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- Legislative
An incomplete grade appears likely when it comes to the already late omnibus education finance bill. A proposal has been introduced more than two weeks past the committee deadline, but a single provision could derail the entire package.
Session Daily
- Legislative
Coming back from a weeklong Easter/Passover break, work picked up in the House this week as the May 19 constitutional deadline to finish session inches closer.
Session Daily
- State Budget
Gov. Tim Walz may have been seeking a job in Washington, D.C., during last year’s election, but he seems happy to have landed back in the position he’s held for more than six years.
Session Daily
- Legislative
House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) is looking for some unity, and she believes the Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz can find it.
Session Daily
- Legislative
A busy week of negotiations and compromises was the theme as most — most — finance committees met Friday’s noon deadline to approve finance bills and send them to the House Ways and Means Committee. Although the transportation bill is going to taxes next.
Session Daily
- State Budget
The House Education Finance Committee must receive a failing grade for not getting its work done on time. However, because the assignment is not yet finished a final mark could still be much higher.
Session Daily
- Education
In addition to advancing AI in schools, the orders call for a review of discipline guidance based on “discriminatory and unlawful ‘equity’ ideology.”
K12DIVE
- School Life
A bill circulating in the Minnesota Legislature proposes cuts to the popular but expensive DFL-sponsored universal school meals program.
MPR News
- State Budget
The Minnesota Legislature has a May 19 deadline to write a budget that will fund the state government over the next two years.
MINNPOST