MN Legislative RSS

• Committee members hear about impact of racism on kids
  The House Select Committee on Racial Justice learned more about underlying problems Tuesday during the second of five planned meetings meant to guide the Legislature as it seeks ways to tackle racism in the state.
• House kicks off series of hearings on racial justice issues
  A 13-member bipartisan group began Tuesday to delve deeper into the how and why of such inequality as part of the new House Select Committee on Racial Justice.
• House again backs governor's emergency powers in special session
  Just like the June, July and August gatherings, the House voted against bringing up a concurrent resolution that would end Gov. Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• House pandemic response committee learns about disparities surrounding the disease
  Health experts on Wednesday briefed lawmakers on the toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on communities of color and the disparities that can make the virus more dangerous to some Minnesotans than others.
• Fourth special session of the year set for Friday
  Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday issued a proclamation calling the House and Senate back to St. Paul at noon, Sept. 11, and noted he intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to help the state continue to quickly an effectively respond to the ongoing pandemic.