Mitchell is facing burglary charges in a trial delayed until after the end of the legislative session.

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Minnesota Senate Republicans fail in bid to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Minnesota Senate Republicans tried to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the chamber Monday, arguing that her felony burglary charge restricts her from adequately representing her constituents and that the nature of the allegations is unbecoming of a Minnesota senator.Mitchell’s trial fo...

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Minnesota Senate Republicans unsuccessfully attempt to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Senate Republicans failed Monday to push a floor motion to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, who was charged with first-degree burglary in April. Authorities say Mitchell broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes last spring. Mitchell said she was retrieving items belonging to her late father. Mitchell pleaded not guilty to the charge in August and has said she won’t resign. Nicole Mitchell. (Courtesy of the Becker County Sheriff…

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As the Minnesota Senate’s power-sharing agreement approaches its end, Republicans took a swing at unseating Democrat Sen. Mitchell, but a vote to vote on Mitchell's seat died in a tie.

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Minnesota Senate avoids voting to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell over burglary charge

Minnesota Senate Republicans tried to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the chamber Monday, arguing that her felony burglary charge restricts her from adequately representing her constituents and that the nature of the allegations is unbecoming of a Minnesota senator.
	Mitchell’s trial for the burglary charge was scheduled to begin Monday, but lawyers for Mitchell successfully delayed it until after the Legislature adjourns on May 1…

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Minnesota Senate Republicans tried to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the chamber Monday, arguing that her felony burglary charge restricts her from adequately representing her constituents and that the nature of the allegations is unbecoming of a Minnesota senator.
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So the Minnesota Supreme Court settled the ugly partisan dispute over math on Friday. Does that mean the state Legislature can get back to normal, convene the House and Senate and officially convene the 2025 session?You’re not from here, are you?The House remained where it was on Jan. 14, a body that Secretary of State Steve Simon says does not have enough members present to organize itself and do anything except adjourn. And as though it was je…

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Minnesota Legislature: Senate Mitchell case returns; House paused

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A state senator arrested for burglary last year in Detroit Lakes will not be expelled from the Minnesota Senate. A motion to expel DFL State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury was set aside after a tie vote. Mitchell won’t be tried on the burglary charge until the legislature adjourns. She says she was trying to get items belonging to her late father at her stepmother’s home and this all is a misunderstanding. “Senator Mitch…

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Vote to expel State Senator charged with Detroit Lakes burglary ends in tie

Share This StorySenate Republicans attempted to expel State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the Minnesota Senate during a Monday floor session. This measure was the latest in a series of GOP efforts to take action against the Woodbury senator following her arrest last year. In April of 2024, Mitchell was arrested in Detroit Lakes after allegedly entering her step-mother’s home unlawfully with the intent to commit a crime. Mitchell was l…

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GOP attempt to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell fails in the Minnesota Senate

Minnesota Senate Republicans tried to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the chamber Monday, arguing that her felony burglary charge restricts her from adequately representing her constituents and that the nature of the allegations are unbecoming of a Minnesota senator. Mitchell’s trial for the burglary charge was scheduled to begin Monday, but lawyers for Mitchell […]

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