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The official Twitter account of the Minnesota Senate DFL Majority.
Joined June 2010
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After more than 15 hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate has passed the Protect Reproductive Options Act. Next step: @GovTimWalz’s signature.
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Moments ago the Minnesota Senate passed HF 100 in a 34-32 vote. As soon as it receives the Governor’s signature, Minnesota will become the 23rd state in the country with legal adult-use cannabis.
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Welcome back to Minnesota, @POTUS!. We’re proud of the work we’re doing to create new manufacturing jobs and a clean energy future. Thanks to the work of the Biden Administration, we’ve got the weight of the federal government behind our efforts.
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No amount of lead is safe. On a vote of 62-2, the Senate has approved Senator Jen McEwen's bill to allocate $240 million to begin replacing all lead water pipe lines in the state of Minnesota.
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As other states roll back the rights & freedoms of their residents, Minnesota is charting a different path. Moments ago, the Senate DFL Majority passed the Trans Refuge Act — an historic step forward that sends a message to the Trans community that you are welcome in Minnesota.
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BREAKING: The Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act passes in the Minnesota Senate establishing an emergency insulin assistance program. #mnleg
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A bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis and automatically expunge non-felony records is receiving its first hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The majority of Minnesotans agree: the current cannabis laws in MN are doing more harm than good. It's time to #LegalizeIt.
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Moments ago, the Senate DFL majority voted to legalize adult-use cannabis and expunge non-felony cannabis convictions.
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The Senate has just passed legislation banning conversion therapy for minors in Minnesota. Thank you Senator Dibble for your years of work to make today happen!.
Sen. Scott Dibble (D-Minneapolis) introduces HF 16, a bill that would prohibit conversion therapy. #mnleg
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17 years. Remembering you today, Senator Paul Wellstone. 1944-2002
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The power of our youth— they did this. They organized this. It's up to all of us to take action and make a change. #ClimateStrike #mnleg
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The vote is in! @MelisaFranzen has been elected to the leadership position after @SusanKentMN announced earlier this month that she was stepping down. Join us in welcoming Leader Lopez Franzen to their new position as our caucus Leader. #mnleg
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Questioning pregnant people’s ability to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions regarding their own body is insulting. Restricting their right to do so is barbaric. It’s time to pass the Pro Act. @ErinMayeQuade
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📣 Just now: The Senate DFL Majority has voted to restore inalienable rights, to protect democracy, and for restorative justice. #RestoreTheVoteMN has passed the Minnesota Senate!
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📢 BREAKING: SENATE REPUBLICANS PULL BILL ATTACKING LGBTQ YOUTH. Senate Republicans removed their harmful bill, S. F. 2909, from today’s agenda.
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No child in Minnesota should go hungry at school. And now, they won't have to. @SenGustafson's bill to provide lunch and breakfast to all k-12 students has passed in the Minnesota Senate! #mnleg
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“We in the Minnesota Senate welcome you. We love you. We will be with you. Minnesota is your home.” 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #mnleg
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Not only will HF 100 legalize adult-use cannabis, it will provide automatic expungement of criminal records for tens of thousands of Minnesotans who have been convicted of low-level cannabis offenses.
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Senator @MaryKunesh9 welcomes Congresswomen @IlhanMN, @AyannaPressley, @RashidaTlaib, and @CoriBush to Minnesota! .#mnleg
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Today, we would like to honor the late Senator Paul Wellstone on what would have been his 74th birthday. Happy Birthday, Paul! #mnleg
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🧵THREAD: Today, the Senate will hold its first hearing for Paid Family and Medical Leave. This is long overdue, but with a Senate DFL Majority and Trifecta, there's finally a light up ahead.
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🧵HAPPENING NOW:.Senate DFLers are attempting to move a bill that would legalize adult-use recreational cannabis and have the long overdue debate Senate Republicans have continued to block.
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As a father, a physician, and a friend, Commerce Chair Matt Klein knows that banning the so-called practice of conversion therapy is long overdue. That’s why the Senate DFL is proud that this bill’s next stop is the Senate floor.
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader @KariDziedzic addressed members of the media this afternoon, surrounded by the most diverse Senate caucus in Minnesota history.
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From 2023 to 2024, we served over 48 million breakfasts and 102 million lunches to students. These numbers make it clear: Universal School Meals have been a resounding success for Minnesota! #nationalschoollunchweek
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"That’s going to allow me to feel my humanity so much more.". That's why we made restoring the vote a priority. Now 55,000 Minnesotans who were previously ineligible to vote can cast a ballot. We believe in expanding freedoms, not taking them away.
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Simply put, legislators need to let doctors be doctors. Politicians should not be interfering with private medical decisions between patients and their healthcare providers. @ErinMayeQuade
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Kids don't have to pay for soap or paper towels in school, and now they won't have to pay for menstrual products either. Thanks to the advocacy of our students, menstrual products will now be free for students in our schools!
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Senate DFLers are ready to protect reproductive rights and support Minnesota's families. #mnleg
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This morning, @SenGustafson's bill (SF 123) to provide universal free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 students passed the Senate Finance Committee. Next stop: the Senate floor for final vote!
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"The prohibition of cannabis is a failed system that has not achieved the desired goals and has had incredible costs for our communities, especially for communities of color." - @Lindsey_Port. It's time to legalize, regulate, and expunge. #mnleg #LegalizeIt
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Conversion therapy is barbaric, regressive, and has been classified as torture by the United Nations. It, or any practice that dehumanizes LGBTQ+ youth, has no place in Minnesota. Just now, Sen. Dibble's bill to ban #ConversionTherapy successfully passed the HHS Committee.
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With today’s passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave, no Minnesotan will have to choose between a paycheck and caring for themselves or a loved one. Thank you for your tireless work, Senator @DrAliceMann!
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There is no place for hate, bigotry, or violence against any member of the LGTBQ community, and our hearts are with the victims of last night’s shooting in Colorado Springs.
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📣 @JenMcEwenMN just offered the Pro-Act which codifies an individual’s right to make private, individual decisions about reproductive health care, including contraception, abortion, and pregnancy.
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The Senate DFL is proud to introduce our newly sworn-in members! Welcome to the Senate DFL majority!
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It's time to repeal Minnesota's outdated, archaic, and unconstitutional abortion restrictions. Senator @ErinMayeQuade is leading the way to get it done!
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RELEASE: Senate DFL Leader Susan Kent Calls for Senate Majority Leader Gazelka’s Resignation Amid Reports of Lack of COVID-19 Precautions, Outbreak, Cover-up #mnleg
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One size certainly does not fit all – just like the GOP preemption bill doesn't fit with our MN values. We support #localcontrol #mnleg
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This year, the Senate DFL proposed 21 new criminal justice reform bills led by members of color. Not a single one got a hearing from Senate Republicans.
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Reproductive freedom was a top priority for Minnesota's voters and it's a top priority for us. The Reproductive Freedom Caucus is committed to carrying comprehensive abortion protections through the finish line. We are so close. #mnleg
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When Republicans controlled the Senate, they had an opportunity to use the budget surplus to make meaningful improvements in the lives of Minnesotans. Instead, they gave up on our state and walked away. "We won't walk away." - @KariDziedzic
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The Senate DFL Majority is taking up three bills today to protect the rights of Minnesotans:. — Conversion Therapy Ban.— Reproductive Freedom Defense Act.— Trans Refuge Bill. We are making sure Minnesota remains a place where people have the freedom to get the care they need.
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Even a snowstorm couldn't stop Minnesotans from coming to the Capitol to rally in support of Driver's Licenses for All. After hours of debate, #DL4A has passed in the Senate and is headed to @GovTimWalz's desk to be signed into law.
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Senator @Lindsey_Port's bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis and automatically expunge non-felony records is being heard in the Jobs and Economic Development Committee. Let's keep it moving! #LegalizeIt.
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CA: Sexual Assault. Although we wish this weren't true, not every child has a parent or guardian who would support them in getting necessary medical care. The PRO Act protects everyone, regardless of their age, in accessing the reproductive care they need. @NicoleM_4Senate
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Senate DFLers are wasting no time at all. To kick off the week, we are holding hearings for two bills that offer protections for hardworking Minnesotans:.
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📚@MelisaFranzen: “The bills brought to the floor today by Senate Republicans are completely insufficient to address the problems our school districts are facing.”. With an historic $9 billion surplus, we should invest in our public schools — not use them to play politics.
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Tomorrow morning, the Senate will take up @JenMcEwenMN's Protect Reproductive Options Act to pass our existing abortion protections into state law.
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Conversion therapy is a dangerous & discredited practice trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity under the false premise that being LGBTQ is a mental illness. @ScottDibble is the chief author of legislation that bans this dangerous practice in MN #mnleg
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For three years, Senator @JohnMarty fought to receive a hearing for his bill to crack down on catalytic converter theft. Today, with a DFL Majority, the Senate passed this long overdue public safety measure. We are committed to doing the work of making our communities safer.
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Senator Kari Dziedzic led our caucus through a historic legislative session that will improve the lives of Minnesotans for years to come. With deep gratitude, we wish her the best as she takes time to care for herself. We welcome our new Majority Leader Erin Murphy!
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Sen. @KarinHousley is mistaken to assume grocery store workers, school staff, and other frontline workers did not "sustain Covid-19 exposure.". Healthcare workers are not the only ones who had to work in-person and face Covid-19 exposure. ALL frontline workers deserve bonus pay.
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Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay and it's a reminder that MN is on Dakota, Ojibwe, Ho-Chunk, Cheyenne, Oto, Iowa, and Sac & Fox tribe land. We must acknowledge our past mistakes, celebrate Indigenous people’s survival and resilience, and uplift Indigenous history and contributions.
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We passed $4 Billion in tax cuts yesterday — the largest package of tax cuts in state history. We’re putting money back in the pockets of families and working Minnesotans and ensuring that the largest corporations pay their fair share.
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The Senate DFL Majority is delivering on the promises we made to Minnesotans.
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To be abundantly clear: the PRO Act doesn’t change any current reproductive healthcare practices in Minnesota. It simply will protect, by law, the rights that have already been protecting Minnesotans for decades. @JenMcEwenMN
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DFLers are committed to ensuring Minnesota is a place trans children and their families feel welcome, safe, and supported. #mnleg #ProtectTransKids.
Minnesota proposes a bombshell new law protecting families of trans kids! . SF4525 would make Minnesota a sanctuary state for families fleeing Texas, Idaho, and Alabama!. - Blocks out of state judgments!.- Blocks search warrants!.- Blocks arrest warrants!.- Blocks extradition!
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Leadership matters. Majority Leader @karidziedzic guided the Senate DFL Caucus through a historic legislative session that was transformational for Minnesota. #mnleg
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Senate Republicans removed school hourly workers from the supplemental education bill. Our bus drivers, custodians, classroom aides, and many others work to ensure our students get to school safely, are in safe and clean environments, and are being supported. They deserve better.
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HAPPENING NOW: Senate Republicans just blocked an amendment that would outlaw law enforcement officers being associated with white supremacy groups. This is unacceptable. #mnleg .
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We’ve heard loud and clear this week from our students, parents, teachers, and staff: they need more mental health support, manageable class sizes, and livable wages in our schools.
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The Senate DFL majority is ready to move Minnesota forward.
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The Senate has adjourned sine die. It is unacceptable that we are leaving so much work left undone due to Senate Republicans' delays and lack of compromise. There is no excuse for not delivering on your commitment to Minnesotans. #mnleg.
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The Senate has just passed @Lindsey_Port's Housing budget which provides historic investments totaling over $1 billion for the construction of new housing, rental assistance, and support for first-time homebuyers throughout Minnesota!
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The Minnesota Senate adjourned the 2020 special session tonight without finishing the work Minnesotans are calling for. The Senate Republicans' inaction on important, timely legislation is disappointing, but we will continue to fight for Minnesotans. #mnleg
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📣BREAKING: Sen. Putnam is introducing a bill that would support businesses by replenishing unemployment insurance AND issue $1500 payments to frontline workers. It’s time for Republicans to support this common sense legislation that is a win-win for both businesses and workers.
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🧵HAPPENING NOW: Senate DFLers, community members, and advocates are holding a press conference to call for immediate action from Senate Republicans to pass the Public Safety bill and include the following three gun safety proposals they have continued to block for years.
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It’s hard not to acknowledge that Mother’s Day this year has a certain heaviness hanging over it. The choice of if and when to become a mother is a deeply personal one and it is an extreme injustice that this choice may be taken from so many in the nation.
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Senator Ingebrigtsen, racism is not a “sidebar” issue when countless Black people are being killed at the hands of police officers because of the color of their skin. The structural racism within our institutions is the problem, you’re just not listening. #mnleg
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Today is the 9th anniversary of Minnesota legalizing same-sex marriage. Although this is a day to celebrate, we must come to terms with the fact that we have a long way to go in defending LGBTQ rights.
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Thank you @MomsDemand for coming out today— we are ready to get to work and pass sensible gun violence prevention legislation that keeps our communities safe. #mnleg
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"The Senate is committed to making sure we right this wrong. Cannabis being illegal in Minnesota has done more harm than good.".- Sen. @Lindsey_Port and Rep. Stephenson. The legalization of adult-use cannabis and expungement of records is long overdue. It's time to #LegalizeIt.
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While other states take away rights, here in Minnesota the Senate DFL is protecting rights. SF 1 - The Protect Reproductive Options Act enshrines the fundamental right of Minnesotans to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions.
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The Senate has just passed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act!. As extremists across the country criminalize health care, @Morrison4MN's bill protects patients and providers who seek that care within Minnesota.
Sen. Kelly Morrison (D-Deephaven) introduces the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, a bill establishing protections for those seeking and providing abortions in the state. #mnleg
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To be abundantly clear: abortion is healthcare. Reproductive freedom is a fundamental human right for all Minnesotans. #mnleg.
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Senator @epmurphymn is moving to pass a bill to provide the Attorney General’s office with the resources they need to help communities prosecute violent offenders and create a safer Minnesota. After four years of inaction, the DFL majority is getting it done.
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Our teachers are in crisis. They're underpaid, overworked, and have asked countless times for more support. Senate Republican solution: add extra unnecessary work to their plate.
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Today, the Senate passed Sen. @Lindsey_Port's bill to provide $50 million in emergency rental assistance to families experiencing housing insecurity across the state.
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When we brought an infrastructure bill that included an equal mix of DFL and GOP projects that funded roads, bridges, transit, and clean water, every Senate Republican voted against it. It’s a shame the Senate GOP chose politics over the needs of Minnesotans.
This bonding bill belongs to the taxpayers of all of Minnesota. It is not the plaything of one senator who is willing to strip out critical wastewater and road projects for nonprofits and pit Minnesotans against each other.
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(Thread) Tomorrow, Senate Republicans will be bringing three controversial education bills to the floor that are unnecessary, increase teacher burn-out, and could remove protections from children in dangerous situations:.
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The people of Minnesota want to have a conversation about legalizing cannabis. Let's make it happen. #LegalizeIt
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Senate Republicans are handpicking who gets to testify at today's hearing. Instead of leaving people out of the conversation, we need to include the voices of Minneapolis and St. Paul BIPOC business owners. #mnleg
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Senators @Lindsey_Port, @epmurphymn, @JenMcEwenMN, @SusanKentMN, as well as other legislators and activists announced the formation of the “Reproductive Freedom Caucus” to protect and fight for Minnesotans’ access to reproductive care. #mnleg.@ppmn @UnRestrictMN
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As school starts, DFLers have ensured no Minnesota student will go hungry with free school meals. This lunch box tax cut will lower costs for families and keep our kids fed and ready to learn!.
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To the transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive communities of Minnesota, we value you, we are fighting for you, and you belong. Happy #TransgenderDayofVisibility.
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We will continue fighting for gun violence prevention legislation in order to keep Minnesotans safe. A huge thank you to @MomsDemand, @ProtectMN and local law enforcement for their ongoing advocacy and work on the ground. Together, we will get this done. #mnleg @KariDziedzic
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📣 @KariDziedzic is attempting to move a bill that would allow a victim of “stealthing” - the removal of a condom during intercourse without permission - to seek civil action against the perpetrator.
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.@GovMarkDayton has supported us throughout his career. We stand in support of our Governor and wish him a quick recovery. #mnleg #mnsots.
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It’s long past time to ban the harmful and discredited practice of conversion therapy. Senator Scott Dibble is leading the effort and the Senate DFL majority will get it done this year — because our state should be a place that’s loving, affirming, and caring for all. 🏳️🌈
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