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House passes overdose education bill with bipartisan support
By Brian Basham
Minnesota students attending a Changemakers Forum in November 2024 identified overdose prevention education as their top legislative priority.
He sponsors HF2023 that would require education on cannabis use and substance abuse in grades six through 12 to include overdose recognition, prevention and response education. It was passed 133-0 by the House Wednesday and sent to the Senate.
“This is really important considering the amount of substance abuse and, in particular, overdose deaths our state and our country has seen,” he said. “It’s grim and it’s only increasing.”
Sixty-seven Minnesotans died of suspected overdoses in February 2025, according to the Department of Health. West said 87,000 Americans died of an overdose in 2024.
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Lawmakers look to target distressed areas for new development with tax credit
By Rob Hubbard
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Omnibus energy bill includes one lonely appropriation — but maybe more on the way
By Rob Hubbard
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Panel approves budget for Commerce Department, cannabis office
By Lisa Kaczke
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By Todd Abeln
Crafting a budget that calls for $300 million in cuts can be difficult.
Yet, the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee accomplished that task Thursday when they ...
State funds tied to zoning reform in housing bill that advances in House
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By Todd Abeln
In a time of tight budgets, the House Legacy Finance Committee found itself in an enviable position.
On Wednesday, the committee approved a budget proposal that would approp...
House public safety committee OKs $2.2 billion finance bill
By Tim Walker
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A ca...
Ag panel’s $172 million funding bill advances to Ways and Means committee
By Tim Walker After studying its omnibus finance and policy bill for two days, the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee put the finishing touches on its proposed budget-setting legi...Session Daily Home
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Ways and Means Committee OKs House budget resolution
By Mike Cook
Total net General Fund expenditures in the 2026-27 biennium will not exceed a hair less than $66.62 billion.
That is the budget resolution approved Tuesday by the House Ways...
Minnesota's budget outlook worsens in both near, long term
By Rob Hubbard
It looks as if those calling for less state spending could get their wish, judging from Thursday’s release of the February 2025 Budget and Economic Forecast.
A state su...
