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House Adopts Robust Amendment To DFL Marijuana Bill Creating Hemp Licensing System
Lawmakers adopted the amendment after concerns from the hemp industry.
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Lawmakers adopted the amendment after concerns from the hemp industry.
It still needs approval from the state Senate and the signature of Gov. Tim Walz to become law.
The Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program Act would establish an automated savings program that would to enroll workers in an IRA.
The bill is patterned after a first-of-its-kind Vermont law.
The former interim Minneapolis police chief has a new assignment.
“This bill puts us one step closer to making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up," the governor said Friday.
Minnesota has a racial disparities problem. This includes education.
The vote resolves "the most contentious labor dispute at the museum in decades."
Dora Zaidenweber testified in support of HF2685, which would require Holocaust and genocide education in middle and high school curricula.
There's a lot of conversation about what victims and survivors of violence want in Minnesota. Some of it might surprise you.
The composition of the Minnesota economy has changed "in subtle, yet important ways" since 2010.
Underage workers work in cold temperatures with dangerous chemicals and have been injured on the job, the Reformer reports.
"As St. Paul parents have become all too aware lately, we continue to see levels of violence in our schools that indicate kids are not OK."
The law limits local government employees’ total compensation to an amount tied to the governor’s salary.
So far, six people have pleaded guilty.
The legislation is well-timed as the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to overturn identical federal laws.
The bill was advanced to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee, and a companion bill is moving through the Senate.
“In this state, hate has no home,” Walz said at the signing while surrounded by Minnesotan families with trans children.
In the United States, transgender people are four times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime.
The companies would have to pay drivers a minimum rate for each fare or cancellation, which is expected to lead to higher consumer prices.