Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Minnesota House of Representatives

Big funding bumps for scholarships, Minnesota State system included in higher education omnibus

By Rob Hubbard
St. Cloud State University student Marwah Asif testifies March 28 before the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee in favor of HF2073, the committee’s omnibus bill. (Photo by Catherine Davis)
St. Cloud State University student Marwah Asif testifies March 28 before the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee in favor of HF2073, the committee’s omnibus bill. (Photo by Catherine Davis)

The cost of college may go down for many Minnesotans if funding goes up in the manner proposed in the omnibus higher education finance bill.

On Tuesday, the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee began discussing proposed changes for the 2024-25 biennium in a delete-all amendment to HF2073, a bill sponsored by the committee chair, Rep. Gene Pelowski, Jr. (DFL-Winona).

The $4.16 billion bill would increase higher education funding by $650 million, or 18.5%, in the next biennium. The chief beneficiary would be the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities, which would receive $1.91 billion, an increase in funding of $331.4 million, or 21%. The system sought an increase of $350 million.

The University of Minnesota’s funding would rise by $193.7 million, or 14%, to $1.58 billion for the biennium. It had asked for $205 million. And scholarship programs administered by the Office of Higher Education would see a 22.7% bump to $669.4 million, an increase of $124 million.
Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Recent Dailies

Week in Review: March 6-10
By HPIS Staff
There was bipartisan celebration Thursday evening after a bill that would make changes to the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sponsored by Rep. Heather Keeler, center, passed 128-0. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) It was a hectic week that had a little bit of everything: extended hearings, night meetings, a lengthy floor session, and the obligatory ill-timed snowstorm. Things wrapped up t...
Lights, camera, tax credit! Bill aims to entice more filmmakers to shoot in Minnesota
By Tim Walker
Melodie Bahan, executive director for Minnesota Film and TV, testifies before the House Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee March 10 in support of HF2059, which would extend film production tax credits in Minnesota. (Photo by Catherine Davis) Careers in the arts can be difficult. Some make it big, but many do not. So it’s best to have a Plan B. A case in point: Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora), who played Uni...
Legislators advance bill they hope will increase safety on Metro Transit buses, trains
By Margaret Stevens
HF1322 would create a Transit Rider Investment Program with uniformed personnel embedded in the transit system dedicated to helping passengers and enforcing the rules. (House Photography file photo) During several hearings this session, the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee heard about annoying and sometimes criminal behavior occurring on buses, trains and a...
House OKs expanded protections under Women’s Economic Security Act
By Steve Abrams
Passed in 2014, the Women’s Economic Security Act provides a profusion of accommodations for nursing and pregnant employees in the workplace. Updates to this legislation may...
House panel advances labor legislation targeting working conditions for rideshare drivers
By Steve Abrams
The life of a rideshare driver with Uber or Lyft is not easy. Long hours on the road, little pay, and risk of physical violence from passengers is the industry norm. Issues ...
Taxes Committee joins the Social Security subtraction conversation
By Rob Hubbard
An overflow crowd packed a House hearing room Thursday for the House Taxes Committee. On the agenda was a bill to repeal the state tax on social security. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) It’s a subtraction that’s proven a major addition to the public conversation recently. Whether Minnesotans should pay state taxes on Social Security income became a prominent ca...
Culturally specific mental health services could be expanded with proposed grant
By Tessa Pieper
Rep. Ruth Richardson The National Alliance on Mental Health estimates only one in three Black adults with mental illness receive treatment. “A recent Blue Cross Blue Shield study showed major de...
House passes bill to codify protections for Native American kids, families
By Jonathan Mohr
Rep. Heather Keeler The federal government established the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 to help end the practice begun in the 1800s of separating Native American children from their families in...
Ag panel approves bill that would let cities exterminate use of some pesticides
By Margaret Stevens
The sinking of bee populations is an all-hands-on-deck situation, and local communities should have their hands untied, say supporters of a bill that would allow cities to ban t...
Bill seeks to lower number of PTSD retirements among first responders
By Tim Walker
John Swenson, public safety director for Lino Lakes, testifies before the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee March 9 in support of HF1234, sponsored by Rep. Kaohly Vang Her, right. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) The state’s workforce shortage is especially acute in the public safety sector. Peace officers and firefighters are retiring at record rates, in large part due to post-traum...
Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Session Daily Home

Search Session Daily
Advanced Search Options

Priority Dailies

Walz, legislative leaders announce budget targets for 2023 session
By Jonathan Mohr
With the session’s final committee deadline exactly two weeks away, legislative leaders announced an agreement Tuesday on how much new money they plan to spend in 2023 and the f...
Gov. Walz's proposed budget largest in state history, includes $8 billion in tax cuts
By Steve Abrams
Make Minnesota the best state in our country for kids to grow up. It’s a lofty goal but that was Gov. Tim Walz’ mantra Tuesday during the unveiling of his proposed budget fo...

Social Media Links

Minnesota House on Twitter