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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.

Photos: Legislators sworn in on first day of 2013 session

Photos: Legislators sworn in on first day of 2013 session

For one day at least, lawmakers laid aside their differences so they could get organized and welcome new members, who make up more than a quarter of the Legislature.

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DFL in control as legislative session begins

DFL in control as legislative session begins

The Minnesota Legislature dropped the gavel Tuesday on a new session and a new order, with Democrats in full control for the first time in a generation.
by Tim Pugmire

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Health insurance exchange, MinnesotaCare, Medicaid decisions due at Legislature

Health insurance exchange, MinnesotaCare, Medicaid decisions due at Legislature

State lawmakers are under a tight deadline as they tackle a number of issues related to the federal health care overhaul, including passing legislation to set up a health insurance exchange, the fate of MinnesotaCare and an expansion of Medicaid.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Same-sex marriage debate moves to the Capitol

Same-sex marriage debate moves to the Capitol

The hard-fought battle over same-sex marriage that dominated Minnesota politics last year is likely to continue during the legislative session that begins today. With the defeat of the marriage amendment and the Republican majorities that sponsored it, DFLers who favor marriage rights for same-sex couples see their opening. But opponents say the amendment's does not necessarily mean support for same-sex marriage.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Lagging recycle rates concern Minnesota lawmakers

Lagging recycle rates concern Minnesota lawmakers

Recycling is not only better for the environment, it's an integral part of a growing economic engine in the state. Experts say people are throwing away resources that those businesses need.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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What's in store for the 2013 legislative session?

What's in store for the 2013 legislative session?

The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes for a new session at noon today and for the first time since 1990, there is a DFL governor and DFL majorities in both the House and the Senate.
by Duane Benson

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Disclosure forms offer little information about lawmakers' outside jobs

Disclosure forms offer little information about lawmakers' outside jobs

An MPR News analysis of the disclosures by current and incoming lawmakers finds that the forms do not provide meaningful information that could alert the public to potential conflicts of interest.
by Tom Scheck

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Consolidating power, Dems. at Capitol say budget is priority No. 1

Consolidating power, Dems. at Capitol say budget is priority No. 1

new legislative session gets under way this week, with Democrats running the show for the first time in 25 years. That means Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, will work with a DFL-controlled House and Senate that should be more receptive to his tax and spending proposals.
by Tim Pugmire

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Report may boost Minn. unionizing effort

Efforts to unionize government-subsidized personal care assistants in Minnesota are getting some help from a national advocacy group.
by Tim Pugmire

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