Minnesota
Minnesota House Democratic leader, husband dead after targeted shooting
Minnesota Legislature passes gloomy $66B budget
“The budget we are passing will fund the services Minnesotans rely on to live their daily lives, including care for people with disabilities and seniors, maintenance for roads and bridges, funding for courts and correctional facilities, and support for veterans” -- Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul
Gov. Tim Walz calls special legislative session for Monday
“The finalized bills will be conveyed to the House and Senate on Monday, June 9, 2025, and must be voted upon or passed by both bodies before 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025,” the agreement states.
AG Ellison condemns federal raid in Minneapolis
The raid was Minnesota’s first under President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Task Force, which he established via executive order on the first day of his second term, according to a statement from ICE, which called it a “groundbreaking criminal operation.”
Nurses demand higher staffing from Minnesota hospitals
By Max Nesterak
Ericka Helling is used to being attacked on the job. She’s been bitten, slapped, kicked.
“And that’s just a part of the day,” said Helling, a 27-year veteran nurse in the intensive care unit at M Health Fairview’s Southdale Hospital.
She considers herself lucky.
Minnesota legislative session ends, still with a long to-do list
By Michelle Griffith
A narrowly divided Legislature adjourned Monday without completing a state budget for the next two years, ending the session just as it began: with rancorous finger pointing.
The session started with the Minnesota Supreme Court settling a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over control of the House,