Starting Tuesday, July 1, a series of changes in Minnesota law will take effect, including provisions allowing motorcycle lanes to split and filter and protections for child influencers.
The jury trial in Becker County District Court for Sen. Nicole Mitchell will begin Monday, June 16. Mitchell is accused of burglarizing her stepmother鈥檚 house in Detroit Lakes.
With a tied House and partisan divides, Minnesota lawmakers passed a $67 billion state budget and a $700 million bonding package in what Gov. Tim Walz is calling a historic feat.
Investigators allege that in March, Justin Eichorn exchanged explicit messages with an undercover officer posing as a 17-year-old girl. The Grand Rapids Republican, 41, pleaded not guilty.
The Legislature also passed a repeal for MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented adults, new data center provisions and modifications to the state鈥檚 safe and sick time law.
Funding is under question for the Northern Lights Express and metro-centred projects like the NorthStar Commuter Rail and the Blue Line Light Rail extension
After the Minnesota Legislature banned lead and cadmium in certain products in 2023, the state is set to make an exemption for types of paint and a temporary exemption for keys
County sheriffs and attorneys ask lawmakers to fund mental health facilities as jails have a backlog of mentally ill individuals due to the state鈥檚 pause on the 48-hour rule.
Progress at the Capitol 鈥榓s slow as molasses鈥� as legislative leaders work to caucus votes and wait for revisors to draft bills ahead of a special session.
Divisions with leadership over data centers, R&D credits and corporate tax breaks threaten to sink one of Minnesota鈥檚 final budget bills ahead of a potential special session.
