Both chambers have introduced more bills this year than in 2024, with House having an extra 1,000 bills at this point in the ...

There is a budget battle brewing when the Legislature returns to the state capitol on Monday after a week-long break, as the ...

Advocates including Hibbing Mayor Pete Hyduke, Nashwauk-Keewatin School Board Vice Chair Barb Kalmi, labor leaders, union workers and other community members spoke with all four caucus leaders on the ...

“It is the tradition and the practice to negotiate a bonding bill within itself and not tie other politics to it,” Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL-Saint Paul) said. “When we tie other politics ...

Attendees are required to RSVP in advance in order to attend any of the town halls, and some town hall locations will only be ...

Actually, no. House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, want to increase education spending by $40 million, and seek no cuts in 2028 and 2029.

House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said the House’s budget cuts would be the largest ever for Minnesota. “House Republicans are holding strong on fiscal responsibility, securing budget ...

Caucus Leader Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, listen to nominations from fellow representatives for speaker on Feb. 6, 2025, after weeks of tense ...

In a statement, Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth said she looked forward to committees putting together a “common-sense budget” based on their compromise outline. “House Republicans are ...

“You can see that [those involved] worked hard coming up with what was fair and really coming to an agreement early on,” said House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring), “You know, it shows that house ...

GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth, left, and House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman must work together to craft a budget in the evenly split chamber. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...