Legislation is a first step in ensuring nurse and patient safety in Minnesota hospitals
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – On the last day of the 2023 Legislative Senate Monday, the Senate passed a bipartisan package aimed to help the difficult situation facing nurses across the state. The package, called the Nurse and Patient Safety Act, passed in a bipartisan vote of 40-25.
$3 billion includes renters credit, child tax credit, public safety, and help for fixed income seniors
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – In a 34-33 vote Sunday, the Senate passed a tax bill that will deliver $3 billion back to Minnesotans in tax credits and rebates with a focus on working families, seniors, and property tax relief.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota will become the 23rd state in the country to have legalized adult-use cannabis following the passage early Saturday morning of HF 100 in a 34-32 vote. The bill paves the way for the creation of a regulated cannabis market and includes the automatic expungement of the criminal records of tens of thousands of Minnesotans with low-level cannabis convictions in their past.
Senate DFL Judiciary and Public Safety budget includes historic funding for judiciary staffing needs, crime prevention efforts, and support for law enforcement partners
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – On Friday, Senator Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester) voted yes to pass expanded background checks and extreme risk prevention orders included in the Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee Report. These widely supported gun violence prevention measures have been shown to reduce rates of gun violence and reduce gun deaths.
Program would make Minnesota 12th state to offer statewide leave program; would provide up to 20 weeks of leave for Minnesotans to care for themselves or loved ones
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota workers will be able to care for a loved one, newborn child, or themselves with 12 weeks of leave thanks to passage of a statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave program Monday in a 34-33 vote.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesotans will have an easier time voting, better protections at the polling place, and more transparency in campaign finance thanks to Governor Tim Walz signing into law the Democracy for the People Act Friday. The legislation, chief authored in the Senate by Senator Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester) and in the House by Representative Emma Greenman (DFL-Minneapolis), is a transformational package of reforms that will strengthen Minnesota’s democracy.