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1 week ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer
Six self-described “Blue Dog” Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to weaken the paid sick leave law they supported just two years ago and repeal the benefit for tens of thousands of workers at small farms and micro-businesses. The bill would still need to pass the House and win the signature of Gov. Tim Walz — both very much in doubt — before becoming law.
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1 week ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Shauneen Miranda |Minnesota Reformer
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, underscoring the impact of the dizzying array of cuts, overhauls and proposed changes to the agency on students, families and educators. Sen.
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1 week ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Ashley Murray |Minnesota Reformer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members to temporarily remain in place, while a lower court reviews the policy that advocates and some service members contend illegally targets a group of people.
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1 week ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Michelle Griffith |Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota Sen. Matt Klein, DFL-Mendota Heights, a Mayo doctor first elected to the Legislature in 2016, announced Tuesday he’s running for Rep. Angie Craig’s congressional seat in the 2nd District.
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2 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | J. Patrick Coolican |Minnesota Reformer
State Sen.
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2 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Paige Gross |Minnesota Reformer
Education software experts say they’re cautiously optimistic about a Trump administration drive to incorporate AI into classrooms, but such a program needs clear goals, specific rules — and enough money to fund the costly systems. “AI is, inherently, really expensive,” said Ryan Trattner, CEO of AI-assisted studying tool Study Fetch.
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2 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Michelle Griffith |Minnesota Reformer
Keri Heintzeman, director of President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District and the wife of state Rep. Josh Heintzeman, easily won Tuesday’s special election for Senate District 6. Unofficial election returns show Heintzeman won the special election by double digit percentage points. Heintzeman will replace former Sen. Justin Eichorn, who resigned last month following his arrest on federal charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
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2 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer
Just two years after Minnesota became the first state to extend unemployment insurance to school bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teachers’ aids, Democratic legislators are considering eliminating the benefit after summer 2028 to reach a budget deal with Republicans.
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3 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Christopher Ingraham |Minnesota Reformer
On Sunday, U.S. House Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District repeatedly dodged straightforward questions about whether the U.S. president has the legal power to “deport” U.S. citizens, or whether he would be supportive of such a move. The question has arisen recently, as President Donald Trump suggested his administration could “deport” U.S. citizens. “The homegrowns are next,” Trump said last week during a meeting with El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele.
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3 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Paige Gross |Minnesota Reformer
It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, the message said. “It said, ‘you must call Microsoft right away, or else, you’re in danger of losing everything,’” Hall said.
