Despite concern over increased air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and the potential to harm endangered species, a bipartisan group of Midwest governors and fuel industry leaders are pushing the federal government to approve increased ethanol sales this summer.
A change to the city’s zoning laws, which could take effect later this year, could soon allow triplexes on single-family lots.
In November, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service issued a rule to put the northern long-eared bat on the endangered species list.
It was an unusually public last-minute change, and it drew discontent and disappointment from many Democrats.
“Here in Minnesota, when we talk about freedom, we talk about having your children be free to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in their schools,” Walz said during his State of the State speech.
The program, which has an overall cap of $2 million, is modeled after similar e-bike incentive programs in Colorado that have been popular among consumers.
Council members who support rent control hope to convince the mayor to at least let the issue pass through to the voters if they couldn’t muster a veto-proof majority.
DFL lawmakers in both the House and Senate have been lukewarm about the coalition’s proposal as they tout spending proposals that are more specific in how money is used and by whom.
The House tax bill released Monday represents House Democrats’ view that wealthy individuals and corporations don’t pay their fair share and that any tax relief should be aimed at those at the lowest incomes.
North Minneapolis, which has a history of troubled property ownership, accounts for more than 40% of the city’s violations — despite containing just 15% of the city’s housing stock.
The 75-cent fee would have raised more than $150 million a year and was seen as an alternative to higher gas taxes, which have been politically unpopular and not increased since 2008.
While the constitutional update is flying somewhat under the radar at the Capitol given a record $17.5 billion surplus, legislation to renew lottery money for the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund could be among the more notable policies under consideration this year.
The Metropolitan Council has been mired in controversy and criticism, much of it resulting from the lengthy, pricey and troubled Southwest Light Rail Transit project.
Her background as former Planned Parenthood executive gave Senate Democrats an experienced and authoritative voice on women’s reproductive issues when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
Since the pandemic, demand for food, cash and health programs has surged. But applicants have faced long waits on phone hotlines — and when they show up for help at a county office, workers say they often must turn them away.
Planned Parenthood clinics and other facilities that provide abortion services in Minnesota have been preparing for an adverse ruling by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk by assuring patients that medication abortions will continue to be offered.
Democrats in control of all three branches of government have plenty of unanswered questions left to address, starting with the Big One: how, exactly, they plan to spend a Paul Bunyan-sized $17.5 billion surplus.
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s takeover of the case seems to counter Ellison’s stance during last year’s re-election campaign, when he criticized the idea of circumventing a county attorney without their permission.
The DNR has asked to hike the cost of fishing licenses, boat registrations, park passes and more. That has split even some Democrats who control the Minnesota Legislature given Minnesota’s $17.5 billion surplus.
The program would put Minnesota in league with 11 other states that have pioneered the coverage. It is important to the DFL majorities in the House and Senate, as indicated by the bill numbers assigned — Senate File 2 and House File 2. Only the bill codifying abortion rights received a lower number.
