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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 2 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota will continue to move forward.
- We have a few interconnecting issues here in Minnesota.
- We make the hard decisions and we make Minnesota work.
- K-12 education, providing policy and funding for general education.
- And so, I actually found a Minnesota-based LLC that's...
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> services at the University of Minnesota. services at the University of Minnesota.
- Uh we do have information Minnesota.
- Um so I'm University of Minnesota is.
- </c> state of Minnesota owns these buildings. state of Minnesota owns these buildings. seeds<00:53:49.440
Bills:
HF4266
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Balancing the Budget / Sovereignty Day at the Capitol / Promoting Animal Welfare Mar 23rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota Management and Budget's latest financial forecast for the state is out.
- If that happens, Minnesota policymakers would be faced with very difficult choices.
- </c> something we can address now Minnesota something we can address now Minnesota is<00:03:09.760><c
- </c> within the boundaries of Minnesota within the boundaries of Minnesota attended<00:26:29.279><c>
- </c><00:26:33.120><c> legislators</c> on legislation and educated legislators on legislation and educated
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North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Child Custody Review Task Force Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Setting parameters for educational and certification requirements, Setting parameters for educational
- You're targeting education, and I know you said your case went from Minnesota to North Dakota.
- Because in Minnesota, I will tell you this, Minnesota does a different style of child support.
- Any comments on education?
- Minnesota does that. Minnesota doesn't have a specialized family court.
Summary:
The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and reviewed a memorandum compiling member suggestions for possible legislation. The memo grouped ideas into topics including creation of a family court, expanded education for parents, attorneys, and judges, expedited hearings for parenting-time violations, limiting law enforcement involvement in custody disputes, creating parenting time expediters, and adopting more uniform court procedures. Members also discussed whether to form subcommittees, but the task force decided to continue working as a full committee rather than create subcommittees at this time.
The committee then heard testimony from Dr. John Perez, a mental health professional, who described his personal custody experience and his professional work with families he believes have been affected by parental alienation. He argued for stronger education, faster court response times, and better tools to address intentional interference with parenting time. Members questioned him about his case history, the concept of parental alienation, and whether specialized family courts or judges with family-law training could help. Dr. Perez said a dedicated family court and faster hearings would likely have helped his situation.
The task force spent substantial time discussing the possible creation of a family court. Judge Hovey supported the idea of a specialized family court or at least a study of one, saying family cases are distinct from ordinary adversarial litigation and that judges with family-law experience could better handle them. Several members agreed that a family court could improve consistency, expertise, and speed, but others cautioned that the task force’s current directive is focused on enforcement of existing orders rather than broader custody policy, and noted that voters had previously rejected equal shared parenting proposals. The group also discussed expedited procedures for parenting-time disputes, with Judge Hovey suggesting a 30-day hearing timeline may be workable.
On education, members generally supported requiring parents to complete a parenting education course and adding educational materials explaining court process, child support, and what judges can and cannot do. Mr. McLean suggested a short instructional video for litigants and more family-law education for judges and attorneys, while Ms. Moldenhauer said education could be incorporated into scheduling orders or mediation orders. Members also discussed the Parents Forever course, including whether it should be mandatory in all counties and whether cost is a barrier; no vote was taken on any of these proposals.
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Transcript Highlights:
- In Minnesota, public education is compulsory. Children are required by law to attend school.
- House File 3489 finally takes into account—" In Minnesota, public education is compulsory.
- ><c> Minnesota</c><00:52:57.040><c> Cities,</c> Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota
- . education. education.
- </c> under Minnesota law that under Minnesota under Minnesota law that under Minnesota law<02:48:26.160
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/02/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> counties in South Central Minnesota. counties in South Central Minnesota.
- </c><00:13:06.000><c> is</c> about the University of Minnesota is about the University of Minnesota is
- University of Minnesota. You know St. University of Minnesota. You know St.
- </c> think about uh the future for Minnesota. think about uh the future for Minnesota.
- </c> U doing for outstate Minnesota? U doing for outstate Minnesota?
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz delivers his State of the State address before Minnesota Legislature 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- </c><00:06:19.360><c> and</c> of what we've done here in Minnesota and of what we've done here in Minnesota
- The truth is, all of America Minnesota.
- And we worked in a bipartisan education.
- <00:13:11.839><c> they</c> education they education they deserve.<00:13:13.760><c> Just</c><00:13:14.000
- c> zero</c><00:21:46.720><c> tolerance</c> Minnesota should have a zero tolerance Minnesota should have
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Transcript Highlights:
- . co-educational. co-educational.
- Members, what this amendment would do is it would enroll Minnesota into the education scholarship federal
- education education uh<01:13:51.440><c> article.
- </c> northern Minnesota. northern Minnesota.
- <c> Senate</c> the Minnesota House and Minnesota Senate the Minnesota House and Minnesota Senate pay<
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House commerce committee walk-through of omnibus cannabis bill, HF1615 4/2/25
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- Uh we're education, and where they live.
- My answer is always Minnesota.
- Chair O'Driscoll and Chair Minnesota.
- </c><00:18:25.600><c> seniors</c> of my customers are Minnesota seniors of my customers are Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/02/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I looked very hard at University of Minnesota and Minnesota schools.
- </c> Minnesota and Minnesota schools. Minnesota and Minnesota schools.
- </c> back to Minnesota? back to Minnesota? >> I<00:09:42.880><c> will.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- c> the</c><01:37:08.639><c> Minnesota</c> Diagnostic Lab, the the Minnesota Diagnostic Lab, the the Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 02/20/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:48.560><c> state</c> remarks related to the Minnesota state remarks related to the Minnesota
- The state of Minnesota, MMB, what we heard from Director Mingi is that every year the state of Minnesota
- The the state of Minnesota, forecast.
- Every time education space, right?
- </c> them to Minnesota to attack our people. them to Minnesota to attack our people.
Summary:
The Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability met on February 20, 2026, to hear from Minnesota Management and Budget State Budget Director Anna Mingi about federal funding changes affecting the state budget. Before testimony began, Senator Rasmusson objected to a draft committee report that had been prepared in advance of the hearing, arguing it was inappropriate to summarize testimony before it occurred. The chair responded that nonpartisan staff had prepared the draft from Mingi’s submitted presentation and could revise it after the hearing if needed.
Director Mingi explained that federal dollars make up more than one-third of state spending and support about 650 federal awards totaling over $23 billion this year, with more than $15 billion supporting state entitlement programs. She said the federal funding environment had changed significantly since January 2025 through executive orders, pauses, terminations, new grant conditions, delayed awards, and the July 2025 passage of H.R. 1, the federal reconciliation bill. Her main focus was H.R. 1’s effects on health care and food assistance, including work requirements for some adults, changes to eligibility for legal non-citizens, limits on retroactive Medicaid coverage and directed payments, new limits on provider taxes, and SNAP changes that shift some benefit and administrative costs to the state and counties. She estimated H.R. 1 would reduce federal funds to state-administered programs by about $327 million in the current biennium and $1.6 billion in the next, with additional costs to hospitals, counties, and other partners beyond the budget horizon.
Members asked follow-up questions about whether the estimates were relative to the forecast and whether federal Medicaid funding would still rise over time. Mingi said the estimates were based on the November forecast baseline and that Medicaid federal dollars would likely continue growing overall, though the law still creates significant losses relative to prior projections. Senator Rasmusson emphasized that point in remarks to the committee. The discussion then shifted to federal grant pauses and cancellations: MMB’s tracker showed about six awards on hold totaling roughly $491 million, 13 confirmed cancellations across areas including clean energy, education, food assistance, and public health, and additional threatened or litigated cuts not included in those totals. Mingi identified two canceled violence-prevention-related grants, including a FEMA public safety grant and a justice reinvestment grant, and noted that CDC had recently moved to cancel or seek cancellation of several Minnesota public health grants, including a $65 million public health infrastructure award.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- Section 20 is new language education.
- Every day, for example, the Minnesota courts pull this data from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and
- </c><01:14:14.880><c> to</c> taxpaying individuals in Minnesota to taxpaying individuals in Minnesota
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
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Transcript Highlights:
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- at the Office of Higher Education.
- at the office of higher Minnesota at the office of higher education.<00:14:33.760><c> Um</c><00:14:34.079
- Um my concern with the education.
- “Medical education is a vital part of higher education in Minnesota, and fully investing in this grant
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/19/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3); that is where the money goes.
- Education Foundation to expand ProStart programs across Minnesota.
- Education Foundation to expand ProStart programs across Minnesota.
- I'm here today to share my support of Senate File 993, the Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation
- I'm here today to share my support of Senate File 993, the Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the director of government relations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
- I'm the director of government relations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
- I'm the director of government relations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
- I'm the director of government relations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
- I'm the director of government relations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
Committee:
House Education Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Budget Bills Pass / Reflecting on the Session / What's Next for Senate Media Jun 15th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> commitment to the people of Minnesota. commitment to the people of Minnesota.
- </c><00:13:32.000><c> I'm</c> serve the people of Minnesota. I'm serve the people of Minnesota.
- ,</c><00:19:08.080><c> uh,</c> know, other items are are education, uh, know, other items are are education
- </c> special session was repealing Minnesota special session was repealing Minnesota Care<00:20:47.200
- </c><00:21:19.919><c> Minnesota</c> it it doesn't save money. Minnesota it it doesn't save money.
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Transcript Highlights:
- A quorum is present in the Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee.
- :05:28.280><c> one</c> piece education is very important one piece education is very important one education
- </c> real concerns and our role as Educators real concerns and our role as Educators is<00:21:52.200>
- We still had to educate.
- As education leaders, our mission is to create the best possible learning environment for our Minnesota
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/24/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're a Minnesota cultural exchange program focused primarily on special education teachers.
- Finally, we have Caitlin Snyder from Finally, we have Caitlyn Snyder from Education Minnesota. Ms.
- My name is Caitlyn Snyder, representing Education Minnesota. Thank you, Mr.
- My name is Caitlyn Snyder, representing Education Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota in education more generally? Minnesota in education more generally?
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/13/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Minnesota Department of Human Services. Minnesota Department of Human Services.
- I am the Director of Government Relations for the Minnesota Department of Education, and just to expedite
- </c> education students. education students.
- We expect authorizers and the Minnesota Department of Education to continue to enforce the law and hold
- We expect authorizers and the Minnesota Department of Education to continue to enforce the law and hold
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 1 - 03/24/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
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- 12.760><c> federal</c> Additionally, Minnesota and the federal Additionally, Minnesota and the federal
- I'm director of the Education Partnerships Coalition of Minnesota, or EPC, speaking in support of Senate
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services