Among the changes found in Minnesota’s new election legislation package signed into law on Friday by Democrat Gov. Tim Walz is a gross misdemeanor penalty for those who spread what officials can deem misinformation about elections. Gross misdemeanors are considered harsher than regular misdemeanors and carry jail time of up to one year and fines….
Minnesota’s New Election Legislation Criminalizes What Officials Deem Misinformation
Minnesota Bar Owner Faces $350,000 in Fines for Defying State COVID-19 Restrictions
A Minnesota bar owner lost her business, liquor and food service licenses, and is facing up to $350,000 in fines for violating a governor’s executive order. But the Minnesota Attorney General’s lawsuit doesn’t list any actual harm caused by her actions. “I didn’t break the law; I defied the executive order,” Lisa Monet Zarza told…
Minnesota Gov. Walz, Family Test Positive for COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS—Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has tested positive for COVID-19, along with his wife and teenage son, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. Walz said in a statement that the three of them tested positive on Monday after his son began experiencing mild symptoms over the weekend. The governor and first lady Gwen Walz remain asymptomatic. All three…
Minnesota Representative Defies Calls From Fellow Democrats to Resign
Minnesota’s governor and other high-profile Democrats are calling on a Democrat state representative to resign after abuse allegations surfaced and police body camera footage indicated he misrepresented a traffic stop. But Minnesota Rep. John Thompson says he will not step down from office. Local media found that Thompson was the subject of four allegations of…
Minnesota GOP Calls on Gov. Tim Waltz to ‘Censure Himself’ After Post-Shooting Statement
Minnesota Republicans on Monday accused Gov. Tim Walz of inciting violence with a statement he issued shortly after a 20-year-old was shot in the state over the weekend. Walz, a Democrat, told the public that he was monitoring the situation in Brooklyn Center, where Daunte Wright was shot after resisting arrest. “Gwen and I are…
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