2025 Minnesota legislative session

MPR News is your source for updates on the 2025 Minnesota legislative session. Whether you’re looking for information about a new law or want an update on state funding decisions, you can find it here.

April 13, 2008 12:43 AM

Crowd gathers at Capitol to rally against taxes

Nearly 1,000 people rallied at the State Capitol against higher taxes.

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April 11, 2008 4:19 PM

House Majority Leader alleges Pawlenty payback

The DFL Majority Leader in the Minnesota House is accusing Gov. Tim Pawlenty of using his veto pen to take revenge against him and other partisan critics.

by Tim Pugmire

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April 11, 2008 1:50 PM

Pawlenty's LRT veto -- good negotiating strategy?

Some say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of funding for the Central Corridor project may force Democrats to negotiate on the state budget, and that could help bring the legislative session to a smooth end.

by Tom Scheck

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April 9, 2008 4:20 PM

Backers of the Asian Pacific Cultural Center try to regroup

A ten year long dream for Asian Americans in Minnesota has received a major setback. One of the projects vetoed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty this week in the bonding bill was the Asian Pacific Cultural Center.

by Marianne Combs

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April 8, 2008 3:10 AM

Pawlenty delivers a setback to the Central Corridor project

The biggest-ticket item that Gov. Tim Pawlenty struck from a bonding bill was $70 million for a light rail train line between St. Paul and Minneapolis.

by Tom Scheck and Laura Yuen

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April 8, 2008 12:00 AM

Key lawmakers discuss bonding bill vetoes

The chief House author of the bonding bill and the House minority leader answer questions about state spending and borrowing priorities, in the wake of Gov. Pawlenty's line-item vetoes of dozens of projects.

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April 7, 2008 6:49 PM

St. Paul Mayor Coleman on Governor's line item veto cuts

On Monday Governor Tim Pawlenty approved $717 million in borrowing for projects around Minnesota. Before he did so, though, he used his veto pen to trim $208 million from the bonding package.

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April 7, 2008 6:22 PM

DFL offers plan for future school funding

DFL lawmakers rolled out a plan Monday for raising state school aid by nearly $1 billion per year.

by Tim Nelson

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April 7, 2008 2:36 PM

Senate votes to ban ticket-grabbing software

The Minnesota Senate has approved the "Hannah Montana bill," which bans software used by ticket brokers to jump in line and buy up blocks of concert tickets.