While caucuses continued to focus on their priorities of fraud and immigration with bills in committees, bills on other topics were able to break through to garner attention this week.
After hearing from Minnesota residents about their city officials entering into nondisclosure agreements over large-scale data center projects, the House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee gave the greenlight to a bill banning municipalities from entering such agreements.
Parents gave tearful testimony before the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee about their 11-month-old infant who died after he was found unresponsive at his daycare, in support of HF4277, known as “Harvey’s Law,” to require video cameras in licensed daycares that receive state funding. No action was taken on the bill.
The House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee gave the OK to HF4111 that would consolidate all of the suburban transit operations under the umbrella of Metro Transit.
Rep. Bidal Duran (R-Bemidji) readily admits his school safety proposal is far from enough. So do representatives of various school associations.
“This doesn’t fix all our pr...
There are no well-defined legal pathways for a person whose civil rights are violated by federal agents to get legal relief.
House DFL Floor Leader Jamie Long (DFL-Mpls) spo...
Ahead of schedule and under budget.
Those aren’t necessarily the first words that come to mind with the launch of a significant government project, but they frame the rollou...
The projected surplus for Fiscal Years 2026-27 is now higher than it was in the November estimate, and no deficit is projected for the next biennium.
“Minnesota’s budge...
Legislative leaders on Tuesday officially set the timeline for getting bills through the committee process during the upcoming 2026 session.
Here are the three deadlines for...