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The party, a minority in both chambers, felt shut out of end-of-year legislative negotiations. DFLers said they did what they needed to do.

"I would have liked to have seen it end differently," DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman said. GOP leaders called it "an absolute sham."

They say the last-minute deal will prevent the companies from leaving Minneapolis on July 1.

Lawmakers on Saturday night came to a last minute deal to keep the rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft, in the state.

Gov. Tim Walz also talked about the unfinished business left in the waning hours of the 2024 legislative session.

In a sign of growing frustrations, House Speaker Melissa Hortman called for a snap vote after eight hours of debate on a bill on Minnesota’s new paid leave program

The Minnesota Legislature this year is likely to disappoint. Democrats came into the session with a slender set of goals to begin with following last year’s historic legislative frenzy and in anticipation of a difficult election year. Democrats are racing to get the Equal Rights Amendment on the 2026 ballot and pass a big infrastructure […] The post Here’s what the Minnesota Legislature could pass this session. Don’t get your hopes up. appeared first on Minnesota Refo...

The finish line is in sight at the Minnesota Capitol, but some very impactful bills may not get there as both major parties play politics in the final week.

Republicans are using the limited time, and a supermajority threshold on public borrowing votes, to pressure DFLer majorities.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Democrats in the House made the case on Monday to pass an expansive version of the Equal Rights Amendment, one that would ask voters in 2026 if