House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.
Earlier this month, Minnesota GOP lawmakers had proposed bill HF 11 that calls for the program to be delayed for a year to further discuss an alternative, but a new bill — HF 1241 — introduced more recently would repeal it altogether, with any unspent funds from the program returned to the general fund.
Minnesota Senate Republican leaders demand an apology from Gov. Tim Walz for a comment he made that was caught on tape saying that the country is being "stolen by fascists and Nazis."Senate GOP leaders called his words outrageous and insulting to the millions of Americans who elected Republicans to office.
Two Minnesota GOP Senate leaders called on Gov. Tim Walz to apologize for remarks he made earlier this week in which they claim he compared Republicans to "fascists and Nazis."
More than 1 in 4 Minnesota students was chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days because of unexcused absences or suspensions — last school year.
Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. Spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement Wednesday that Walz instead is considering a run for a third term as governor.
“Our votes weren’t needed, so then our voices weren’t listened to,” House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said. “This is our opportunity to maybe look at some either fixes or tweaks or changes that might need to be made.”
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