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- Minnesota and Hawaii have lower rates.
- benefited centers the state of Minnesota benefited centers the state of Minnesota has<00:48:41.640
- not allowed in in the state of Minnesota not allowed in in the state of Minnesota so<00:54:39.119
- communities in Greater Minnesota communities in Greater Minnesota especially<00:55:02.640>
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The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes, then heard Senate File 255, which would exempt American Legion and VFW buildings from property tax. The bill’s author and the American Legion Department of Minnesota testified that many posts are struggling financially, that the tax burden can threaten building ownership, and that the posts provide important community services such as charitable gambling support, youth sports, food insecurity assistance, suicide prevention training, and meeting space for veterans and local residents. Several members voiced support, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
The committee then took up Senate File 30, a proposal to allow Minnesota estate tax portability for married couples, so a deceased spouse’s unused $3 million exclusion could transfer to the surviving spouse, similar to federal law. The author said Minnesota is an outlier compared with other estate-tax states and that the bill would simplify planning and reduce tax burdens, especially for family farms and other illiquid assets. A CPA and a Minnesota Farm Bureau representative testified that the order of death should not determine tax liability and that portability would help keep family farms intact. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Next, the committee adopted an A1 amendment to Senate File 211 and heard the bill, which would create a Minnesota subtraction for Foreign Service pension income, treating it more like military pension income. The author said the change would cover a small number of retirees and would have a minimal fiscal impact, while the testifier described Foreign Service work and said the benefit would recognize their service. The bill, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion.
Finally, the committee heard Senate File 132, which would revise property tax language related to electric power systems by replacing references to attachments and impertinences with broader system-based language. The author said the bill would clarify tax treatment for power co-ops, restore the original intent of the law, and provide stability for Greater Minnesota, with an estimated property tax shift of a little over $700,000. Testimony was beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote on the bill was recorded in the excerpt.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/23/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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- Minnesota and northern Iowa. Minnesota and northern Iowa.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- It's Minnesota-made Minnesota-made Minnesota-made uh<00:30:39.920>
domestically-made <00:30:41.120 - Utility Board of Minnesota. We're a Utility Board of Minnesota.
- across Minnesota. across Minnesota.
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- of the Minnesota Library Association. of the Minnesota Library Association.
- >> You don't have to be a Minnesota citizen. You do have to be in Minnesota. >> Okay.
- You do have to be in Minnesota. citizen. You do have to be in Minnesota. >> Okay.
- contracts in Minnesota? contracts in Minnesota?
- of the Minnesota Library Association. of the Minnesota Library Association.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 4/10/25
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- I also represent the Minnesota VA and the Minnesota Veterans Home.
- But for the 18,031 federal workers in Minnesota, of which 8,700 of them work for the Minnesota VA, the
- They protect Minnesota workers.
- Our veterans, Minnesota does.
- So come to Minnesota and be a part of a workforce here in Minnesota for decades to come.
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- Cloud, Minnesota. Can you hear me?
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The Education Finance Committee met on February 5, 2025, to hear testimony from representatives of Minnesota’s Catholic and other nonpublic schools, focused on state nonpublic pupil aid, transportation, counseling, nursing, and related support programs. Meg Forette of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis argued that Catholic schools serve more than 30,000 students across many districts, educate a diverse population, and achieve strong academic results while operating at far lower per-student costs than public schools. She urged lawmakers to reject proposed cuts to nonpublic funding, saying they would be inequitable and harmful to lower-income families, and also raised concerns about state teacher-licensing requirements conflicting with Catholic values.
Trisha Menshu, principal of St. John Paul II Catholic School in Northeast Minneapolis, described a student body with high levels of poverty, learning needs, and academic gaps, and said state-funded nurse and guidance-counseling services are essential to keeping students safe, healthy, and on track for high school. She said the school absorbs many costs itself, including medical supplies and significant staff time, and credited the support programs with helping students make strong academic growth and graduate on time. In response to a senator’s question, she clarified that the school uses the nursing aid for limited nurse time and pays other medical-related costs from operating funds, with no billing back to public school districts.
Committee members asked follow-up questions about the relationship between teacher licensing and Catholic values, and about how medical needs for nonpublic students are funded. Forette said the concern was not with welcoming all students but with how DEI-related trainings and language are presented in ways that conflict with Catholic teaching. The committee then moved on to the next testifier, Andrew Hiliker of Stella Maris Academy in Duluth, who began by describing his school’s growth and the state’s role in supporting all students, regardless of school choice.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Remembering Senator Kari Dziedzic / The First Day of Session / Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Minnesota Jan 20th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota and it's statewide.
- are looking at Minnesota saying, what's going on in Minnesota?
- are looking at Minnesota saying, what's going on in Minnesota?
- are looking at Minnesota saying, what's going on in Minnesota?
- are looking at Minnesota saying, what's going on in Minnesota?
Summary:
The program covered the start of the 94th Minnesota Legislature, where the evenly split Senate adopted a bipartisan power-sharing agreement, Senate Resolution 1, by unanimous support. The agreement, reached in honor of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, sets up co-presiding officers, co-chairs and evenly split committees, and will remain in place until one party gains a majority. Republican Sen. Jeremy Miller and DFL Sen. Bobby Joe Champion were elected as co-presiding officers under the arrangement.
A major segment focused on fraud, waste, and abuse in Minnesota and proposals to strengthen oversight. DFL Sen. Gerson discussed a bill to create an independent Office of Inspector General to oversee public and private entities receiving taxpayer dollars, arguing it would fill a gap and work alongside existing agencies such as the Office of the State Auditor, the attorney general, and the BCA. He said the issue has bipartisan concern and that the bill is intended to protect taxpayer money and the people who rely on public programs.
Republican Sen. John Jasinski also said fraud is a serious problem, citing cases such as Feeding Our Future, child care assistance, and Medicaid-related fraud, and arguing that every dollar matters and stronger checks and balances are needed. He expressed support for anti-fraud efforts if they are independent and bipartisan, and pointed to the House’s new fraud oversight committee as a promising step. State Auditor Julie Blaha added that her office focuses on local government accountability, said workforce shortages are a major challenge, and emphasized that tips from the public and public employees are often the best way fraud is detected.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- this bill that invest in Minnesota this bill that invest in Minnesota cultural<00:04:29.400>
- And we also Minnesota.
- And if we don't state of Minnesota.
- another icon come out of Minnesota, and that will be amazing for us to see in the state of Minnesota
- icon come out of Minnesota, and that will be amazing for us to see in the state of Minnesota that we
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota House passes HF2563, the Legacy finance bill 4/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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We Minnesota. And that's for all of us. We Minnesota. - Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Minnesota. And I will be remiss not to Minnesota.
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- student at the University of Minnesota student at the University of Minnesota medical<00:02:12.400
- Health at the University of Minnesota Health at the University of Minnesota medical<00:02:54.080
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medical to the University of Minnesota medical to the University of Minnesota - privilege of uh presenting the Minnesota privilege of uh presenting the Minnesota partnership<00
- We are very focused on Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- SF-18 recent files in the Minnesota SF-18 recent files in the Minnesota legislature<00:09:44.880
- Minnesota to act responsibly. Minnesota to act responsibly.
- Minnesota in the late 1800s.
- Minnesota, that was above 70% last year. Minnesota, that was above 70% last year.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/10/26
State and Local Government
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- call it Minnesota. call it Minnesota.
- Water in Minnesota.
- of wild rice in Minnesota. of wild rice in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- Minnesota Department of Agriculture update on nitrates in southeast Minnesota water.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture update on nitrates in southeast Minnesota water.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture update on nitrates in southeast Minnesota water.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture update on nitrates in southeast Minnesota water.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture update on nitrates in southeast Minnesota water.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Representatives Zeleznikar, Baker and Bierman Press Conference 5/12/26
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- around the whole state of Minnesota. around the whole state of Minnesota.
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I'm Minnesota. My name is Rick Brewer. I'm Minnesota. - should not happen here in Minnesota. should not happen here in Minnesota.
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House File 369 was the main topic, with House authors Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar, Rep. Robert Bierman, and Rep. Dave Baker arguing that the bill would give Minnesota’s 2024 340B law “teeth” by enforcing protections for nonprofit and rural hospitals’ access to the federal drug pricing program. They said the measure costs the state nothing, aligns with similar laws in more than 20 other states, and is needed before adjournment to help hospitals close funding gaps, support services like emergency care, obstetrics, behavioral health, and pharmacy access, and preserve care in remote communities. Several hospital leaders from across greater Minnesota testified that 340B revenue helps keep their facilities viable and that losing it would threaten services and, in some cases, hospital survival.
Witnesses described severe financial pressure on rural hospitals, including reimbursement cuts, workforce shortages, inflation, and rising drug costs. Leaders from United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Lakewood Health System in Staples, Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital, Northshore Health in Grand Marais, Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby said their hospitals serve as safety-net providers and often operate with thin or negative margins. They emphasized long travel times to other hospitals, seasonal tourism pressures in some areas, and the importance of local emergency, ambulance, inpatient, and specialty services. The Minnesota Hospital Association president also criticized pharmaceutical company messaging and said nonprofit hospitals are working around the clock to maintain access.
In response to questions, Zeleznikar said she had considered other enforcement approaches but now supported using the original Senate-passed bill, citing concerns about fraud and the difficulty of alternative enforcement mechanisms. She and hospital leaders distinguished this bill from a separate hospital stabilization-grant proposal, saying both are needed but serve different purposes. No vote was taken at the meeting, and the speakers repeatedly urged House leadership to bring the bill to the floor before session ends.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/12/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
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- to this committee on the Minnesota to this committee on the Minnesota National<00:07:42.599>
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and partner with us here in Minnesota and partner with us here in Minnesota - veterans all across Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
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- , the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council of Churches, and the Minnesota
- , the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council of Churches, and the Minnesota
- , the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council of Churches, and the Minnesota
- , the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council of Churches, and the Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate - 01/22/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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say <00:51:12.240>we Minnesota so Minnesota I would say we Minnesota - That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
- That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
- That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
- That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota Queer Legislators Caucus Press Conference 3/3/25
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- I’m also the chair of the Minnesota Queer Legislators Caucus.
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house person not only in the Minnesota house person not only in the Minnesota - That's what the Minnesota Human Rights Act is about.
- That's what the Minnesota Human Rights Act is about.
- Act and Minnesota the GOP right now can Act and Minnesota the GOP right now can bring<00:26:49.799>
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have <00:05:51.880>found <00:05:52.240>< - the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
- real concern throughout the Minnesota real concern throughout the Minnesota business<00:15:08.760
- Minnesota small businesses. Thank you. Minnesota small businesses. Thank you.
- fiscal cost to the state of Minnesota. fiscal cost to the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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- They feature Minnesota artists.
- They feature Minnesota artists.
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I powerful um art sector in Minnesota I powerful um art sector in Minnesota - programs operated by the Minnesota programs operated by the Minnesota Historical<01:15:29.920>
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- in Minnesota, whether it's the Minnesota in Minnesota, whether it's the Minnesota Family<01:07:10.600
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- in Minnesota. in Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
Summary:
The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate.
The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to.
The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.