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.

February 28, 2006 12:01 AM

Nuclear waste storage in question

Xcel Energy is requesting state permission to store spent fuel at its Monticello nuclear plant. With the opening of a permanent waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada unknown, some are concerned the material will remain in the state forever.

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February 23, 2006 5:03 PM

Task force advises Legislature on how to get along

After the crash-and-burn session of 2005, lawmakers are getting plenty of advice - from inside and outside the Capitol - on how to change their ways.

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February 13, 2006 8:15 PM

Group calls for more privacy protection for newborns

Nearly every infant in Minnesota receives a battery of tests to check for various health conditions. Critics are concerned that the state health department is collecting and keeping potentially sensitive genetic data.

by Tom Scheck

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