Danny Spewak
Reporter and Multimedia Journalist at KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
@KARE11 reporter covering Minnesota politics and the state capitol. Also, author with @RLPublisher, "From the Gridiron to the Battlefield" and "Cardinal Dreams"
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1 week ago |
kare11.com | Danny Spewak
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — After Rep. Brad Tabke flipped a competitive House district in the Shakopee area to the DFL in the 2018 elections, incoming House Speaker Melissa Hortman called him the "bonus baby" of the Democratic caucus.
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kare11.com | Danny Spewak
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the fall of 1998, a young attorney named Melissa Hortman made her first run for public office. The Blaine High School graduate had been in the headlines a year earlier, when she represented a family on behalf of Central Minnesota Legal Services in a high-profile housing discrimination case.
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kare11.com | Danny Spewak
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — After the legislature completed the state budget in a special session last week, House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman's senior advisor invited me to her office Thursday for a customary post-session interview.
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1 week ago |
kare11.com | Danny Spewak
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — After gaveling out of last week's special session, Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth made her way toward the front of the House Chamber and prepared for an obligatory press conference with media members assembled in the hallway. Before she could exit the chamber, though, she stopped to wave to Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House DFL leader who had been a key partner in helping Demuth deliver a bipartisan state budget this session under unprecedented circumstances.
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2 weeks ago |
kare11.com | Danny Spewak
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Former Veterans Affairs Secretary and Stillwater native Denis McDonough paid a visit to his home state Friday to participate in a DFL town hall for veterans, held at the Bloomington VFW on the eve of President Trump's military parade this weekend. McDonough, who served under the Biden administration, has largely kept a low profile since leaving his post as the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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The completion of the state budget caps one of the most unique years in the history of the Minnesota legislature. The latest from the capitol: https://t.co/LH3DIaXzsn @kare11
The Minnesota House and Senate are both on recess from the one-day special session. They have some big items to tackle tonight, including legislation around taxes and extending tax exemptions for Data Centers, but looks like they're on track to meet the 7 a.m. deadline.
This just passed the Senate, meaning it will head to the governor's desk. The legislature has resolved its most contentious issue but still has plenty more bills on issues like human services, education and taxes to finish by the 7 a.m. deadline.
BREAKING: The Minnesota House just passed a bill to end access to state health-care for undocumented adults, sending it to the Senate. Under a compromise by leadership, DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman offered the lone Democratic vote to pass the measure. @KARE11 https://t.co/kgCTiyHdR7
