Legislative

This has been a busy week for Minnesota Farmers Union as nearly 100 Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members and staff joined lawmakers at the Capitol as part of our annual…

It’s now the second full week of the state legislative session and committees are in full swing, including with consideration of MFU priorities. While preparing for MFU Lobby Day next…

At noon on Feb. 17 the state legislative session reconvened in St. Paul for the second year of their 94th session. MFU staff will be at the Capitol each day…

At midnight on Tuesday and with the start of October, current federal funding ran out after the president and Congress failed to reach a deal on spending. This has consequences…

Last week, MFU celebrated the official retirement of Minnesota’s long-serving Agricultural Mental Health Specialist, Ted Matthews, at the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (MAAE) summer conference at the Grand Casino…

Near midday Wednesday, the United States Senate narrowly passed the massive, near 1,000-page budget reconciliation package. The bill aims to reshape federal spending, making steep cuts to food assistance and…

 We’re mourning the horrific and incalculable loss of Speaker Melissa Hortman. Many MFU members met Rep. Hortman through lobby days at the Capitol, at the State Fair, Farmfest, or at…

On Monday, June 9 state lawmakers fulfilled their constitutional obligation to finalize a new state budget for everything from road construction to education. Legislative leaders and the governor reached this…

On Monday, May 19, the state legislature adjourned with much of the state budget left undone. In order to complete their work before state funding runs out on June 30,…

At the time of writing this, just five days remain until the end of the state legislative session on Monday, May 19. Legislative leaders and the governor have yet to…