Video & Transcript Research : 'Minnesota'
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tribal Flag Plaza Dedication Ceremony Sep 11th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- and the Minnesota Historical Society. and the Minnesota Historical Society.
- Dakota flags are flying over Dakota land today in Minnesota, and the governor of Minnesota speaks behind
- partnership with the state of Minnesota. partnership with the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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- Minnesota and across the country. Minnesota and across the country.
- Minnesota is known for. Minnesota is known for.
- Minnesota-developed innovation. Minnesota-developed innovation.
- the Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance. the Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance.
- Minnesota environmental nonprofit. Minnesota environmental nonprofit.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Plastic bottle excise tax proposed 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25 - Part 2
Health Finance and Policy
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- Access Dental Providers of Minnesota. Access Dental Providers of Minnesota.
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CAD Minnesota, urban and rural. CAD Minnesota, urban and rural. - We want them to consider Minnesota. We want them to choose Minnesota.
- the time for Minnesota has come. the time for Minnesota has come.
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Minnesota League board of directors. Minnesota League board of directors. - passionate about Minnesota civics field. passionate about Minnesota civics field.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Republican Media Availability following adjournment of 2025 session 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota has record fraud. Minnesota has record fraud.
- Fraud and preventing fraud in Minnesota Fraud and preventing fraud in Minnesota is<00:04:26.400>
- Can they meet the people of Minnesota.
- if there wasn't any changes to Minnesota if there wasn't any changes to Minnesota Care<00:09:22.240
- What we wanted was Minnesota families.
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- Paul, Minnesota, Monday, March 17, 2020.
- It will represent 365 dealers across Minnesota, and those 365 dealers across Minnesota are families.
- So is the Minnesota Dealers Association.
- It will represent 365 dealers across Minnesota, and those 365 dealers across Minnesota are families.
- service dog organizations in Minnesota service dog organizations in Minnesota to<00:23:58.520>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Lawmakers and Leaders Announce Yes to Homes Housing Package - 03/04/25
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- Here are the facts: Minnesota is down over 100,000 housing units.
- Here are the facts: Minnesota is down over 100,000 housing units.
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is Minnesota is Minnesota is 114,000<00:02:49.720>housing <00:02:50.159> - People want to move to Minnesota.
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in cities happening in Minnesota in cities happening in Minnesota in addition
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The 94th Legislature Ends / Senate Leaders Reflect on their Successes and their Setbacks May 22nd, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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mentioned <00:07:31.520>relationships. - of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
- disservice to the people of Minnesota. disservice to the people of Minnesota.
- Minnesota taxpayers. Minnesota taxpayers.
- get money back to Minnesota taxpayers. get money back to Minnesota taxpayers.
Summary:
The program reviewed the end of Minnesota’s 94th Legislature and featured interviews with Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Minority Leader Mark Johnson about the session’s major outcomes. Murphy said Senate Democrats used their one-seat advantage to advance priorities including emergency rental assistance, immigration enforcement, stabilization of HCMC, gun violence prevention, and a $1.2 billion infrastructure/bonding bill. She also highlighted a one-year reduction in vehicle tab fees, some property tax and business tax relief, and the creation of an independent Office of Inspector General, while saying more should have been done on lead pipe replacement and that some work was delayed by House inaction and federal policy changes.
Murphy argued the session was shaped by a divided legislature and by negotiations that often happened late and behind closed doors, which she said made the process frustrating and left some Senate proposals without House counterparts. She said the Senate also worked on protecting Medicaid and SNAP from federal cuts and on stabilizing hospitals, especially HCMC and rural facilities. She described the gun violence and immigration debates as examples where bipartisan demands did not match what she saw as the needs of Minnesotans, and said the state should return to more public conference committee negotiations next session.
Johnson said Senate Republicans focused on fraud prevention, affordability, and education. He pointed to the Inspector General bill and the “Take It Back Act” as major bipartisan wins, and said Republicans used their leverage to secure the tab fee reduction and other tax relief. He also said the caucus wanted stronger protections against fraud without harming legitimate service providers, and criticized DFL priorities on government growth and education outcomes. Both leaders said relationships across the aisle improved over the session, though they differed sharply on how much was accomplished and what should be prioritized next year.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/12/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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denying - married family therapist in Minnesota married family therapist in Minnesota and<00:05:22.000>
- . values like choice where Minnesota values like choice where Minnesota consumers<00:08:25.520>
value - have a fraud problem here in Minnesota. have a fraud problem here in Minnesota.
- While Minnesota fuel standards.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/19/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- laborer from Richfield, every Minnesota laborer from Richfield, every Minnesota worker<00:18:46.160
- worker and every Minnesota community worker and every Minnesota community deserves<00:18:49.039>
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have that all workers in Minnesota have that all workers in Minnesota have - So, members, vote green for northern Minnesota and the state of Minnesota.
- You're in in the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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- The Minnesota Zoo is a top destination in Minnesota, serving over 1.5 million visitors.
- These types of the Minnesota Zoo.
- In rural Minnesota, particularly northeastern Minnesota, local businesses depend on trail tourism.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026 Session preview with House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) Feb 6th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Um, her loss in the state of Minnesota is going to be felt for a lifetime.
- at just the the things that Minnesota at just the the things that Minnesota has<00:04:26.479>
- And we know here in Minnesota, reasons.
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House Speaker Lisa Demuth reflected on the 2025 session as a difficult but productive year in a closely divided House, saying the tie forced Republicans and Democrats to work together and empowered co-chairs and committee leaders to negotiate throughout the session. She said her partnership with former Speaker Melissa Hortman showed that both caucuses could still get work done even when neither side got everything it wanted, and she expects to continue that approach in 2026 if the House remains tied. She also said she has a workable relationship with DFL leader Zack Stevenson and wants to maintain respectful decorum while still allowing strong debate and committee input.
On policy, Demuth said gun violence and public safety remain major concerns after the Hortman assassination, the Annunciation school shooting, and other high-profile violence. She said Republicans are focused on keeping communities safe, increasing penalties for firearm-related crimes, and expanding mental health supports across the state, especially outside densely populated areas. She also said anti-fraud legislation will be a major priority, noting prior bipartisan steps such as whistleblower protections and added staff for the Legislative Auditor, and she expects bipartisan action on fraud again this session.
Demuth said immigration and ICE-related legislation will likely return, referencing last year’s House File 16 and saying cooperation with ICE would make Minnesota safer. She also pointed to budget concerns, saying the state moved from an $18 billion surplus to a tighter fiscal picture and that a $5 billion spending reduction last year was a step in the right direction. She said the February forecast will be important for setting responsible priorities and emphasized that the caucus’s goal is to keep working in a bipartisan way for Minnesotans.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The Session Adjourns / Rallying for Disability Rights / Fighting Fraud / Countering Climate Change May 25th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota has a fraud problem.
- the same way out into greater Minnesota. the same way out into greater Minnesota.
- of Minnesota, too.
- They've Minnesota too. Um, but there's a radar, Minnesota too.
- into places like Alexandria, Minnesota into places like Alexandria, Minnesota up<00:20:47.200>
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 01/30/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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can Human Services and I hope Minnesota can Human Services and I hope Minnesota - provider tax in the state of Minnesota provider tax in the state of Minnesota is<01:11:03.800>
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The committee heard a reinsurance overview from Deputy Commissioner Julia Dryer of the Minnesota Department of Commerce on the Minnesota Premium Security Plan. She explained that reinsurance helps stabilize premiums in the individual market by reimbursing insurers for high-cost claims, and said Minnesota’s program has lowered premiums, preserved carrier participation, and helped maintain consumer choice. She warned that without continued funding, the program would be depleted and individual-market premiums could rise by about 25%, with potential losses in coverage and access to care. She also described the program’s structure under a federal 1332 waiver, the role of MCHA in administering the program, and the state’s receipt of more than $650 million in federal pass-through funds to date.
Dryer said the current program is funded through the end of 2025, though the federal waiver authority runs through 2027. The governor’s proposal would create a new assessment on insurers, estimated at roughly 2% to 3%, to fund the state share of the program and avoid another full waiver submission. She noted that the proposal assumes MinnesotaCare funding would be held harmless and that the program would be reduced if federal basic health plan funding were negatively affected. She also said projected costs changed because individual-market enrollment has grown and enhanced federal subsidies were removed from the estimate.
Members raised concerns about the proposal’s impact on premiums and the history of the fund. Senator Rasmusson argued the new assessment amounts to a large tax increase on health insurance and questioned who would be assessed and whether the surcharge would be capped. Dryer responded that the assessment would be based on annual claims experience and market conditions, with final amounts determined at the end of each year, not monthly. Senator Duckworth and Senator Frentz supported reinsurance as a way to keep premiums lower, while also questioning how the program should be financed. Senator Green asked about the mechanics of the assessment and the role of the department in setting it, and Senator H questioned why the fiscal note assumed 12% annual growth for program costs when general premium growth was lower. No vote or formal action was taken in the meeting.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/21/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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Chair Foung Hawj opened the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee meeting by welcoming members, agency staff, and constituents, and by outlining the committee’s shared-power arrangement for the session. Members introduced themselves and described environmental activities from the interim, including gardening, outdoor recreation, farming visits, Great Lakes work, and a tree-planting trip in Thailand that Hawj said symbolized cultural unity and environmental stewardship.
Ben Stanley, the committee’s nonpartisan counsel, then explained the co-chairs’ operating agreement: Hawj would chair the meeting, Senator John Hoffman would chair the next two meetings, then Hawj would chair the following two, with the chair rotating after each pair of meetings. Agendas would be set jointly, additional meetings would require both chairs’ approval, and passing a bill out of committee would require a majority of all committee members, or seven votes. At Senator Tory Westrom’s request, the agreement was to be emailed to members in writing.
Stanley also reviewed the committee’s jurisdiction, which includes environmental and natural resources bills, legacy funds, and agencies such as the Environmental Quality Board, Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, along with several related councils and boards. Fiscal analyst Dan Mueller then gave a budget overview of the committee’s agencies, noting that many current biennium appropriations include one-time general fund money that drops back in the 2026-27 base budget. He highlighted funding levels for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, Metro Parks, Conservation Corps, BWSR, the Minnesota Zoo, the Science Museum, and the Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust Account, and said the committee’s base-budget area totals about $2.2 billion. He also reviewed the Legacy funds, estimating available 2026-27 appropriations of about $327 million for Outdoor Heritage, $31.7 million for Clean Water, $133 million for Parks and Trails, and $185 million for Arts and Cultural Heritage. No votes or bill actions were taken at this meeting.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/10/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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- Today, we serve communities all over Greater Minnesota.
- Capital is a major barrier in Minnesota Capital is a major barrier in Minnesota small<00:48:15.359
- The Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs represents 67 Boys and Girls Club sites across Minnesota
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to Boys and Girls Clubs in Minnesota to Boys and Girls Clubs in Minnesota to - from this committee with Minnesota from this committee with Minnesota to<01:10:56.080>
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- Um, the study includes all Minnesota Um, the study includes all Minnesota state<00:03:13.959>
- Minnesota is very close to proportional. Minnesota is very close to proportional.
- So, as I Minnesota to other states.
- viability of Minnesota through growth. viability of Minnesota through growth.
- competitiveness of Minnesota-based competitiveness of Minnesota-based businesses.