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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.

Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications

Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications

State Sen. Jerry Relph died Friday following a month-long hospitalization. He tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a post-election party with other Republican senators in November. 
by Brian Bakst and Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Gazelka tests positive for COVID-19

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Gazelka tests positive for COVID-19

The Republican majority leader of the Minnesota Senate has tested positive for COVID-19, and is facing calls from the DFL minority to resign his leadership post over his handling of a COVID outbreak affecting the GOP caucus.
by David H. Montgomery and Brian Bakst

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Special session ends without deal on policing, bonding

Special session ends without deal on policing, bonding

Lawmakers ended their special session Saturday morning without an agreement on police accountability. Talks on a construction projects bill and a coronavirus relief plan were also unproductive.
by Brian Bakst

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Lawmakers hear pleas to transform policing

Lawmakers hear pleas to transform policing

Minnesota lawmakers considering wide-ranging legislation to change police training and procedures in the state, in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, heard hours of public testimony Saturday.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Legislature lurches toward likely special session

Minnesota Legislature lurches toward likely special session

With a special session all but assured, the Minnesota Legislature adjourned its session early Monday with few of the year’s big issues resolved.
by Brian Bakst

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Minnesota House defeats attempt to allow in-person graduation ceremonies

Minnesota House defeats attempt to allow in-person graduation ceremonies

The proposal to grant clearance to Minnesota schools to hold in-person graduation ceremonies was a response to state guidelines that discouraged those ceremonies during the coronavirus pandemic.
by Brian Bakst

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Minnesota House GOP blocks passage of $2 billion bonding bill

Minnesota House GOP blocks passage of $2 billion bonding bill

Republicans in the Minnesota House followed through on their threat to block a bonding bill Saturday when the $2 billion measure was put to a vote. Meanwhile, state employees would lose a scheduled pay raise under a bill passed late Saturday night in the Minnesota Senate.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota Legislature scaling back operations amid coronavirus outbreak

Minnesota Legislature scaling back operations amid coronavirus outbreak

Minnesota legislative leaders announced Sunday night that they're planning to effectively recess the legislative session for up to a month, coming in only on an as-needed basis to pass legislation related to the coronavirus situation.
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