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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.

Pawlenty vetoes state budget bill as session erodes

Pawlenty vetoes state budget bill as session erodes

Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed the state budget bill Tuesday, as the showdown between the DFL-controlled Legislature and the Republican governor continues.
by Tom Scheck

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Pawlenty vetoes bill to stop candidate threats

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has vetoed a bill that aimed to make it illegal to intimidate people out of running for office.

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Senate, House pass budget bill; veto looms

Senate, House pass budget bill; veto looms

With just one week left in the session, state legislators on Monday took a first step toward solving a budget deficit created when the state Supreme Court ruled against the unilateral cuts Gov. Tim Pawlenty made last year.
by Tim Pugmire and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minn. Senate readies bill to shut $2.9B budget gap

Minn. Senate readies bill to shut $2.9B budget gap

A bill steaming toward a vote in the Minnesota Senate would close most of the state's $2.9 billion budget gap with spending cuts, payment delays and possibly a tax hike.
by Brian Bakst, Associated Press

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Pawlenty orders planning for Minn. cash crunch

Pawlenty orders planning for Minn. cash crunch

Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered state agencies on Friday to take an inventory of their programs and identify discretionary payments that can be put off in case of a cash crunch after a court ruling threw budget negotiations into turmoil.
by Tom Scheck

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Lawmaker pushes Ariz.-style immigration bill

A Minnesota state lawmaker is pushing immigration legislation modeled on a tough new Arizona law.

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MN House votes to scrap nuclear power ban

MN House votes to scrap nuclear power ban

The Minnesota House has voted to roll back a 16-year-old ban on new nuclear power plants.

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State faces unprecedented cash-flow crisis

State faces unprecedented cash-flow crisis

In the aftermath of a Minnesota Supreme Court court ruling against Gov. Pawlenty's 2009 budget fix, state officials say they could now face an unprecedented cash-flow crisis if anyone affected by those cuts seeks repayment.
by Tim Pugmire

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House passes $164M in health care cuts

The Minnesota House has passed a budget bill that cuts spending on health and human services programs by $164 million.
by Tom Scheck

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Vikings stadium bill moves forward as end of session looms

Vikings stadium bill moves forward as end of session looms

A plan to finance a new $791 million stadium for the Minnesota Vikings has cleared its first committee hurdle in the state Legislature, but not before lawmakers made significant revisions.
by Tim Pugmire

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