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2023 Minnesota legislative session

MPR News is your source for updates from the 2023 Minnesota legislative session that began on Jan. 3, 2023. Whether you're looking for information about a new law or want an update on state funding decisions, you can find it here.

Six years in the making, Walz signs $100 million mini-tax bill

Six years in the making, Walz signs $100 million mini-tax bill

The new law was six years in the making and prevents business owners from paying taxes on federal COVID-19 emergency loans and grants. It had broad support among lawmakers, but more contentious tax debates loom.
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill

Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill

Twenty years after Minnesota blocked unauthorized immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses, a committee approved a change, and DFL leaders at the Capitol said restoring access will be a top priority this year.
by Dana Ferguson

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MN House panel weighs driver's licenses for unauthorized immigrants

MN House panel weighs driver's licenses for unauthorized immigrants

House members will hear a bill on Tuesday that would allow Minnesotans lacking permanent legal status here to get a driver's license. “It is critical to our economy to get this passed,” one advocate tells MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Sam Stroozas

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MN Legislature charges ahead on quick-strike bills

MN Legislature charges ahead on quick-strike bills

The oaths, introductions and organizing are done in the Minnesota Legislature. Now lawmakers are moving ahead with decisions that will set the state’s direction for years to come. 
by Brian Bakst

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Abortion access bill advances as ground shifts on issue at MN Capitol

Abortion access bill advances as ground shifts on issue at MN Capitol

Minnesota lawmakers took their first look Thursday at a bill that would codify the right to an abortion in state law. And there was emotional testimony for and against it in a House Committee. 
by Dana Ferguson

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