On Wednesday, Minnesota Representative Jim Joy (R-Hawley) introduced a new bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would help small businesses with their local advertising expenses. Representative Joy tells us more about his bill, and why he feels it is necessary. The first reading of the bill was on Wednesday, and it was referred…
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The Minnesota House GOP Caucus pushed for the Minnesota Legislature to pass a pair of bills in the Houses that they hope will help address Minnesota’s “fraud problem”. Representative Jim Nash (R-Waconia) tells us more about their first of the two bills called HF3. The second bill being pushed by the GOP Caucus called HF23…
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The Minnesota Legislative Committee Deadline is set for early April, and legislators down in St Paul are trying to get their bills through committees so that they can be heard on the House and Senate floors for 2025. One of those Legislators is Rep. John Burkel (R-Badger) who has a number of bills in committee.…
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The Minnesota February Forecast was released on Thursday, and area legislators aren’t feeling too confident about the findings. Minnesota District 1A Representative John Burkel (R-Badger) gives his initial reaction to the forecast, and tells us how it affects things moving forward. Burkel says it’s going to take a lot of work to turn this budget…
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During a press conference on Wednesday Representative Matt Bliss (R-Pennington) pushed for the Minnesota House of Representatives to pass a law that aims to change Minnesota’s “Duty to retreat” law. Rep. Bliss tells us more about his bill, and what he hopes it accomplishes. Rep. Bliss also talked about a recent case in Minnesota that…
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Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives are attempting to put a one year delay on the Minnesota Paid Leave Law that was passed during the 2023 legislative session, and goes into effect on January 1 2026. During a press conference on Monday, House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman made it clear that Democrats oppose any…
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A group of Minnesota Legislators are attempting to pass a bill that would repeal the governor of Minnesota’s powers to declare an emergency. During a bill hearing in the House Military Affairs Division Bill Author Rep. Drew Roach (R-Farmington) told us more about his bill HF26, and why it was something he wanted to address. …
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On January 1 new restrictions in charitable gaming e-tabs were put into effect due to their similarities to slot machines, and organizations are already feeling the effects. On Wednesday morning House Republicans held a press conference to announce their intentions of getting this new legislation reversed. Bill Author Rep. Bjorn Olson (R-Fairmont) tells us more…
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Democrats have ended their session boycott in the Minnesota House Representatives, which means that Legislation can start moving through committees. Representative Steve Gander (R-East Grand Forks) tells us more about his priorities for the remainder of the session, which includes fraud prevention and cutting government spending. Gander says he would also like to get some…
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After a standoff over who controls the Minnesota House of Representatives, House Democrats and Republicans agreed to a deal that will give Republicans temporary control and the Speaker of the House position for the next two years. Rep Steve Gander (R-East Grand Forks) gives jis reaction to the new deal. Gander says this agreement will…
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