Articles & News : D. Scott Dibble
Legislature Passes “Historic Step Backwards” On Environment
A revolt among Minnesota Senate Democrats failed to stop the passage on an environmental bill early Saturday morning. Debate on the legislation which DFL Sen. Scott Dibble had called a “historic step backwards” for the environment forced what was supposed to be a one day special session into the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Dayton & Daudt tout ‘tentative budget deal,’ Bakk says some Senate DFL votes in doubt
A tentative deal on a special legislative session might be in jeopardy because of dissension within the DFL Senate caucus, where Majority Leader Tom Bakk on Wednesday admitted he might not be able to line up the votes needed to pass bills.Continue reading
Letter from DFL Senators to Dayton on Environmental Veto
We write as DFL Senators who voted against H.F. 846 on the final day of the session. As you know, 3/4ths of our caucus opposed this bill because of the harm that it will do to our environment. Continue reading
Senator Dibble is a coauthor of S.F. 763, which reduces our dependence on fossil fuel by increasing the amount of power we get from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar.
