Don’t call it an omnibus bill. It’s a policy package.
But whatever name one uses, the 81-page public safety policy bill, with its 91 sections and language from more than a dozen other bills passed the House Thursday on a 116-16 vote.
Because the House amended HF3990/SF4760*– and amended it further – the bill must now return to the Senate for concurrence.
Rep. Paul Novotny (R-Elk River), who sponsors HF3990, said there was no horse-trading when putting the package together, meaning there were no bargaining sessions or reciprocal concessions to reach a consensus.
Law enforcement in Minnesota has raised concerns to legislators this session about the high number of scams reported to their agencies that involve virtual currency kiosks.
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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...
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...
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...
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,...
A 2025 federal law rescinded Fiscal Year 2027 funds that, in part, were provided for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...