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House passes overdose education bill with bipartisan support
By Brian Basham
Minnesota students attending a Changemakers Forum in November 2024 identified overdose prevention education as their top legislative priority.
He sponsors HF2023 that would require education on cannabis use and substance abuse in grades six through 12 to include overdose recognition, prevention and response education. It was passed 133-0 by the House Wednesday and sent to the Senate.
“This is really important considering the amount of substance abuse and, in particular, overdose deaths our state and our country has seen,” he said. “It’s grim and it’s only increasing.”
Sixty-seven Minnesotans died of suspected overdoses in February 2025, according to the Department of Health. West said 87,000 Americans died of an overdose in 2024.
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House passes overdose education bill with bipartisan support
By Brian Basham
Minnesota students attending a Changemakers Forum in November 2024 identified overdose prevention education as their top legislative priority.
Rep. Nolan West (R-Blaine) was...
House bill seeks to require maintenance plans for state-funded capital projects
By Brian Basham
Rep. Brad Tabke (DFL-Shakopee) wants to save Minnesota time and future money by encouraging municipalities to have a plan for maintaining capital projects for which they receive...
Housing policy bill passes House with broad support
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By Lisa Kaczke The omnibus commerce finance bill continued to garner little controversy or debate. The House passed HF2443/SF2216* on a 122-10 vote Tuesday after a few minutes of encourage...Minnesota poised to honor veterans of 'Secret War' in wide-ranging finance, policy bill that passes House
By Mike Cook
In a highly partisan environment, the omnibus veterans and military affairs finance and policy bill traditionally supersedes party lines.
That continues in 2025.
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By Brian Basham Legislators played a three-shell game with their omnibus education finance bill this week. One shell was ultimately chosen, sending the bill to the House Floor. ...'Seconds matter': House bill seeks to equip MN schools with emergency lock boxes
By Brian Basham
After school shootings like those in Sandy Hook, Connecticut and Uvalde, Texas, Rep. Jeff Witte (R-Lakeville) emphasizes it is essential for law enforcement have access to schoo...
House OKs nearly $4 billion higher ed budget that would offset state grant program deficit
By Todd Abeln A program that helps families pay higher educational expenses is drowning. The state grant program was thrown a life preserver Monday as the House passed the omnibus higher ...House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts
By Rob Hubbard
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Ways and Means Committee OKs House budget resolution
By Mike Cook
Total net General Fund expenditures in the 2026-27 biennium will not exceed a hair less than $66.62 billion.
That is the budget resolution approved Tuesday by the House Ways...
Minnesota's budget outlook worsens in both near, long term
By Rob Hubbard
It looks as if those calling for less state spending could get their wish, judging from Thursday’s release of the February 2025 Budget and Economic Forecast.
A state su...
