2023 Legislative Session Recap Pt 1

Democrats returned to St. Paul in January with a $17.5 billion surplus and total control of state government, which hinges on their one-seat majority in the Senate that was decided by just a few hundred votes.

One dissenting voice would have been enough to derail their entire agenda. Instead, swing-district senators were reliable green votes on every major piece of legislation.

In just four months, the DFL majority established a “fundamental right” to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. Sen. Mark Koran, District 28, discusses the impact.