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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 ...
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Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota (2003–2011) and former 2012 Republican presidential candidate [40] Ralph Torres, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2015–2023) [41] Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019) and former 2016 Republican presidential candidate [42]
Tim Walz visits Bemidji Steel in Minnesota, 2024. The 93rd Minnesota Legislature, in session from January 2023 to May 2024, was the first legislature to be fully Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party-controlled since the 88th Minnesota Legislature in 2013–2015.
Steve A. Cwodzinski (/ s w ɒ d ˈ z ɪ n s k i / swod-ZIN-skee; [1] born September 8, 1958) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 49, including Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Committee hearings mostly take place in the Minnesota Senate Building, a 293,000-square-foot (27,200 m 2) office building that opened in January 2016. [13] The $90 million office building, which is north of the State Capitol across University Avenue, includes three committee hearing rooms, offices for all senators and staff, a raised terrace ...
In 1913, Minnesota legislators began to be elected on nonpartisan ballots. This was a historical accident that occurred when a bill to provide for no-party elections of judges, city, and county officers was amended to include the legislature in the belief that it would kill the bill. [7]
A primary election to nominate major party candidates for state offices, federal legislative offices, and several judicial and local offices was held on August 13, 2024. [4] A presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024.