MN Legislative RSS

• Extra time: How Minnesota's special sessions work
  With budget work unfinished by the Legislature's constitutional deadline, Gov. Tim Walz is expected to call lawmakers back this week for a special session.
• Going to OT: Session ends but Legislature's business unfinished
  A special session will be needed for lawmakers to pass a two-year budget by June 30.
• Higher ed agreement bridges funding gap, heads for governor's desk
  Approved by conferees about 8:15 p.m., HF2544/SF2415*, sponsored by Rep. Connie Bernardy (DFL-New Brighton) and Sen. Paul Anderson (R-Plymouth), was approved about 90 minutes later by the Senate 62-3.
• Agreed upon 'transformative piece of legislation' hopes to turn the tide on opiate addiction
  The first conference committee report to be completed Monday is one conferees believe will be one of the most impactful in terms of lives saved.
• Governor, legislative leaders agree to $48 billion biennial budget
  After weeks of closed-door negotiations bent on bridging large philosophical and financial gaps, Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders announced an agreement Sunday evening that would fund state government for the 2020-21 biennium.