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By Jessie Van Berkel Star Tribune October 15, 2020. Photo by Glen Stubbe. The Minnesota House passed a nearly $1.9 billion public works infrastructure package Wednesday that lawmakers and workers in the construction industry heralded as a critical economic stimulus amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The...
Representative Melissa Hortman is proud to be endorsed by these outstanding organizations in 2020. AFL-CIO MinnesotaAFSCME Council 5AFSCME Council 65Conservation Minnesota Voter CenterEducation MinnesotaIBEW Local Union 292IBEW Minnesota State CouncilInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint...
St. Paul, Minnesota — Today, the House Select Committee on Minnesota’s Pandemic Response and Rebuilding held a hearing on the disparate health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color. “It is clear that COVID-19 is having a much greater negative impact on Minnesota’s communities of...
Today, House and Senate DFLers unveiled the 2020 edition of the Minnesota Values Project, an initiative designed to engage legislators, Minnesotans, and community groups in a conversation about the future of our state. The Minnesota Values Project was started in 2017 when House DFLers traveled the...
Today, the Minnesota House approved the Minnesota Police Accountability Act. The legislation, authored by members of the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus, contains strong police accountability reforms and measures to ensure racial justice. “Since George Floyd’s death, the Minnesota...
The Minnesota House of Representatives today voted to declare racism a public health crisis. According to the official resolution voted upon today, the declaration applies to the entire state and affirms that the Minnesota House will be an active participant in the dismantling of racism. It creates...
St. Paul, Minnesota — Today, the Minnesota House Select Committee on Minnesota’s Pandemic Response and Rebuilding held its first hearing, focusing on workplace safety for nurses during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The Select Committee is looking at the impact of the pandemic on Minnesota,...
This afternoon, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a package of COVID-19 economic security legislation. The bill, HF 1507, contains provisions for housing assistance, a temporary wage increase for personal care assistants, funding to expand broadband access, and small business loans. “...
St. Paul, Minnesota — This afternoon, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a package of legislation to assist Minnesotans coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and its related disruptions. The House also enacted a temporary rule allowing members to vote on legislation remotely during the...
House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park), Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (DFL-Golden Valley) and DFL legislators previewed the Minnesota House DFL’s priorities for the 2020 session. The video can be viewed here.
