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Bipartisan commission sets timeline for hiring state inspector general
By Mike Cook
A 2026 law created an Office of the Inspector General. Now, it’s time to determine how to bring about its leader.
That task falls to the laps of the bipartisan Legislative Inspector General Advisory Commission, which held its inaugural meeting Wednesday largely to discuss the screening and hiring process.
“Minnesota has not had an office like this before. How we build it and who we choose to lead it will define what accountability looks like in the state for generations,” said Sen. Heather Gustafson (DFL-Vadnais Heights), who was elected commission chair.
She and Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine) sponsored the law to create the office within the state’s executive branch. “This is the sort of thing that we need here in Minnesota to restore that confidence in the accountability of our taxpayer dollars,” Norris said.
Recent Dailies
Ban on nudification technology passes House by wide margin
By Lisa Kaczke
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 nu...
House votes to toughen penalties for impersonating police
By Tim Walker
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 gunma...
Expanded child care credits, federal conformity key to governor’s tax bill
By Rob Hubbard
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 ses...
House tax committee weighs bill to rescind Rochester sports complex funding
By Rob Hubbard
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,...
Environment trust fund bill — minus money for Boundary Waters group — heads to House Floor
By Tim Walker 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 mi...House GOP concerns halt $1.9 million funding bill for rural public TV
By Mike Cook
A 2025 federal law rescinded Fiscal Year 2027 funds that, in part, were provided for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.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 Minn...
Lawmakers weigh legislation that would expand Minneapolis' downtown taxing area, seek golf events
By Rob Hubbard
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 prov...
House panel hears funding proposal for first state-run pediatric psychiatric treatment facility
By Graham Johnson
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, si...
State patrol details impact of new weapons screening protocols at Minnesota Capitol
By Graham Johnson
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 ...
House passes legislation to extend window for prosecuting medical assistance fraud
By Tim Walker
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 indepe...
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Could 2026 retirements lead to record turnover in the House?
By Lisa Kaczke
In the final weeks of the legislative session, House members not seeking re-election to the body have taken a turn at gaveling in a floor session.
It’s an opportunity to loo...
How short are the Legislature's short sessions?
By Lisa Kaczke
Rep. Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) was ready to end the session March 25, making the motion to adjourn sine die. But not enough of his colleagues shared that sentiment, defeating ...
