KTOE Noon Newscast 1-15-25
Top Stories for Noon 1-15-25
- House Democrats have filed a lawsuit asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to declare that Republicans acted unlawfully when they organized and elected a House Speaker yesterday without a quorum. At the beginning of the session, Secretary of State Steve Simon ruled there were not enough house members to hold a quorum and stopped the proceedings. House Republicans continue with their own agenda. The DFL lawsuit states the Republicans have no legal authority to conduct business now. Democrats are absent from the capitol, waiting for a power-sharing deal to be agreed on by House Republicans.
- A new law is set to go into effect Sunday that would ban the popular social media app TikTok in the U.S. College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University Professor Phil Kronebusch says if the Supreme Court lets the law stand, app stores like Apple almost certainly won’t want to run the risk of offering an app that’s been banned. He says, “Apple would almost certainly remove the app from its store. People with the TikTok app on their phone could continue to use it, but it would probably not update and would eventually develop glitches over time”. The TikTok ban is part of a large piece of legislation Congress passed last year.
- Iowa State Senator Michael Bousselot is proposing to purchase several Minnesota counties. He announced today that he’ll introduce a bill to buy the lower nine counties in Minnesota. Bousselot says the new residents can expect low taxes and a farm-friendly state. He also posted on X stating making Minnesota Iowa again and added Governor Tim Walz may say Iowa is just rocks and cows but we see opportunity. The locations include Fillmore, Freeborn, and Mower counties.
- The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a credit card skimmer was found at a Pine Island retail store. The device was discovered at a Dollar General store. Authorities are looking for the person responsible for installing the skimmer that they believe has been in place from December 13 to January 13. Anyone who believes their information may have been compromised is urged to contact the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office.
