A straightforward explanation and defense of the new state flag …
Mar 8, 2024 · RED LAKE — In December, the State Emblems Redesign Commission, which was created by the Legislature, adopted the new Minnesota state flag.The new flag is brilliantly blue — like the sky above us and the waters around us. The color “Minnesota Blue” was chosen for the abstract shape of Minnesota as part of the new state flag.
In a trial that could determine the Minnesota House majority, was …
Dec 16, 2024 · During the first day of a bench trial that could determine control of the Minnesota House, a key question emerged about 20 missing ballots upon which the race and the contested result now hinge: Do we know which Shakopee residents cast those missing ballots? In House District 54A, which includes Shakopee, Rep. Brad Tabke won […]
Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12
Nov 11, 2024 · An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon Solutions project that would pass through states including South Dakota and store millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. A final decision from the Minnesota Public Utilities …
Republicans win MN House majority, for now, after judge rules …
Dec 20, 2024 · District Court Judge Leonardo Castro on Friday ruled that Democrat Curtis Johnson did not meet the residency requirement to serve in the Minnesota House, enjoining him from receiving an election certificate and saying the seat should be filled through a special election. Castro, in a blistering opinion, said Johnson did not meet the requirement that […]
Latest 2024 farm income forecast shows overall decrease from 2023
Dec 3, 2024 · Farm income is forecasted to have decreased in 2024 by 4% from 2023, largely because of a decrease in cash receipts, or the gross income, from the sale of commodity crops, according to the December update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm income forecast.. Carrie Litkowski, the farm income team leader with USDA Economic Research Service, presented the latest update in a webinar ...
Crime falls again in 2024 • Minnesota Reformer
4 days ago · Crime in major categories receded in 2024, again, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Minnesota law enforcement agencies reported 165 homicides last year, down from the 181 recorded in 2023. Because of delays in reporting, the 2024 figure is likely to increase slightly once final data is published later this year, […]
House Democrats, Secretary of State are suing House GOP …
4 days ago · The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday to get to the bottom of one question: How many Minnesota House members need to be physically present at the Capitol to legally conduct business? Minnesota House Democrats and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon are suing House Republicans and asking the Supreme Court to find […]
Trump’s defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho …
Nov 26, 2024 · Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy.. Hegseth is a member of a Tennessee congregation affiliated with Christ Church, a controversial congregation in Moscow, Idaho, that has become a leader in the movement to get more Christianity in the public ...
House Republicans move to hire legislator’s colleagues for legal ...
Jan 16, 2025 · Minnesota House Republicans voted to hire three lawyers from Rep. Harry Niska’s law firm to represent the chamber in a lawsuit brought by House Democrats as the two sides battle over control of the chamber. Republican members of the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, currently chaired by Niska, unanimously approved a …
Constitutional crisis: House Republicans elect speaker after Simon ...
Jan 14, 2025 · The unprecedented start of the legislative session went on with the usual pomp and formality of years prior. As if the Democratic half of the chamber weren’t empty, and the rules on how to proceed not the source of vehement dispute. Secretary of State Steve Simon, as the statutorily mandated ...