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The Minnesota Legislature is back in session and actively addressing employment law legislation in several pending bills following a very busy 2023–2024 session last year.

Election Day is next week, and it’s the first year of restored voting rights for Minnesotans with felony records. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the efforts to register thousands of newly eligible voters.

The Minnesota Senate has sent a bill to legalize marijuana to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Senators passed the legislation from Sen. Lindsey Port (D) and Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) in a 34-32 vote early on Saturday morning. “The best way that we can protect our kids from access to cannabis is […]

Bipartisan and bicameral Minnesota lawmakers will hold their first conference committee meeting on Friday to begin resolving differences between marijuana legalization bills that passed the House and Senate last month. Rep. Zack Stephenson (D), sponsor of the House version, announced the meeting on Wednesday, saying legislators “are making great progress” in informal discussions ahead of […]

Both chambers of the Minnesota legislature have appointed bipartisan House and Senate conferees to negotiate a final deal on a marijuana legalization bill that can be sent to the governor to be signed into law. A total of 10 bicameral negotiators were selected to resolve differences between their companion legalization measures that cleared their respective […]

The Minnesota Senate on Friday is debating and voting on a bill to legalize marijuana that advanced through 13 committees. If the measure is approved, it will set the stage for a conference with the House to resolve differences with a companion reform measure that the chamber passed on Tuesday. This Senate floor action comes […]

The Minnesota House of Representatives will finally debate and vote on a bill to legalize marijuana on Monday after months of extensive committee consideration. The legislation from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D)—which has moved through 15 panels this session—is now being taken up on the floor, where members will consider nearly two dozen amendments that have […]

The House District 3B Republican and area caregiving administrators discussed staffing shortages and several potential solutions that could use the Minnesota Legislature's help.

Rep. Dave Baker was elected as the Assistant Minority Leader for the Minnesota House Republican Caucus for the 2023-2024 legislative sessions.