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2023 Minnesota legislative session

MPR News is your source for updates from the 2023 Minnesota legislative session that began on Jan. 3, 2023. Whether you're looking for information about a new law or want an update on state funding decisions, you can find it here.

Multiple Minnesota tax rebate plans on the table, but path is murky

Multiple Minnesota tax rebate plans on the table, but path is murky

Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature proposed a tax rebate plan Tuesday after rejecting one from Gov. Tim Walz last year. Walz has proposed it again this year to muted response from his own DFL party.
by Brian Bakst

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Minnesota's revised financial numbers are in. What's next for lawmakers?

Minnesota's revised financial numbers are in. What's next for lawmakers?

At the Minnesota Capitol, state lawmakers got their first look Monday at a revised forecast that will guide them for the next couple of months as they make final decisions on a new state budget. For the first time in two decades, this forecast includes inflation in spending estimates.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mike Mulcahy

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Minnesota's big budget surplus stable at $17.5B in new forecast

Minnesota's big budget surplus stable at $17.5B in new forecast

The state continued to bring in more revenue than it expected over the last two months, but inflation for current state government spending, along with some spending passed already this year, chipped a bit off the prior projection.
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Proyecto de ley para que los inmigrantes obtengan licencias de conducir en camino al escritorio del gobernador

Proyecto de ley para que los inmigrantes obtengan licencias de conducir en camino al escritorio del gobernador

El Senado de Minnesota aprobó un proyecto de ley que permite que las personas en el país sin autorización obtengan licencias de conducir. El gobernador Tim Walz dijo que lo convertirá en ley.
by Dana Ferguson

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Immigrants driver’s license bill on way to governor’s desk

Immigrants driver’s license bill on way to governor’s desk

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill early Wednesday that allows people in the country without authorization to get drivers licenses. Gov. Tim Walz has said he’ll sign it into law.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota’s largest voter-eligibility change in half century passes

Minnesota’s largest voter-eligibility change in half century passes

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill Tuesday granting felons quicker restoration of voting rights, and the bill now goes to the governor for his signature. The change will affect thousands of people now barred from voting.
by Brian Bakst

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Sports betting bill at Minnesota Legislature would put tribes in charge

Sports betting bill at Minnesota Legislature would put tribes in charge

A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota introduced Tuesday by DFL lawmakers would allow betting at tribal casinos and on mobile devices, but not at horse tracks and sports stadiums.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota House votes to ban LGBTQ youth conversion therapy

Minnesota House votes to ban LGBTQ youth conversion therapy

The proposal has previously hit a wall in the Minnesota Senate but supporters said they were confident that the bill could pass this year, now that the DFL has the majority.
by Dana Ferguson

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