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The Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) amendment was the only statewide ballot measure in Minnesota for 2024. The measure, which passed with over 77% support, extended a 1988 law directing 40% of state lottery proceeds to environmental projects. [18]
California Codes: Various: The state of California has 29 statutory codes. California Law Colorado: Colorado Revised Statutes: Colorado Revised Statutes Connecticut: Connecticut General Statutes: 1958: From the Code of 1650 to the Revision of 1958 (revised to January 1, 2017), 16 complete revisions have been done.
In May, Minnesota joined a growing number of states to pass a law allowing felons to vote, even if they are still on parole or supervised release. The Restore the Vote bill marks the state’s ...
This was the first legislature to be fully DFL-controlled since the 88th Minnesota Legislature in 2013–15. During the first session (2023), the body passed a number of major reforms to Minnesota law, including requiring paid leave, banning noncompete agreements, cannabis legalization, increased spending on infrastructure and environmental protection, modernizing the state's tax code ...
Last year's legislative session, with the DFL in control of both houses of the Minnesota Legislature and the governorship for the first time in a decade, saw a huge wave of new laws in Minnesota ...
Minnesota became the 32nd state of the United States on May 11, 1858. The first constitution was ratified a year prior, in 1857. The legal system of Minnesota, like that of other states, has evolved over time to adapt to the changing social, economic, and political landscape, while also incorporating the federal legal framework set by the United States Constitution.
Recounts in Minnesota are handled by the State Canvassing Board, as needed in the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. According to the Minnesota Statutes, "the state canvassing board shall consist of the secretary of state, two judges of the supreme court, and two judges of the district court selected by the secretary of ...
The Minnesota Constitution is the supreme law in the state. Minnesota Statutes are the general and permanent laws of the state. [1] Minnesota Laws (also referred to as Minnesota Session Laws, Laws of Minnesota, or simply "session laws") are the annual compilation of acts passed by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by the governor of Minnesota, or enacted by the legislature when overriding a ...