Abbey Mulcahy

The House and Senate have passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the percentage of money from the Permanent School Fund given to schools across the state.

A bill designed to prevent sexual grooming by educators in Minnesota has drawn bipartisan support at the Minnesota Capitol.

Republicans in the Minnesota House proposed impeaching Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, both Democrats. The proposal failed on a party-line vote, and Democrats called it a “political circus.” Republicans are also proposing term limits for the governor and  lieutenant governor.

A proposal at the Minnesota Capitol would include wild rice waters in the state’s pesticide management plan. 

Amid a push from the federal government against gender-affirming care and transgender athletes playing girls sports, some state lawmakers say they will work to protect recent gains for LGBTQ+ Minnesotans.

Minnesota lawmakers debated new regulations on autonomous vehicles but were unable to reach consensus, as the self-driving cars appear to be getting closer to operating in the state.

Bills moving in the Minnesota House and Senate would allow nursing homes and assisted living facilities to serve alcohol without a liquor license.

With wolf and elk numbers growing in Minnesota, some lawmakers are looking to restock a fund that pays to compensate farmers whose livestock and crops are damaged by the animals.

A bill moving at the Minnesota Capitol would ban cellphones and smartwatches for students in grades K-8, and prohibit use in the classroom for grades 9-12.