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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.

DNR panel to advise on invasive species

DNR panel to advise on invasive species

The Department of Natural Resources has set up a 15-member committee to provide advice as the agency ramps up its fight against aquatic invasive species like Asian carp and zebra mussels.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Feds approve Minn. exchange, insurers scramble to develop health plans

Feds approve Minn. exchange, insurers scramble to develop health plans

Health insurers are under tight deadlines to bring out new plans under the federal health care overhaul. The government released its proposed regulations spelling out what the plans have to cover only last month. But those rules aren't final yet. Insurers say they're scrambling to develop the new products in a matter of months when the process would normally take at least a year.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Dayton plan could expand sales tax

Dayton plan could expand sales tax

The major tax overhaul that Minnesota lawmakers are expected to consider next year could include some significant changes in the state sales tax. Extending the sales tax to clothing remains an unpopular and unlikely option, but many other transactions could be taxed for the first time as a way to boost state revenues.
by Tim Pugmire

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