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A man impersonating a police officer shot Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times.
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Although education spending will increase, school districts will notice cuts to state aid for special education, school libraries and student supports like counselors and nurses.
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Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have agreed to a one-day special session in which they need to pass 14 mostly budget-related bills.
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This comes after weeks of behind-closed-doors meetings between Walz, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, House DFL caucus leader Melissa Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy.
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The Summer EBT program, now called Sun Bucks, is automatically administered to families on certain public assistance programs or those who successfully apply for free and reduced lunch.
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Joseph H. Thompson was the lead prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future trial. He is also a born-and-raised Minnesotan.
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The bill is likely to change in the Senate, where clean energy advocates and industries are pressing GOP lawmakers.
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The state's Office of Broadband Development reported it can no longer honor $12 million in grants promised to local governments, organizations and small businesses.
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Lawmakers are working to pass a $66 billion to $67 billion two-year budget that will fund everything from schools to parks to health care and services for people with disabilities.
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Under a bill poised for final passage, Minnesota would join a handful of other states in creating a Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund.
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With four days left in the legislative session, the agreement does not appear to have the support required to pass the Senate. A special session is likely.
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The vote marks a significant departure from the past two years, when Senate Democrats voted in lock-step to pass a sweeping pro-labor agenda with a single-seat majority.