What s at stake as the Minnesota Legislature enters its final week
Tax hikes and the governor s emergency powers are two of several issues on the table as the Legislature enters the final run-up to its May 17 deadline. 1:00 pm, May 7, 2021 ×
The Minnesota Capitol building with statue of Sen. Knute Nelson.
ST. PAUL Wealthy Minnesotans could see their income taxes hiked and working families and businesses could see a tax break.
The state s peacetime emergency could come to a close and the governor s executive orders around COVID-19 could come to an end.
Schools could see a boost in funding and police could face additional rules around their conduct.
The Minnesota Senate approved a bill Monday that would require voters to present photo identification at the polls. In Minnesota, the issue of photo ID was previously addressed in 2012, when Minnesota.
From staff reports
ST. PAUL Both State Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, and Sen. Bill Weber, R-Luverne, lauded a voter ID bill that was approved by the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate on Monday. However, it’s unlikely to receive the same reception in the Democratic-controlled House.
The bill passed the Senate 34-32, with votes falling along party lines.
The legislation calls for Minnesotans to present a valid photo identification for in-person, absentee, and mail-in voting. The bill also establishes a new voter identification card that would be available free of charge to individuals who lack proper identification and cannot afford it. The bill would make Minnesota the 37th state to require some form of identification to vote.
Minnesota Senate GOP passes voter ID requirement GOP-backed bill has little chance to become law May 3, 2021 3:55pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The Minnesota Senate on Monday passed a requirement that voters present photo identification at the polls, a longtime GOP priority with little to no chance of becoming law this year under the state s divided government.
Republican allegations of massive election fraud and Democratic accusations of a nationwide GOP campaign to restrict voting rights were on full display in the hourslong debate before a party-line vote. Millions of Americans are now lacking trust in our system, said state Sen. Scott Newman, a Hutchinson Republican who sponsored the legislation. This is one of the fastest and easiest ways we can restore their faith and protect the rights of all legal voters.
Minnesota Senate GOP passes voter ID requirement Stephen Montemayor, Star Tribune
The Minnesota Senate on Monday passed a requirement that voters present photo identification at the polls, a longtime GOP priority with little to no chance of becoming law this year under the state s divided government.
Republican allegations of massive election fraud and Democratic accusations of a nationwide GOP campaign to restrict voting rights were on full display in the hourslong debate before a party-line vote. Millions of Americans are now lacking trust in our system, said state Sen. Scott Newman, a Hutchinson Republican who sponsored the legislation. This is one of the fastest and easiest ways we can restore their faith and protect the rights of all legal voters.