Articles tagged under: Minnesota House

Shared Power

Published March 17, 2025

The Minnesota House returns to a 67-67 split today. A Democrat won Tuesday’s special election in the north metro. Under a power-sharing agreement reached in early February, Republican Lisa Demuth remains the House speaker for the next two years. However,…
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Uncertain Fate for MN House

Published January 22, 2025

The standoff continues in the Minnesota House. Disputes over quorums, special elections and majority control have been the story for the current session. All of this is happening during a budget year. "The constitutional adjournment is the third Monday in May…
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Tie Remains Likely in MN House

Published November 17, 2024

It appears the Minnesota House will end up with a 67-67 tie between the Republicans and the DFL. One district remains up in the air with a recount happening on Thursday. If the recount doesn’t change the even split in…
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Environment Bill Moves to the MN Senate

Published May 3, 2024

The Minnesota House passed the environment and natural resources supplemental policy and finance bill with a 68-63 vote. For agriculture, it calls for an Environmental Impact Statement for livestock operations with more than 10,000 animal units. There's also a provision…
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The Wrong Approach

Published April 18, 2024

State Representative Josh Heintzeman of Nisswa spoke out against several provisions in the environment budget and policy bill, including the time it takes for permitting in the state, new rules for ATV use and the management of the elk herd…
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Ag Committee Briefed on Soil Health Bill

Published March 20, 2024

Northfield Representative Kristi Pursell is sponsoring this bill that promotes regenerative agriculture practices, such as cover crops and no-till farming. "This is focusing for the first time as a pilot project in the southeast Karst Region of state; the idea is…
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$7.4 Billion Spending Target

Published April 20, 2022

The Minnesota House DFL majority has established a $7.4 billion spending target for the biennium. The budget increase passed by a party-line vote in the House Ways and Means Committee. The state has a projected $9 billion surplus, but House…
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Farmer-Lender Mediation to be Reviewed Today

Published January 25, 2021

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Sundin says Farmer-Lender Mediation will be reviewed today. "Representative Lippert has authored House File 80, to extend the Farmer-Lender Mediation period to give the farmers in dire straits more breathing room." If there’s time…
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