Minnesota would revoke health care for adult undocumented immigrants but allow children to remain covered under a budget deal top lawmakers announced Thursday. Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota House and Senate emerged from two weeks of closed door negotiations with a topline deal that also cuts $283 million from the state budget over the next two years and makes progress on the

Republicans say the state grew spending too much in 2023, when DFL-controlled state government increased the two-year budget by nearly 40% to more than $70 billion, used a considerable amount of a record $18 billion surplus and introduced billions in new taxes and fees.

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill to update agency budgets, enhance public oversight, and designate the Giant Beaver as the state fossil.

Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders have met for more than 13 hours over several sessions on Sunday and Monday, but still, no substantial progress on the state budget has been reported.

Leaders in the Church urge lawmakers to prevent GOP pushes to roll back MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants.

Led by Bishop Kevin Kenney, Catholic leaders stopped by the Capitol on Monday to lobby against GOP efforts to revoke health care access for undocumented immigrants.

This week on At Issue, Tom Hauser discusses a new social media tax bill, the latest on state budget negotiations and the newly created Office of Inspector General. The Minnesota Senate Tax Committee passed a significant tax bill this week aimed at raising ...

Legislative leaders in a divided state capitol on Thursday announced a roughly $66 billion budget framework to fund the government and its services, which also includes spending adjustments to make a dent to the looming $6 billion in the future.