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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.

Dayton hears concerns of seniors over budget cuts

Dayton hears concerns of seniors over budget cuts

Senior citizens and advocates for nursing homes and other senior services told the governor that they were concerned that the budget cuts proposed by Republicans in the House and Senate would cause real harm.
by Tom Scheck

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From Republican district, a plea to be spared from cuts

From Republican district, a plea to be spared from cuts

Many first-year Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature say they won't give in to Gov. Mark Dayton's call to raise taxes on the wealthy. But today, two new lawmakers from Republican districts found people are more concerned about budget cuts than tax hikes.
by Mark Steil

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DNR campaigns for raising licensing fees

Angling and hunting groups seem to favor raising them to help the cash-strapped department; Republicans in St. Paul aren't so sure.

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Is the 'jobs session' living up to its billing?

Is the 'jobs session' living up to its billing?

Republicans in the Legislature said their priority for the legislative session was job creation, but with about month left until adjournment it's hard to measure their success.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minn. GOP: Let parents know when kids seek care

A GOP proposal in Minnesota would require parental consent before minors could seek treatment for pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases or drug and alcohol abuse, undoing a 40-year-old law that lets minors see doctors without letting a parent know.

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One bill down, but the hard work at the Capitol is still to come

The just-signed Agriculture bill is less than 1 percent of the state's total budget for the next two years and does little to erase the projected $5 billion deficit. And the governor and the Legislature are having a much harder time agreeing on what to do next.
by Tom Crann and Tom Scheck

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Photo ID bill clears House committee, inches toward vote

Photo ID bill clears House committee, inches toward vote

A House committee approved a bill Thursday that would require people to show a photo ID before they can vote, and with Republicans in control in the Legislature, the bill has a stronger chance of passing than in years past.
by Tom Scheck

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