Video & Transcript Research : 'Minnesota'
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts 4/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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and when our guests come to Minnesota and when our guests come to Minnesota - Taylor highway system in Minnesota.
- And so while I Minnesota transit.
- Greater Minnesota Transit is kept whole. Greater Minnesota Transit is kept whole.
- Minnesota is like 1.7% of the population Minnesota is like 1.7% of the population of<01:55:15.520>
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House passes jobs, labor and economic development finance bill, SF17 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And if we want to have good Minnesota.
- But to have a complete ban on a non-compete in the state of Minnesota is not good for Minnesota and the
- So, we have a lot of work to do to try to make Minnesota competitive again because Minnesota is losing
- to make Minnesota competitive again because<00:31:35.679>
Minnesota <00:31:36.240>is <00 - We cannot let Minnesota lose our competitive edge. Minnesota lose our competitive edge.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on 2026 Omnibus Tax Bill - 04/30/26
Transcript Highlights:
- that Minnesota families rely upon. that Minnesota families rely upon.
- uh in Minnesota. uh in Minnesota.
- at our own University of Minnesota.
- So the Minnesota Senate is ready to discuss, debate, and pass a tax bill, and we invite the Minnesota
- So the Minnesota Senate is ready to discuss, debate, and pass a tax bill, and we invite the Minnesota
Summary:
Senate Tax Committee members presented a tax omnibus bill they said was a bipartisan effort aimed at making life more affordable and responding to federal policy changes they argued are increasing costs and harming Minnesota families, communities, farmers, and businesses. Chair Rest and other senators described the bill as a response to federal cuts to health care and food support, and said it also complements other Senate action on health and human services.
Key provisions highlighted included a 12% increase in property tax refunds for homeowners, described as more than $100 million in direct relief; a $2 million provision related to Operation Metro Transit; a new health care sales tax in Hennepin County to replace an expiring local sales tax and help stabilize hospitals such as HCMC and North Memorial, with funds for uncompensated care and facility upkeep; and a social media tax on the largest platforms, which supporters said would raise revenue without affecting Minnesota residents. Senators also emphasized a sustainable aviation fuel credit, framed as a climate and economic development measure that could support in-state production and agricultural feedstocks.
Members also discussed agricultural provisions, including lifting the cap on the beginning farmer tax credit extension and updating homestead-related rules, saying these changes would help farm transitions and reflect current conditions. Another property tax change would increase the market value exclusion for disabled veterans. No formal vote was taken in the transcript, but senators said the bill had been passed to the floor and they were waiting for leadership to schedule it, while noting the House had not yet taken similar action.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Members Call for Vote on Affordability Legislation - 05/07/26
Transcript Highlights:
- We need it to matter here in the state of Minnesota.
- matter here in the state of Minnesota. matter here in the state of Minnesota.
- right now in the Minnesota Legislature.
- stand right now in the Minnesota stand right now in the Minnesota Legislature.
- for the people of Minnesota. for the people of Minnesota.
Summary:
Senate DFL leaders held a press conference focused on affordability, federal cuts, and end-of-session negotiations. Senators Heather Gustafson, Erin Maye Quade, Liz Boldon, Grant Hauschild, and Majority Leader Erin Murphy highlighted prior DFL accomplishments such as universal school meals, North Star Promise, paid family and medical leave, property tax relief, the child tax credit, and Social Security tax cuts, while arguing that House Republicans have not shown enough urgency on current affordability issues.
A major theme was the impact of federal policy on Minnesota, especially cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, rising health care and energy costs, and cost shifts to counties and local governments. The senators said the state is spending heavily to backfill federal cuts and protect Minnesotans from higher costs, with particular concern for rural communities, hospitals, EMS, food shelves, and county property taxes. Hauschild emphasized that rural counties and seniors would bear added burdens from federal mandates, while Murphy said the Senate is trying to put money directly into people’s pockets through rental assistance, heating assistance, food support, and targeted property tax relief.
The leaders also discussed a Senate Tax Committee proposal for about $100 million in direct property tax refunds, and Murphy said the Senate’s position on HCMC funding is the strongest, while also needing support for rural hospitals and providers statewide. In response to questions, she said the Senate hopes to reach a global deal before the weekend and by Sunday midnight, described the Senate’s proposals as public and already passed, and said some items, including rental relief for people affected by an ICE operation, still have support and may move in the House. No votes were taken at the event.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Protecting Public Trust / Prioritizing Infrastructure Projects / Offering Students More Choices Mar 27th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- But will Minnesota water pollution.
- the Minnesota state campuses.
- the Minnesota management budget the Minnesota management budget guidelines.<00:07:47.039>
It's - That milk is cartoned right here in Minnesota, produced off of Minnesota dairy farms.
- That milk is cartoned right here in Minnesota, produced off of Minnesota dairy farms.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General to tackle fraud May 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota that we have fraud everywhere. Minnesota that we have fraud everywhere.
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Minnesota We are Minnesota nice, but Minnesota We are Minnesota nice, - This is a great day for Minnesota.
- People moved<01:27:58.000>
to <01:27:58.320>Minnesota, moved to Minnesota, moved to Minnesota - Fraud has no place in Minnesota. Fraud has no place in Minnesota.
Summary:
The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement.
Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope.
During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's interesting at the Minnesota Rare Disease Council.
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- their family yet across Minnesota their family yet across Minnesota parents<00:32:05.679>
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- Minnesota I pray that none of you ever Minnesota I pray that none of you ever has<00:06:25.280>
to - former member of the Minnesota former member of the Minnesota Senate<00:12:51.600>
Not <00 - So very proud to have him up in Northwest Minnesota.
- So very proud to have him up in Northwest Minnesota.
- So very proud to have him up in Northwest Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House panel hears proposed expansion of state broadband office 3/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Highspeed internet access is Minnesota.
- My name is Mika Bear, and I'm a lifelong resident of Minnesota.
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I <00:04:23.840>was a lifelong resident of Minnesota. - I was a lifelong resident of Minnesota.
- Director Maki, thank you, Chair and uh the state of Minnesota in in 2023 I uh the state of Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/25
Health and Human Services
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has compared to other states Minnesota has compared to other states Minnesota - <00:20:22.320>
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- Let's make Minnesota the 38th.
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Keywords:
underground storage tanks, petroleum, reimbursement program, environmental regulation, pollution control, dairy assistance, investment relief, agriculture support, food production, economic relief, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, dentistry, licensure, registration
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Omnibus budget for health, children and families passes House floor 5/12/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I look forward to the Minnesota.
- You know, the Minnesota forward.
- We do need Minnesota Care. next week. We do need Minnesota Care.
- care system in the state of Minnesota. care system in the state of Minnesota.
- costs for the citizens of Minnesota. costs for the citizens of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/26/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Taxes Committee hears bill to eliminate lowest income tax tier, HF812 3/5/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Minnesota Budget Project Director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
- I'm the Minnesota Budget Project Madden.
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Minnesota <00:05:00.160>Council <00:05:00.520>of Director at the Minnesota Council - budget for our Minnesota families. budget for our Minnesota families.
- I individuals in the state of Minnesota.
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- in Gaylord, Minnesota. in Gaylord, Minnesota.
- Minnesota Intercount Association, Minnesota Intercount Association, Minnesota<00:37:18.640>
Associations - just Minnesota who's looking at this. just Minnesota who's looking at this.
- private homeowners all over Minnesota. private homeowners all over Minnesota.
- dollars for from the Minnesota dollars for from the Minnesota taxpayers.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The journal was approved as corrected, several Senate files were given second reading, and House files 5099 through 5102 were introduced. The Rules and Legislative Administration report placed a large group of bills on the May 4 calendar with pre-filing requirements for amendments. The first major floor bill was House File 3426, the annual LCCMR bill appropriating about $102.036 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 108 projects, including a new community grants program. Members spoke in support, emphasizing natural resources, outdoor recreation, and added integrity safeguards; the bill passed 117-15.
The House then passed House File 4151, a bipartisan occupational licensing bill for private detectives and protective agents. It ends partnership detective licenses and requires background checks for controlling officers and qualified representatives, while preventing licensure of people with disqualifying offenses from other states or federal law. The bill passed 133-0. After that, the chamber took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package incorporating multiple previously heard House bills and additional provisions. The package included items on recognizing Canadian protective orders, sextortion penalties, gift card fraud, firearm age restrictions, restitution, juvenile detention licensing, corrections data and terminology, chemical irritant disclosure, victims’ rights, BCA fraud statutes, and the private detective bill.
Several amendments to Senate File 4760 were adopted, including one inserting House language, one changing the effective date for public-employer discretion provisions, one allowing the Office of the Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprints for federal tax information compliance, and one clarifying jail medication provisions. Another amendment, A3, drew a roll call after Representative Duran argued it would keep the current juvenile delinquency age and allow more time to build infrastructure; Representative Feist urged a no vote, citing opposition from other stakeholders. The transcript ends during discussion of that roll call, before the final outcome on A3 or the overall public safety package is shown.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- at the University of Minnesota, Dr. at the University of Minnesota, Dr.
- work of age friendly Minnesota Council. work of age friendly Minnesota Council.
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Please Minnesota. Uh thank you so much. Please Minnesota.
Bills:
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Gov. Walz and House & Senate leader press conference announcing budget targets 5/15/25
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data under current Minnesota law, data under current Minnesota law, data centers
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
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- executive director for the Minnesota executive director for the Minnesota County<00:41:30.520>
- are serving the the people of Minnesota are serving the the people of Minnesota thank thank thank
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/19/25
Health and Human Services
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Ambulance testifier from the Minnesota Ambulance testifier from the Minnesota - It's a it's a moral Minnesota.
- Minnesota, we're all the same. We have a Minnesota, we're all the same.
- Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Their heroes remain in Minnesota. Stories are fading.
- We expanded our services to rural Minnesota.
- Power, Minnesota National Guard, CBSO's, U.S.
- We seek continued support of the Minnesota legislature.
- within Minnesota.