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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.

Former budget negotiators offer insights on final day

Former budget negotiators offer insights on final day

Former DFL Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Tom Hanson, former deputy chief of staff and finance commissioner for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, explain the budget negotiating process. They were both involved in the 2005 budget impasse and partial government shutdown. What needs to happen today?

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Ruling preserves funding for health care, welfare

Ruling preserves funding for health care, welfare

Advocates for the poor expressed relief at a judge's ruling Wednesday that would preserve funding for health care and welfare programs during a government shutdown.
by Madeleine Baran and Rupa Shenoy

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Shutdown: Minnesotans take care of last-minute business

Shutdown: Minnesotans take care of last-minute business

Many people are in a last-minute flurry to take care of government business: renewing their driver's licenses, getting permits, even buying lottery tickets before non-essential services go dark at midnight Thursday.
by Sasha Aslanian

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GOP, Dayton end Wednesday meetings with no budget deal

GOP, Dayton end Wednesday meetings with no budget deal

Budget talks between lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton ended Wednesday night without negotiating a budget. Minnesota state government will shutdown at the end of Thursday unless an agreement is reached.
by Tom Scheck

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As shutdown nears, state park cancellations mount

As shutdown nears, state park cancellations mount

Employees are preparing state parks for closure, and small tourism community boosters say they'll lose millions because of canceled vacation plans.
by Tom Robertson

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Shutdown picture becomes clearer; budget solution remains elusive

Shutdown picture becomes clearer; budget solution remains elusive

The consequences of a Minnesota state government shutdown became clearer on Wednesday, when a court decided only "critical core functions" would continue. But the budget solution that would prevent it remained elusive.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Shutdown could devastate critical mental health programs

Shutdown could devastate critical mental health programs

Advocates for the mentally ill say a government shutdown could be devastating for people who rely on state medical assistance to pay for care, and could leave critical programs underfunded.
by Matt Sepic

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Who is to blame if govt. shuts down? Lawmakers stay mum

Who is to blame if govt. shuts down? Lawmakers stay mum

Legislators are saying little about their closed-door meeting and negotiations, so who takes the political blame if government shuts down?
by Tom Scheck

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How Minnesotans are thinking about a potential shutdown

How Minnesotans are thinking about a potential shutdown

Lawmakers have just two days to negotiate a budget agreement before a potential government shutdown, sending Minnesotans scrambling to make preparations.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Shelters will close or reduce service during shutdown

At least one domestic violence shelter will temporarily close if the state government shuts down, and more will be forced to reduce services.
by Laura Yuen

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