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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.

This week at the Capitol

MPR's Tom Scheck sums up the week's events at the Capitol.
by Tom Scheck

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Gun background checks bill heads to full Senate

Gun background checks bill heads to full Senate

A bill that would require background checks for nearly all gun buyers will get a vote by the full Minnesota Senate after the Judiciary Committee approved it Thursday night. The bill cleared the committee on a straight party-line vote: Five DFLers voted for the bill and three Republicans voted against it.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Health exchange bill passes House; abortion restrictions out

Landmark health insurance legislation is on its way to the Minnesota Senate after the House on Wednesday night approved a bill enacting a Minnesota health insurance exchange, a cornerstone of the federal Affordable Care act health care law.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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House Dems push change to state election law

Democrats in the Minnesota House are advancing changes to state election law that have some bipartisan support, but also differ sharply from a Senate plan.
by Tim Pugmire

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House discussion of health care bill starts, stops

Legislation to enact a centerpiece of the federal health care overhaul is getting a bumpy ride in the Minnesota House.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Dayton's revised budget raises $1.8B for education, economic development

Dayton's revised budget raises $1.8B for education, economic development

Gov. Mark Dayton's revised budget plan relies on higher income taxes for the state's top earners and an increased cigarette tax to erase a projected deficit and increase spending for education. The revised plan does not include a sales tax on services and does away with Dayton's earlier $1.4 billion plan to give homeowners a $500 property tax credit. Dayton said increasing taxes on the wealthy is a matter of fairness.
by Tom Scheck

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Triclosan ban bill in Minn. Senate stalls

A state Senate committee has stalled efforts to ban a substance commonly found in antibacterial soap.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Dayton sticks to guns on income tax hike on top earners

Dayton sticks to guns on income tax hike on top earners

Gov. Mark Dayton has no plans to capitulate on his proposal to raise income taxes on top earners to erase the state's projected $627 million deficit and provide more money for education.
by Tom Scheck

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