The looming end of session means the end of an intense two-year conversation, Rep. Michael Howard (DFL–Richfield) said as he wrapped up a conference committee hearing on the housing finance and policy bill. “A lot of us have felt that weight because we …
There were two firsts at the public safety policy conference committee meeting Friday. It was the first conference committee to meet this year, and it was also the first to finish its business of reconciling the differences between House and Senate …
During a February House Health Finance and Policy Committee, a voice vote was called following debate about a bill to create a license for massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy. But, after hearing the “ayes” and “nays” from members, Co-Chair Rep. …
Some legislators aren’t fond of what could happen if the state conforms with Medicaid cuts, changes and restrictions included in HR1, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” But the fear of possibly losing billions of dollars of federal funding due to …
One year ago Friday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill concerning one of the highest-profile issues of this legislative biennium. But the House took no action in 2025. After months of stakeholder meetings — including representatives of all four …
Green grass is sprouting across the state, trees are in bloom and thousands of Minnesotans will take to the open water Saturday for the fishing opener. The House may have seemed climatology confused briefly talking about snow Wednesday, but it nonetheless …
Helping small businesses get paid on time and creating better working relationships is the crux of a bill referenced as the “Payment Transparency Act.” Sponsored in the House by Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover), the bill would increase payment transparency on …
It wasn’t a conference committee, but it looked a lot like one. Gathered around the semi-circular table in the center of the Capitol’s ground floor were members of the House and Senate tax committees. Between them sat Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart, …
Political violence is all too real here in Minnesota and across the country. In these politically tense times, more security measures are needed to make everyone feel safe. To that end, Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) sponsors a public safety funding and …
Sen. Sandra Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) is a “Nervous Nelly” about the state of the bonding bill. At a press conference on lead line replacement Wednesday, Pappas, alongside the House Capital Investment Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) and …
A rarely used legislative tactic will not occur in the final 12 days of this year’s session. A motion to issue a subpoena to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to produce documentation related to the Feeding Our Future scandal failed to garner enough support Tuesday …
A second fraud-fighting bill is headed to the House Floor. On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced HF2354, as amended, that would increase staffing for the state’s Medicaid fraud investigation unit in the Office of the Attorney General. “We …
Garbage is gross, and working at a garbage-sorting facility can’t be a very fun job. But the job becomes exponentially worse if the garbage contains nasty stuff that’s not even supposed to be there, like severed human body parts, unidentified and rotting …
Hennepin County Medical Center is known for being the destination for Minnesotans who have suffered terrible physical traumas, but now the state’s healthcare system could suffer a trauma of its own if the hospital closes. That seems to be the consensus …
No one claimed it was earthshattering legislation, but it may make state grantmaking work better, said Rep. Dave Pinto (DFL–St. Paul). He was referencing the omnibus workforce, labor, and economic development policy and finance bill, HF3732, that aims to …
A public safety package would give a $12 million headstart to a new Minnesota Victims of Crime account in the Office of Justice Programs for grants to community-based crime victim services providers such as emergency shelters and legal advocacy. The …
A $131 million shortage in the state’s student aid program is not addressed in a proposed higher education bill passed off the House Floor Monday. Consisting mostly of technical corrections, the omnibus higher education finance and policy bill was passed, …
A budget-neutral bill to build more houses and help keep families out of homelessness, garnered overwhelming support from the House Monday. By an 99-34 vote, the House passed HF1141, the supplemental housing finance and policy bill. The bill now heads to …
Since 1862, Minnesota schools have benefited from funding distributed from the sale of land, timber and minerals on 2.5 million acres of land in the Permanent School Fund held by the Office of School Trust Lands. State voters may have a say if Minnesota’s …
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