2023 Minnesota Legislative Session

The 2023 legislative session started Tuesday with the swearing-in of Minnesota’s most diverse class of lawmakers, including 25-year-old Zaynab Mohamed, whose campaign started with “a piece of paper and $3,000 in debt.”

The Minnesota Legislature started the 2023 legislative session Tuesday with a host of new faces and a political reset favoring Democrats.

Minnesota lawmakers haven’t been able to pass a borrowing bill in two years, leading to a backlog in public construction projects around the state. Now, DFL leaders say getting it done will be a top priority.