The bipartisan burst of enthusiastic applause that reverberated around the House Chamber at midnight felt like a catharsis full of relief and release late Sunday.
For the first time this decade, the Legislature completed its business on time, without one party infuriating the other with parliamentary maneuvers or the size of its bills.
Yes, in the second year of an evenly divided House of Representatives, members seemed to have settled into a relatively comfortable pattern of largely agreeing on the most important issues to address, compromising on details, and eventually accepting that there were some areas in which movement wouldn’t be possible.
“A lot of tension, a lot of emotion” is the way that House DFL Caucus Leader Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) described the mood that pervaded the session. After a nerve-addling interim that included the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, the shooting at Annunciation Church and School and Operation Metro Surge, Stephenson said he is proud that legislators held it together despite a few “combustible moments in session.”
It may have taken until four days remain in the Legislative session, but legislators now know what budget targets they must reach to make the math work on the last bills of the ...
Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund conferees reached agreement Wednesday evening on a $102.03 million bill that would fund 108 projects for education and outdoo...
This year’s omnibus pension and retirement bill contains good news for probation officers and 911 telecommunicators.
Passed 129-5 Wednesday by the House, the bill, among its...
What left the House as a good bill, returned as a great bill.
So said Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield) about the conference committee report on HF1141. Passed 105-28 Wedn...
The public safety and judiciary finance package conference committee has a big task ahead: closing a $23 million gap between House and Senate supplemental budget proposals.
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For the first time in state history, a committee was created in January 2025 to specifically focus on oversight.
A report summarizing that work and providing recommendations...
Representatives and senators agree on asking voters in November 2026 about a constitutional amendment that would increase the distribution from the permanent school fund from 2....
In the final weeks of the legislative session, House members not seeking re-election to the body have taken a turn at gaveling in a floor session.
It’s an opportunity to loo...
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 ...