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Minnesota Republicans Demand Walz Condemn, Fire DNR Staffer Who Cheered Trump Assassination Attempt

July 31, 2024July 30, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Prominent Minnesota Republicans are demanding Democratic Gov. Tim Walz terminate the employment of a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) official who cheered the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, arguing that failure to do so would constitute an endorsement of political violence.

State Sens. Andrew Matthews, Steve Drazkowski, Cal Bahr, and State Reps. Pam Altendorf, Shane Mekeland, and Ben Davis issued a joint statement in which they pushed for Walz to act. The statement referred to the assassination attempt as “a disturbing example of political violence and Americans rightly were disturbed by the attack, regardless of political affiliation.”

State Republicans Introduce Bill to Save Uber and Lyft After Minneapolis Vote

March 20, 2024March 19, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Minnesota Republicans have introduced a bill that would prohibit local governments from regulating rideshare companies after Uber and Lyft said they plan to leave portions of the metro area May 1.

That’s the day a new ordinance passed by the Minneapolis City Council setting minimum compensation standards for rideshare drivers is set to take effect.

Minnesota Republicans Run into DFL Roadblock in Attempt to Fast-Track Passage of School Resource Officers Fix

February 14, 2024February 13, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives wasted no time in the opening moments of the 2024 legislative session in attempting to fast-track passage of a seemingly bipartisan proposal to fix a new law enacted last year that has hampered the work of school resource officers in several public schools across the state.

But the author of that bill ended up being the GOP’s biggest stumbling block in attempting to pass it on the House floor Monday.

Minnesota Republicans Criticize Scope of Universal School Meals Program as Price Tag Revealed

January 28, 2023January 27, 2023 Admin

A universal school lunch bill that’s fast-tracking its way through the Minnesota Legislature received an official price tag this week.

HF5/SF123 would ensure all K-12 students are served free breakfast and lunch in public schools, regardless of family income. It would also cost the state $387 million over the next two years and nearly $419 million in the subsequent two-year budget cycle. That’s according a non-partisan fiscal analysis provided to legislators in the House Education Finance Committee on Wednesday.

GOP-Aligned Group Spent Money Against Endorsed, Incumbent Minnesota Republicans Again

November 30, 2022November 29, 2022 Admin

A Republican-aligned committee once again spent money against two Republican candidates for the Minnesota House of Representatives, with both of them going on to lose to their Democratic challengers in the general election.

The Minnesota Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund, an independent expenditure committee affiliated with the Minnesota Jobs Coalition, spent a combined $55,134 in TV and direct mail advertising against incumbent Rep. Erik Mortensen and newcomer Mark Bishofsky during their primary elections, according to data from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

Minnesota Republicans Plan to Address Forced Masking in School

February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 Minnesota Sun Staff

Young girl with brown hair wearing black mask

Republican lawmakers in Minnesota have set out their priorities for the upcoming legislative session beginning Monday.

One of them is to address the issue of forced masking in classrooms across the state.

At a Wednesday press conference announcing the Senate GOP’s priorities, Sen. Roger Chamberlain stated that in the educational sphere they will focus on getting “back to basics.”

Republicans on Track to Retain Control of Minnesota Senate

November 6, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Despite millions of dollars being spent against them, Republicans are on track to retain control of the Minnesota Senate, meaning Gov. Tim Walz will have to finish out the remainder of his term with a divided Legislature.

Democrats won an open seat in Senate District 44 and are on track to unseat Sen. Dan Hall in Burnsville, but Republican Zack Duckworth defeated Sen. Matt Little of Lakeville.

Republicans Sue Minnesota Over Eight-Day Extension to Count ‘Late’ Ballots

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Republicans in the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit after the state government announced that late mail-in ballots could be counted up to 8 days after Election Day, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon.

The plaintiffs in the suit are state representative Eric Lucero (R-Minn.) and elector James Carson (R-Minn.), who sued Secretary of State Steve Simon, the man who ultimately made the decision to extend the ballot-counting deadline by just over a week. The lawsuit points out that such a decision being made by one statewide official violates the U.S. Constitution because it failed to consult the state legislature, and also allows for the counting of ballots that have “no post mark and no evidence of having been cast on November 3rd.”

Kendall Qualls Gains Momentum, Qualifies for Highest Level of the NRCC Young Guns Program

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Momentum continues to increase for Minnesota Republican Candidate for Congress Kendall Qualls who is challenging the first-term Democrat Dean Phillips.

Jennifer Carnahan: In 2020, Republican Women Have a Strong Tradition to Uphold

August 22, 2019August 21, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Ninety-nine years ago, Republican women advanced a movement begun in the West to a national audience, using the new 19th Amendment to register women to vote all over the country.