want them to know that that bill is going to be dead on arrival because we believe that we need to see some tax cuts tied to that,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson told reporters Monday. → Read More
Lawmakers seek to end Minnesota's minimum gas price rule
Under current state policy, gas sellers are required to add either 8 cents or 6% to the price of a gallon of gas, and can face civil and even criminal penalties for not doing so. → Read More
Deepfake porn, election misinfo would be crime under Minnesota bill
A bill in the Minnesota Legislature would make creating fake pornography of people without their consent a criminal offense. → Read More
Minnesota teams, tribes back new sports betting bill
Legalization would be the most significant expansion of gambling in Minnesota since tribal gaming started three decades ago. → Read More
With DFL trifecta, bills race to Minnesota governor's desk
Already this session, Gov. Tim Walz has signed eight bills into law. Compare that to just one or two, or even no bills at this same point in previous sessions. → Read More
After little action in 2022, $1.9B bonding bill moves early at Minnesota Capitol
Public infrastructure borrowing bills require a three-fifths majority to pass, meaning Republicans — now in the minority — will have more leverage. → Read More
Minnesota House takes up paid 'sick and safe time' bill
A bill sponsored by Rep. Liz Olson, DFL-Duluth, would require all businesses in the state to offer 48 hours of "sick and safe time" each year. → Read More
New Minnesota law mandates 100% clean energy by 2040
North Dakota officials are preparing to file a lawsuit against Minnesota on the grounds that the law interferes with their ability to sell coal and natural gas. → Read More
Minnesota House to vote on extra funding for attorney general criminal division, public defenders
Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s been asking the Legislature for years to give him more funding for the criminal division of his office. → Read More
Minnesota House sends Juneteenth holiday bill to governor's desk
While Minnesota has symbolically recognized Juneteenth in the past, a bill would cement it as an official paid holiday for state employees. → Read More
Walz signs ethnic hair protections into Minnesota law
The CROWN Act adds natural hairstyles and textures to the definition of race in the Minnesota Human Rights Act. → Read More
Minnesota House to vote on driver's licenses for people in US illegally
The “Driver’s Licenses For All” bill would remove the requirement for license applicants to provide proof of citizenship or lawful presence. → Read More
Senate sends ban on race-based hair discrimination to Walz's desk, passes Juneteenth holiday
The CROWN Act adds natural hairstyles and textures to the definition of race in the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Also: A bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday now awaits a vote in the House. → Read More
Walz calls for $3.3 billion in infrastructure spending
The Minnesota Legislature failed to pass a significant public infrastructure borrowing bill during the last session, leaving many local projects on hold. → Read More
Walz signs bill extending unemployment benefits to laid-off miners
Northshore Mining's out-of-work miners exhausted their 26 weeks of unemployment in November. → Read More
Twin Cities-Duluth passenger rail backers propose $99M to kick-start line
The Northern Lights Express, or NLX, would connect downtown Minneapolis to the St. Louis County Depot in Duluth. Stops are planned in Coon Rapids, Cambridge, Hinckley and Superior, Wis. → Read More
Walz pitches $300M for local public safety, $1B for housing, and gun control
The proposals called for expanding affordable health care by establishing a MinnesotaCare public option and more than a billion dollars in affordable housing proposals over the next four years. → Read More