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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.

Minneapolis nonprofit seeks host homes for transgender youth traveling to Minnesota

Minneapolis nonprofit seeks host homes for transgender youth traveling to Minnesota

As other states pass bans on gender-affirming care, a Minneapolis nonprofit says it's fielding more calls from transgender youth who are coming to Minnesota for care and need a place to stay. It’s asking Minnesotans to help by hosting them.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Legislature plans restrictions on electronic pull-tabs

Legislature plans restrictions on electronic pull-tabs

A finish-line addition to this year's tax bill will clamp down on electronic pull-tabs, which have become a cash cow in Minnesota since they were legalized to pay for the Vikings stadium in 2012.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota Legislature passes $72 billion budget; ends session

Minnesota Legislature passes $72 billion budget; ends session

Minnesota lawmakers ended their 2023 session before their midnight deadline Monday, after passing a big health and human services budget bill and a capital works construction package. DFLers said they had achieved all their goals for the session. 
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Capitol Roundup: Tax bill goes to Walz; gas tax increase and delivery fee to fund roads

Capitol Roundup: Tax bill goes to Walz; gas tax increase and delivery fee to fund roads

The Minnesota House and Senate have passed a $3 billion tax plan that includes rebates, credits for families, property tax relief and new tax increases for those who profit from some investment earnings and for some corporations. On Sunday they passed a transportation plan.
by Dana Ferguson

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$300 million for nursing homes part of larger deal for MN capital investment

$300 million for nursing homes part of larger deal for MN capital investment

DFL and GOP lawmakers have agreed to pass a $2.6 billion capital investment package – including a plan to sell bonds to fund projects – in exchange for hundreds of millions in aid to Minnesota nursing homes.
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Capitol roundup: Marijuana bill headed to Walz after Senate passage

Capitol roundup: Marijuana bill headed to Walz after Senate passage

The Minnesota Senate passed the bill that will make Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize marijuana. Lawmakers were also busy working on other bills as the session headed toward its deadline to adjourn.
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Politics Friday: A pair of first-term senators reflect on their first session, and the debate over legal marijuana

Politics Friday: A pair of first-term senators reflect on their first session, and the debate over legal marijuana

MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks to Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, DFL-Minneapolis, and Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten, DFL-St. Paul. Later, a conversation with Rep. Nolan West, R-Blaine, and Sen. Jordan Rasmusson, R- Fergus Falls.  
by Mike Mulcahy and Matthew Alvarez

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Walz signs ‘red flag’ orders, universal background checks for guns into law

Walz signs ‘red flag’ orders, universal background checks for guns into law

The provisions are part of a larger public safety budget bill to boost funding for police officer recruitment, reduce prison time for inmates if they participate in rehabilitation programs and create an Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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