What will happen this year when Minnesota’s leaders arrive in ‘The Room’?
That’s the place where legislative solutions are forged. This year in particular, they must be works of compromise. The 2011 ...
The 2025 Minnesota legislative session is off to a rough start. How did we get here, and what’s next?
House Republicans have elected a speaker but the DFL is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene. At issue is whether 67 ...
As Minnesota House stalemate continues, how much are legislators being paid?
Minnesota legislators are paid $51,750 annually —about $1,000 a week before taxes — to represent their constituents, pass bills and set state budgets at the Capitol. But the 66 Democrats in the ...
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3rd week of MN legislative session looms as House party leaders debate start of official business
DFL House members have stayed away from the Capitol, boycotting the session that started two weeks ago, pending requests for ...
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Minnesota legislative session takes on ‘Twilight Zone’ feel with ‘so much uncertainty’
As a quarrel over power hits its two-week mark, many around the Capitol wonder when the Minnesota Legislature’s session will ...
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In a tighter Minnesota Legislature, coalitions pushing middle path could play big role
The conditions could be ripe for a rise of the Capitol middle, with close margins in both chambers requiring cooperation to ...
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Education, energy and bonding: What happened this week in the Minnesota Legislature
Among the investments outlined, Walz’s bonding bill would allocate $239 million for public safety projects, $206 million for ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court considers whether it should intervene in partisan legislative power struggle
Minnesota House Republican leader Lisa Demuth speaks to reporters on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, one day before the 2025 legislative session is due to convene.
Minnesota’s high court will weigh intervening in a partisan struggle roiling the state Legislature
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether it should wade into a partisan power struggle that has roiled the state House for more than a week.
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The 2025 Minnesota legislative session is off to a rough start. How did we get here, and what’s next?
DFL Secretary of State ... Legislature is able to determine who is an eligible member after an election, though DFLers call this an abuse of power. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Senate begins the ...
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The 2025 Minnesota legislative session is off to a rough start. How did we get here, and what’s next?
A power struggle between DFL and Republican lawmakers in the House has sucked up much of the oxygen at the Capitol this past week and their squabble over how the chamber will be led for the next two ...