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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.

Senate GOP health bill moves 100K people off state plan

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are proposing a Health and Human Services budget bill that would transfer more than 100,000 people with low incomes from state-subsidized health insurance to the private marketplace.
by Tom Scheck

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Minn. House health panel gets an earful from targets of cuts

Minn. House health panel gets an earful from targets of cuts

The Minnesota House has a plan of its own to cut the health and human services budget. And on Wednesday, committees heard from scores of people that say they'd be hurt by the bill, which cuts $1.6 billion.
by Tim Nelson

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Dayton orders more transparency from health plans

Dayton orders more transparency from health plans

Minnesota health plans will now be required to compete against each other to manage state-subsidized health care programs for elderly, disabled and poor Minnesotans.
by Lorna Benson

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State employees rally at Minn. Capitol

State employees rally at Minn. Capitol

Public employees packed the State Capitol rotunda Tuesday to defend themselves from what they see as an assault on collective bargaining. The union rally followed a House committee hearing on a bill that would cut the state workforce and freeze salaries.
by Tim Pugmire

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Dayton calls for quarterly campaign finance reports

Gov. Mark Dayton is backing legislation to require quarterly reports of campaign fundraising.
by Tim Pugmire

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State Auditor Otto blasts GOP plan to cut her budget

DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto is blasting a House Republican plan to slash her budget and take away some of her current oversight of local government.
by Tim Pugmire

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Dems question GOP numbers on human services cuts

Dems question GOP numbers on human services cuts

The bill would change how counties deliver service to the disabled and the elderly, cut rates to doctors who provide unnecessary treatments and attempt to change how the state delivers Medicaid.
by Tom Scheck

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Job training a casualty in GOP jobs budget bill

Republicans in the Minnesota House released Monday a Jobs and Economic Development budget bill that makes deep cuts to job training and uses one-time money to help balance the state's budget.
by Tom Scheck

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This time around, racino bill tied to job creation

This time around, racino bill tied to job creation

Two Republican lawmakers proposed legislation Monday to allow video slot machines at Minnesota's two horse racing tracks.
by Tim Pugmire

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State eyes HMO reserves to help balance budget

Minnesota's health maintenance organizations are enjoying surging profits from managing three state health insurance programs, and that has attracted the attention of officials looking for cash to balance the state's budget.

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