Articles tagged under: Minnesota Legislature

Permitting Changes Included in MN Enviro Bill

Published May 30, 2025

The Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Working Group reviewed their compromise budget bill, but no action was taken. The bill makes changes in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permitting process and tweaks the grants managed by the Board of Water…
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MN Ag Finance Bill Approved

Published May 25, 2025

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed legislation funding the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Board of Animal Health and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. "It addresses things like agricultural emergencies, like high-path avian influenza, support for E15 infrastructure, meat processing, farm…
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Minnesota Ag Bill Clears Legislature

Published May 19, 2025

A major agriculture funding bill is heading to the governor’s desk after passing the Minnesota Legislature with strong bipartisan support. The omnibus ag finance and policy bill passed the House 130-4 and the Senate 58-8, with the final agreement posted…
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Walz Signs Grain Buyer Bill

Published March 18, 2025

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed his first bill for the current session and it is an agriculture bill. The legislation reduces the cost of annual financial reporting for small grain buyers. For example, those purchasing under $7.5 million per year…
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Powersharing Agreement Made in the MN Senate

Published January 13, 2025

The Minnesota legislative session begins Tuesday. With the death of former DFL Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, the Senate is tied with Republicans and DFL’ers having 33 seats. Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson says the two parties have found a…
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Capitol Chaos

Published January 7, 2025

The Minnesota legislative session hasn’t started, but the chaos has already begun. After the November elections, there was a 67-67 tie with equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans. The Republicans gained a temporary one-seat majority when the courts determined a…
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A Tie No More

Published December 22, 2024

Republicans have apparently gained the majority in the Minnesota House. The election ended in a 67-67 tie and a power-sharing agreement was in place. That changed Friday when a Ramsey County court ruled a DFL state lawmaker did not live…
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A Unique Situation for Upcoming Session

Published November 25, 2024

In the upcoming legislative session in St. Paul, Representative Melissa Hortman will lead the House DFL Caucus and Representative Lisa Demuth will have the same role with the Republicans. The committees will be run with co-chairs, one from each party.…
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An Even Split

Published November 11, 2024

The Minnesota House is evenly split 67-to-67 between Republicans and Democrats. A recount appears likely in one district in the southwest metro and the election results won’t be certified until November 21. House Democrats chose Representative Melissa Hortman as its…
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