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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.

Lawmakers hold a bad hand when it comes to a stadium

Lawmakers hold a bad hand when it comes to a stadium

Essentially, there are only three options: Minneapolis, Arden Hills and no stadium at all. And all three have flaws.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Mayors, school leaders decry GOP education bill

Mayors and superintendents from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth say the bill would cut literacy programs for children.
by Dan Olson

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Possible elimination of General Assistance shocks advocates for homeless

Possible elimination of General Assistance shocks advocates for homeless

The General Assistance program is the only source of income for about 20,000 Minnesotans. Many of the program's recipients are homeless and are awaiting approval for Social Security. They depend on the program to pay for medication co-payments, bus fare, and basic items like toothpaste and soap.
by Madeleine Baran

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St. Paul mayor doesn't like countywide sales tax for stadium

St. Paul mayor doesn't like countywide sales tax for stadium

More complications cropped up for Ramsey County's bid to host the Minnesota Vikings today, as St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman voiced doubts about the county's plan to raise the sales tax to fund the project. The state's point man on the stadium issue also weighed in.
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings start uphill lobbying effort for Arden Hills stadium

Vikings start uphill lobbying effort for Arden Hills stadium

The lawmakers have to sign off on the deal, which includes a proposed $300 million state subsidy to build a stadium on the site of an old Army ammunition plant, shown here. But many say that the cost of the stadium and upgrades to the roads around it are likely to exceed the amount the state is willing to pay.
by Tim Nelson

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House OKs bill to clear way for Surly tap room

Surly Brewing Company also will build a new brewery and entertainment center in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
by Tom Scheck

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Dayton renews call for GOP to finish its budget bills

With just 13 days left in the legislative session, the governor expresses a willingness to work with Republican leaders but expects the House and Senate resolve their spending bills.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minneapolis' plan for Vikings gets a mixed reception

Minneapolis' plan for Vikings gets a mixed reception

If you're a fan, you might like the $195 million in taxpayer money to help build a new stadium. If you're not (or not a fan of owners of pro sports teams), the price tag is too much.
by Brandt Williams

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