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Demuth named Republican speaker-designate

Current House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) is officially the Republican speaker-designate charged with working with DFL counterparts to get the House organized fo...

House DFL selects Hortman as speaker-designate

House DFLers have again chosen current House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) to lead their caucus amid uncertainty in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election that may ha...

Fight for House control appears tied as razor-thin races head for likely recounts

(UPDATED 12:52 p.m. Nov. 8) The 134-seat Minnesota House of Representatives appears as though it will be evenly divided during the 2025-26 biennium. Control of the body ...

Poll results show state fairgoers favor ban on cell phones in schools; strengthened gun storage requirements

Two-thirds of respondents to the 2024 House of Representatives’ State Fair Poll support prohibiting K-12 students from using cell phones during the school day. A similar percent...

Meet representatives, share your opinion at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair

Fairgoers are invited to weigh in on hot political topics and meet with legislators during their visit to the House of Representatives’ booth at the 2024 Minnesota State Fa...

Garofalo to resign from House

Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) will resign his District 58B seat effective Sunday, July 14 at 11:59 p.m. In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz dated July 9, 2024, Garofalo gave not...

Retiring members say their goodbyes at close of 2024 session

As is tradition, once members have finished months of debating one another over myriad bills, some House members who have opted not to seek re-election said goodbye to the body ...

House closes 2024 session in chaotic fashion, trading bonding for budget boosts

It was a session of modest ambitions. After 2023 produced a record $72 billion in biennial funding, Minnesota’s legislative leaders were dampening expectations for anything ...

After nine bills are combined and passed amidst chaos, 2024 session is all over but the shouting

Minnesota’s legislative sessions have had some chaotic conclusions, but nothing quite like Sunday night’s final hour. While the tax bill is quite often the final bill off th...

Cash-only capital investment bill passes House, but time runs out on Senate

Late-session chaos means no bonding bills were passed in 2024.    With less than 10 minutes left before its work had to be done, the House voted 70-0 to pass a $71 million c...

Conferees agree on health and human services policy package

The contents of a comprehensive bill addressing medical assistance, health insurance, mental health, pharmacies, ambulance service personnel, and emergency medical responde...

House lawmakers pass agreement that would keep Uber, Lyft operating in Minnesota

A provision two years in the making is now a signature away from providing benefits to ride share drivers. Passed 71-59 by the House and included in the transportation, labo...

Not enough support in House for measure allowing all MN local governments to use ranked choice voting

In all cities, counties and school districts, a candidate receiving the most votes on a first ballot might no longer win the seat for which they seek. Just not yet. HF32...

House passes plan to put ‘Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment’ to voters in 2026

A state constitution contains basic principles that preside over a state, including its governmental powers and the guaranteed rights of its citizens. Minnesota’s gover...

House, Senate conferees OK $42 million human services supplemental budget bill

The human services finance conference committee would allocate $42.14 million in fiscal year 2025 and $14.9 million in the 2026-27 biennium for myriad programs and ongoing servi...


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