Legislative

Legislative Update: Legislature wraps up work on May 22

With hours to spare, the legislature adjourned on Monday, May 22 after reaching deals on healthcare, taxes, and infrastructure that completed their work on Minnesota’s biannual budget. Through the final…

Legislative Update: Five days to go in session 2023

Just days remain for state lawmakers to wrap up their work on a state budget by the session’s constitutional adjournment date on Monday, May 22. House leadership had previously shared…

Legislative Update: Ag bill clears conference committee

Less than two weeks remain in the state legislative session and lawmakers are working nights and weekends to wrap up budget and policy proposals ahead of their constitutional adjournment deadline…

Legislative Update: Conference committee negotiations underway

With less than three weeks until the state legislature’s deadline to adjourn on Monday, May 22, chairs in both bodies are busy negotiating the differences between House and Senate proposals…

Legislative Update: Ag conference committee members named

The state legislature adjourns in just over three weeks and lawmakers need to complete their work to craft a spending, tax and policy package that will make up the state…

Rep. Ginny Klevorn’s (DFL-Plymouth) State Government budget bill (HF1830) passed the House (70-59) on Tuesday.
Legislative Update: House bill supports AG’s antitrust work

With just over a month—and even fewer legislative days—left in the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers are continuing to work long hours toward their May 22 deadline. This past week included…

Legislative Update: Agriculture bills move forward

Lawmakers returned from a short break on Tuesday, April 11 and resumed work on the state budget. Just five full weeks remain in the state legislative session with is set…

Legislative Update: Lawmakers break with six weeks to go this session

April 5 marked the start of legislative break, with lawmakers leaving St. Paul for a long weekend. After session reconvenes next Tuesday, just six weeks remain in the state legislative…

Legislative Update: Agriculture budgets released

It’s been a busy week at the legislature with lawmakers in the House and Senate compiling budget proposals ahead of the legislative break on April 5. As chairs work to…

Legislative Update: Dairy Assistance, Investment and Relief Initiative advances

It’s deadline week at the state capitol, which means legislators are putting in long days in order to hear new proposals ahead of Friday. As always, MFU is working hard…