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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.

Minn. lawmakers boost minimum wage to $9.50

Minn. lawmakers boost minimum wage to $9.50

After several hours of contentious debate, the Minnesota House today passed a bill to make that the hourly wage by a vote of 71-60. The vote follows one by the Senate on Monday.
by Tom Scheck

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Minnesota minimum wage rise nears approval

Minnesota is on the cusp of adopting one of the nation's highest minimum wages after the Senate voted Wednesday to gradually boost it to $9.50 per hour.
by Tim Pugmire

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Dayton signs tougher anti-bullying bill into law

Dayton signs tougher anti-bullying bill into law

A new Minnesota law will require districts to spell out how exactly they'll protect students from intimidating, threatening, abusive or harmful behavior, and how they'll track and respond to cases of bullying.
by Tim Post

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Minn. Senate passes anti-bullying bill

The bill sponsored by state Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, would require school districts to track and investigate cases of bullying and require schools to better train staff and teachers on how to prevent it.
by Tim Post

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Proposals for budget surplus would boost health care, education spending

Proposals for budget surplus would boost health care, education spending

House and Senate budget committees have been working on individual spending proposals that are now being rolled into larger packages. After tax cuts, lawmakers have about $600 million to work with. Another round of tax cuts is also in the works.
by Tim Pugmire

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