Minnesota Legislature

These include bills related to small resorts, wine transfers, special liquor laws in Brainerd and Baudette, and happy hours at assisted living facilities and nursing homes.

Hundreds of cities are vying for state bonding bill dollars to fund local infrastructure projects at the Legislature.

Districts with fewer than a thousand students could ask voters to approve reducing board membership from six to five. Small districts often struggle to fill out their boards.

Nearly 20 states have adopted rules to regulate virtual currency machines, with law enforcement reporting elevated activity among scammers.

Leanna Goose and Annie Humphrey from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Emma Needham from the Red Lake Nation advocated for uncultivated wild rice beds left in the state.

Eligibility will be checked twice a year rather than once, and recipients must work or attend school for at least 20 hours a week. Counties will be responsible for all verification.

The community solar garden program created by Hortman’s legislation was the first in the country. The program had bipartisan support and became a national model.

Author Rep. John Burkel, R-Badger, described the bill as “straightforward, farmer-focused,” with the goal of more timely payouts after wild animals cause damage.

The bill's author said Minnesota farmers are in a similar position to those during the 1980s farm crisis, which is why it is essential for the program to continue.

Prosecutors now allege John Tobias, 58 of rural Park Rapids, also left a threatening voicemail for state Rep. Krista Knudsen of Lake Shore.