Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein, DFL-New Brighton, is optimistic that her Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women task force will come to pass.
Read More »In the Hopper: Ignition interlock; consent defense nullified
A bill that would force more DWI offenders to use ignition interlock devices so their cars will start would also require creation of a new “judge unit.”
Read More »In the Hopper: Catching up on where bills stand at Capitol
A status-check digest on many of the bills we’ve covered so far this session
Read More »In the Hopper: Sexual harassment; felons voting; protecting cops
Rep. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, wants a citizen’s panel to assess sexual harassment complaints at the Capitol and make recommendations for remedying them to the House and Senate Ethics Committees.
Read More »In the Hopper: Highway protests; sentence amelioration; paternity
A bill aimed at keeping people off freeways and preventing them from blocking railways and airport access points is back.
Read More »In the Hopper: Cop audits; mini-omnibus; detaining mentally ill patients
Proposed legislation would help guide law enforcement on publicly accounting for their use of automated license plate reader technology.
Read More »In the Hopper: Nixing nondisclosures; killer kids; gun bills
A bill moving through the Senate would prohibit nondisclosure agreements between abusive officials and their victims.
Read More »In the Hopper: Amendment in trouble, gun legislation, biz bills
Sen. John Marty remains optimistic about his bill to permit governors, in a pinch, to pick their own lieutenant governors
Read More »In the Hopper: Real ID; provisional ballots; ignition interlock
The Legislature finally passed Real ID with no statutory ban on undocumented immigrants getting driver’s licenses.
Read More »In the Hopper: HHS bill; female mutilation; protesters, unmasked
Though destined for a veto, the House and Senate Tuesday both passed an omnibus health and human services bill that cleared conference committee a day earlier.
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