Celebration outside Senate Chamber after MN Senate passes Restore the Vote, a bill that returns voting rights to 50,000-plus persons currently on probation for felony offenses.
Gov. Walz to reporters: “I think the politicization of masks will go down in history as one of the worst things that ever happened to this country. It cost us lives.”
This is part of the contingent of Somali Trump supporters here in St. Cloud. Some of them will be seated behind the former president on the stage later tonight.
Gov. Walz warned Senate Republicans they’ll face a political backlash in 2026 if they vote against the two gun bills. This came after a reporter asked whether all 34 Democrats can risk voting for those bills.
Minnesota @Ilhan joined Indigenous Water Protectors group at Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline protest site near Palisade, MN. She said she’ll continue to press Gov. Walz and President Biden to reverse state and federal decisions on permits
Woman with Trump flag pulled over by state troopers after driving across the State Capitol lawn, during pro-Thompson press conference. She’s shouting at troopers “I am a white woman! There is only one race!”