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Week in Review: Jan. 23-27

Another lengthy floor session wrapped up another busy week in the House. Members debated for more than seven hours before passing HF7 that would require utilities in the state t...

House OKs bill to include inflation on both sides of budget forecast

Honest accounting is the goal of a bill that would eat into some of the state’s projected $17.6 billion surplus without a dollar being spent. Roughly five weeks before an up...

House passes carbon-free energy requirement after bill generates lively debate

The sun shone brightly on the snow-covered Capitol grounds on Thursday. And, long after day gave way to evening, the House voted for the sun to do a lot more for Minnesota ...

Walz administration seeking $7 billion to boost funding for schools across state

What does it mean to “fully fund” education? For years it has been the catchphrase of Gov. Tim Walz whenever talking about his plans for Minnesota’s K-12 schools. On Thursda...

Governor’s budget request aims to give Border to Border Broadband a boost

Time is running out to meet Minnesota’s statutory goal to get high-speed internet to all households by 2026. Nearly 300,000 households do not have access to 100 megabits per...

‘Reproductive Freedom Defense Act’ seeks to protect patients, providers and visitors

DFL legislators continued their efforts to safeguard reproductive health care Thursday. Sponsored by Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL-Mpls), HF366 would, in part, protect patient hea...

First responders may be on track for horse-assisted mental health therapy

There is a police officer and firefighter shortage across the state, in part due to first responders leaving their professions because of the job-related trauma they face daily....

‘Moving Technology Forward for Minnesotans’ theme of requested MNIT budget increase

In a world where technology is seemingly everywhere, consequences of a security breach or shut down can be devastating to one’s day-to-day operations. Most of us run securit...

Budget proposal includes new state agency focused on kids, families

At the heart of the record $62 billion One Minnesota Budget proposal released by Gov. Tim Walz this week is a pledge to make the state the best in the nation for kids to live an...

Highways for Habitat pollinators program would require MnDOT to ditch current green space practices

The approximately 175,000 acres of green space along the state’s highways could be prime real estate for pollinator habitat, say supporters of a bill to establish a Highways for...

Tenants could be temporarily sheltered from non-payment evictions

In a single night in January 2022 nearly 8,000 Minnesotans were unsheltered. “At this rate we are becoming not only the land of over 10,000 lakes, but becoming the land of o...

Proposal to add mental health positions at education department gets a preliminary passing grade

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the mental health needs of Minnesota’s K-12 students and educators has become a matter of bipartisan concern. How to adequa...

Anglers may celebrate a closer look at Minnesota’s funkier fish

Blunt heads, small eyes, grooved lips and a mouth set for bottom feeding, buffalo fish have a face only their mothers could love. And maybe more than one fish fan in the stateho...

State officials seek millions to help state tourism industry market Minnesota getaways

Now that COVID-driven staycations have become a relic and travel is rebounding, it’s time to help Minnesota tourism bounce back too. That’s the impetus for HF232 to fund a “...

Student loan tax credit would grow tenfold under bill

B. Rosas wants to go back to school and get an advanced degree. “But the price is just simply not worth it anymore.” Student loan debt is holding the recent University o...
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