Rep. Bud Nornes, who heads the Higher Education Committee, tells KSTP-TV the issue does not require emergency hearings but he’s open to discussing it during the regular legislative session.
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A 53-year-old man died after being pinned between a combine and a corn head.
Spotify was ruled to make sure it doesn't play in front of kids.
Six deer died in Goodhue County.
Denise and James Closs' deaths have been ruled as homicides.
The buckles can break, posing a safety risk to babies.
Shortal was bullied by a Bachman's employee.
The Ellisons tried to block its release, citing privacy concerns.
Canada is just the 2nd nation to approve a nationwide regulated pot market.
It follows an assault on a GOP candidate on Friday.
It follows an attack ad that ran last week.
Excelsior Blvd. is closed at Fairview Ave. until about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
A legislative subcommittee is considering rejecting a labor agreement the Dayton administration has reached with state employee unions. But Thursday's hearing on the issue wound up putting subcommittee chairman Mike Parry - who's campaigning for Congress - on the defensive.
The first of eight public hearings will be held Tuesday night in Bloomington. The meetings are one of the steps towards redrawing congressional and legislative district lines.
Current law requires drivers to move over a lane when approaching emergency vehicles. A bill moving through the House would allow drivers to simply "slow down" when passing emergency vehicles. The bill's author, Republican Rep. Mike Beard, says anecdotal evidence suggests the current rules could be doing more harm than good.
Some Republican state lawmakers want to hold hearings to discuss whether the governor has the authority to let day-care workers form unions. But Dayton says holding hearings before he's even decided whether to take action is just a political show.
A Delta flight with dozens of Minneapolis high school students on board made an emergency landing just minutes after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. The plane landed safely at John F. Kennedy Airport. No one was injured. The emergency came after the pilot smelled smoke.
GOP leaders sent a request to Gov. Dayton Friday asking for more information on the recent paroles of two convicted murderers. Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers wants a legislative hearing to review the two paroles of Timothy Eling -convicted of a 1982 cop killing- and John Scruggs- believed to have ordered the execution of a teenage girl.
A Senate joint committee today is holding another hearing on a possible new home for the Minnesota Vikings. Leaders are discussing possible ways to pay for a facility.
Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar voted to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act in a Senate committee hearing Thursday. The repeal effort still needs to pass on the Senate floor and faces challenges in the Republican-controlled House.