The jury trial on her burglary charge was scheduled to start Jan. 27. Now it will happen after the legislative session ends in May.

A vote for a motion to expel embattled DFL Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell failed in the chamber on Monday.

Bruce Ringstrom, Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s attorney, is arguing the state has not identified the crime committed in her alleged burglary case.

Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, on the Senate floor on May 1, 2024. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer.

As the Minnesota Senate’s power-sharing agreement approaches its end, Republicans took a swing at unseating Democrat Sen.

The Senate vote was 33-33 on whether to consider on the motion to expel Mitchell. Motions die in the event of a tie so it was blocked.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Senate Republicans failed Monday in a bid to expel DFL State Sen. Nicole Mitchell as she faces ...

Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s first-degree burglary trial was postponed Friday until after the legislative session ends on May 19. Becker County District Judge Michael Fritz granted a defense motion to delay ...

A Becker County judge recently granted Mitchell's request to delay her jury trial until after the 2025 legislative session is over.

According to court records filed Friday, the trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, will now happen within 60 days of May 19, 2025, which is the last day of the legislative session.

A Minnesota state senator arrested for burglary last year will not be expelled from the Minnesota Senate. A motion to expel ...