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Minnesotans rightfully expect lawmakers to put the critical needs of their families and communities first. Contrary to the assertion of a Sept. 5 (“DFL’s claim isn’t true on legislative pay”), Minnesota House Republicans went in the opposite direction when they passed a bill that funded the...
The following organizations and associations have endorsed Melissa Hortman in 2018. Education Minnesota, AFSCME Council 5, MN Police and Peace Officers Association, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Planned Parenthood Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota, IBT Joint Council 32, IBEW...
At their 36th Annual Luncheon held on June 11, 2018, Women Winning was excited to premiere their new video “She runs. We win.” It features Angie Craig, Melisa Franzen, House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman, Andrea Jenkins for Ward 8, and Duluth City Council Member Renee Van Nett. The video can be viewed...
May 21, 2018. St. Paul, Minnesota — Tonight, the Minnesota House adjourned sine die. Thanks to DFLers, a bonding proposal was passed along with a pensions bill to stabilize benefits for thousands of Minnesotans. Other important measures including a tax bill and supplemental budget appear to be...
On May 15, during the closing days of the legislative session, House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman responded to Speaker Daudt on the House floor. She pointed out that Republicans claim to stand for jobs and working people when they passed a bonding bill, but the bill left thousands of jobs on the...
On Friday April 28, Representative Melissa Hortman, MN House Minority Leader, and Joyce Peppin, MN House Majority Leader, appeared on TPT's Almanac for bipartisaon discussion of proposed changes to toughen sexual harrassment laws in Minnesota. The video clip from the program can be viewed here.
From minnpost.com, March 23, 2018. But Melissa Hortman, the DFL House Minority Leader who is running the campaign to pick up the 11 seats her party needs to take control of the chamber, said it feels like huge wave of women are stepping up to run this year, many of them for the first time. There...
ST. PAUL, March 19, 2018. Today, House Republicans chose to send the MNLARS fix to conference committee, instead of passing the compromise bill that passed the Minnesota Senate earlier today. House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman released the following statement: “MNLARS has been an issue for seven...
ST. PAUL, March 6, 2018. Today, HF 3320 (Loon) will be heard in the House Education Finance Committee. The bill would authorize schools to use already existing long-term facilities maintenance revenue for school facility safety. The bill gives schools no new funds to improve safety and does nothing...
http://www.minnpost.com, January 14, 2018. On Tuesday, at the start of an annual gathering of all four Minnesota legislative leaders and the governor, Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt took out his cellphone and snapped a photo of the line of reporters who had gathered in a Senate hearing room to...
