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State grants at center of House, Senate disagreement on higher education budget bills

Beginning to piece together a budget and policy was the task Thursday as the higher education conference committee met for the first time. Conferees received walkthroughs on...

Minnesota House, Senate revving up to bridge gaps in transportation bills

When it comes to transportation funding in the next biennium, the House is focusing more on specific large highway projects and less on public transit. Meanwhile, the Senate wou...

House, Senate find common ground on key housing policies despite $72 million funding difference

Even with a $72 million divide between the House and Senate housing budget proposals, lawmakers say there’s plenty of agreement as the housing conference committee convened its ...

Spending gap largest hurdle in reconciling House, Senate versions of veterans bill

Judging by the minimal differences between the House and Senate veterans and military affairs policy and finance bills, reconciliation could be easier than most committees. ...

Judiciary, public safety conference committee begins work

The first conference committee out of the gate in the 2025 session gathered Wednesday and took the first steps toward reconciling the differences between the House and Senate ve...

House passes a much lighter ‘lights-on’ omnibus energy bill

If 2023 and 2024 provided the big bang when it came to changes in Minnesota’s energy policy and funding for renewable energy projects, then 2025 is looking to be more of a firec...

Health finance bill moves to House Floor, but MinnesotaCare funding debate looms

Like a blockbuster with a planned sequel, the omnibus health finance bill coming from the House Health Finance and Policy Committee ended with “to be continued.” It leaves u...

Workforce committee advances budget bill with program cuts, shift to competitive grants

Charged with finding a $50 million reduction in its General Fund allocation for economic and labor programs, the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Pol...

'We Can Work it Out' tax bill advances in House

Throughout his 17 terms in the House, Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) has become known for lending nicknames to the biennial House tax bills, often appropriating the name of a popu...

'Real reforms' in human services policy bill that passes House with bipartisan support

There was little debate Monday as the House easily passed the omnibus human services policy bill. Sponsored by House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee Co-chair Rep...

House passes human services budget bill proposing deep cuts

The human services budget is taking the biggest hit this session. With the second largest budget in state government and a looming deficit on the horizon, human services was...

House passes $2.3 billion ‘lights-on’ omnibus environmental budget bill

A substantial language swap to the omnibus environmental budget bill means a minimal House position moving forward. The House passed HF2439/SF2077* 129-5 Monday four da...

House passes amended cannabis policy bill, returns it to Senate

The House quickly gave its OK for the omnibus cannabis policy bill with little debate Monday. The bill would mostly make technical changes to the state’s cannabis laws, but ...

Fraud committee eyes stricter rules for monitoring state-funded grants

There’s been plenty of talk this session about how fraud regarding state funds is occurring, preventative and reactive agency response, and potential solutions. A pair of so...

Week in Review: April 28-May 2

House members stayed busy with floor sessions this week as the clock ticks down to the constitutional deadline to adjourn on May 19. This week, the House passed its omnibus ...


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