2 天之前 · Minnesota House Republicans’ refusal to guarantee they’ll seat the fairly elected Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, should be viewed for what it is: an undemocratic power grab. Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers are right to do everything they can to thwart it. Thankfully, on January 24, the Minnesota Supreme Court backed the DFL House caucus, ruling that Republicans’ attempt […]

6 天之前 · Ken Martin elected chair of Democratic National Committee on first ballot BY: J. Patrick Coolican - February 1, 2025 Longtime Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee Saturday in a commanding first ballot victory, vaulting him to the national stage while leaving a major hole to fill for local Democrats.

14 小时之前 · In a legal saga that highlights the complex, sometimes muddled interplay between state and tribal jurisprudence, a longtime elected official of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has succeeded in overturning a three-decade-old criminal conviction that upended his political career. Following a favorable ...

2025年1月29日 · Negotiations to resolve a power struggle for control of the Minnesota House have stalled, which likely means a continued boycott by Democratic-Farmer-Labor members that’s now more than two weeks old. The new normal in the House, which is currently home to 67 Republicans and 66 Democrats: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, presiding over a […]

5 天之前 · On a summer day in 2021, the Minnesota Senate minority leader was lying in a ditch next to an upside down Jeep Cherokee and trying to reach Ken Martin. “Is Ken your husband?” a state trooper asked then-Sen. Melisa López Franzen as paramedics strapped her onto a backboard to carry her to an ambulance. “Ken […]

2025年1月24日 · In a major victory for Minnesota House Democrats Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that 68 House members must be present for a quorum, which means the lower chamber has had no official proceedings during a Democratic boycott. House Republicans have been meeting since the opening of the session on Jan. 14, when they elected […]

2025年1月6日 · Editor’s note: This is the third installment in the Reformer’s series introducing readers to the 22 new Minnesota House members and one state senator. Read our first and second installment. A judge last month ruled that Rep.-elect Curtis Johnson didn’t live in his district and was therefore ineligible to serve, meaning that lawmakers will gavel […]

2024年12月13日 · On this score, state government finally seems to be awakening from a stupor. Just consider the evolution at the Department of Human Services since June, when then-Reformer reporter Deena Winter asked the agency about skyrocketing growth in the number of autism treatment providers and spending in the past five years.“I don’t think we are surprised or particularly disturbed by the rate of ...

2024年11月21日 · Voters on Nov. 5 elected 22 new members of the Minnesota House, including 14 freshmen Republicans and eight new Democratic-Farmer-Labor members. The Minnesota House is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans 67-67, meaning that each new member can wield considerable influence not typically seen among freshman legislators. New members typically follow the lead of their […]

2024年11月15日 · Editor’s note: Over the next couple weeks, the Reformer will be introducing readers to the 22 new state House members and one new state senator. Voters on Nov. 5 elected 22 new members of the Minnesota House, including 14 freshmen Republicans and eight new Democratic-Farmer-Labor members. The Minnesota House is …