“Honoring the service of those who have answered the call to protect us” is how Rep. Bjorn Olson (R-Fairmont) describes a bill he sponsors that’s heading to the House Floor. HF3532 would allow honorably discharged members of the National Guard or another …
In a non-budgetary year, the House plans to spend nearly $41.13 million in new money compared to the February forecast base for the 2026-2027 biennium. That is the budget resolution approved Monday by the House Ways and Means Committee. House Rules do not …
Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to deliver his eighth and final State of the State address to 134 representatives, 67 senators, and a handful of other state officials gathered in the House Chamber Tuesday evening. How will he sum up his term as governor, filled …
Law enforcement in Minnesota has raised concerns to legislators this session about the high number of scams reported to their agencies that involve virtual currency kiosks. The scams are often similar to non-cryptocurrency scams where there’s an emotion …
Artificial intelligence can be used for good, but it also can be used for evil. Anyone can take a non-explicit photo of someone, upload it to a platform that offers an AI nudification feature and create a non-consensual, sexually explicit image or video of …
On June 14, 2025, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and dog, Gilbert were killed, and Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and his wife, Yvette, wounded by a gunman at their front door. The charged shooter was wearing a police uniform and …
Before the House Taxes Committee puts the 2026 edition of its tax bill together, Gov. Tim Walz has some suggestions as to what he’d like to see coming across his desk before session’s end. On Thursday, Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart presented the …
In 2023, Rochester voters approved a half-cent local sales tax extension designed to raise $205 million that would go toward an economic development fund, street reconstruction, flood control and water quality. But the largest amount, $65 million, would go …
Today is Earth Day, a day to focus on ways to support and protect the environment. So, it’s fitting that a bill to spend $102 million on projects supporting the Earth Day mission took an important step closer to becoming law. Specifically, the Environment …
A 2025 federal law rescinded Fiscal Year 2027 funds that, in part, were provided for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That resulted in about a $9 million hit to Minnesota public television stations, funds used for day-to-day operating expenses, …
At first glance, HF4361 looks something like a grab bag of almost unrelated items. But a closer look at the bill sponsored by Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL-Mpls) reveals four provisions designed to raise revenues in one area and disperse them in another. The …
When children have complex mental health conditions in Minnesota, they often have few options. Children’s residential facility capacity has decreased by 36%, or 888 beds, since 2005. The wait time for services is usually around three to nine months, but it …
To date, 121,598 people have passed through the weapons screening to enter the Capitol during the 2026 legislative session. Capitol Security has turned away 52 weapons, the majority of which have been knives, but they have included other prohibited items …
Combating fraud in state programs has been a consistent theme this session, with many anti-fraud bills being discussed, including a high-profile bill that would create an independent Office of the Inspector General. But there are many other ways to fight …
What hit Janet Stotko? That’s been a controversy among law enforcement, insurance companies and advocacy organizations focused on bicycles and motorcycles. What’s known is that Stotko was out for a walk in Hastings one evening last summer when she was …
Better known as AMPERS, the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations is an association of 17 independent locally programmed and managed radio stations across the state. Affiliated with a school, college or university, tribal nation or …
A $130 million shortfall in Minnesota’s State Grant program dominated Thursday’s discussion by the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee. While party debate differed on who to blame, one answer is in the omnibus policy and finance bill …
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is about to upend many facets of Medicaid coverage in the state, and the Legislature needs to pass bills to be in compliance with these changes. Sponsored by Rep. Robert Bierman (DFL-Apple Valley), the …
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