Democrats unsuccessful in blocking abortion clinic license requirement
By Minnesota News Network|2021-04-30T07:00:01-05:00April 30th, 2021|
Democrats tried unsuccessfully today (Thurs) to strike a measure requiring abortion clinics in Minnesota be licensed, as the state Senate debated Republicans’ major health-and-human-services funding bill. Ham Lake Republican Michelle Benson says that measure assures…
…”that abortion facilities in Minnesota are safe and licensed.”
But Wayzata Democrat Ann Johnson Stewart says because the bill puts no additional regulations on over a thousand other clinics providing comparable medical services other than abortion…
…”It is clear that it only serves to make it more difficult for Minnesotans to obtain abortion care.”
Bill awaiting vote in MN House would change police arrest warrant procedures, prompted by Daunte Wright killing
By Minnesota News Network|2021-04-28T06:50:02-05:00April 28th, 2021|
Police would handle defendants with outstanding warrants for petty misdemeanors as “sign-and-release” instead of arresting them, under a bill now awaiting a vote in the Democrat-controlled Minnesota House. Cambridge Republican Brian Johnson says it would not have made any difference in the case of Daunte Wright, who had a gross misdemeanor warrant:
“It’s unfortunate that he didn’t comply and just go to jail and things would have been a lot different, but it’s easy to be Monday morning quarterback.”
Bill putting Obamacare into MN law moving forward in Minnesota House
By Minnesota News Network|2021-03-04T05:51:33-06:00March 4th, 2021|
State law would closely duplicate the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, under a bill moving forward in the Democrat-controlled Minnesota House. Duluth Democrat Jennifer Schultz points to pending court challenges:
“If the A-C-A is struck down or big components of it are repealed, we need to be ready.”
But Sartell Republican Tim O’Driscoll says:
“We are speculating on something that may or may not happen, on parts of a law that may or may not be struck down, on a set of moving parts, but we’re gonna try to enshrine this into state statute right now.”
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Feb 4, 2021 8:20 AM
ST.PAUL, MINN. –Â A bill repealing the governor’s emergency order and allowing all Minnesota businesses with COVID safety plans to re-open is moving forward in the Republican-led state Senate, over objections of the Walz administration.
Assistant Health Commissioner Dan Huff told senators, “what happens in one sector of our state, be it in a gym, a bar, a restaurant or other businesses spills over to the rest of our community, including those who are most vulnerable.”
Republican Jason Rarick responds reopening essential businesses didn’t cause a spike in COVIDÂ and other businesses should have that same option.