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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.

Legislature OKs background checks for coaches

Legislature OKs background checks for coaches

School coaches and volunteers who lead or help with extracurricular activities may have to submit to criminal background checks under legislation on its way to Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

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Plenty of work to be done at the Capitol

Plenty of work to be done at the Capitol

House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Tarryl Clark, DFL-St. Cloud, join Midday to discuss the key legislation yet to be resolved before the end of the session.

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