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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Budget Negotiations Media Availability - 04/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there an appetite come to Minnesota.
- They don't need to be of Minnesota.
- </c><00:15:06.240><c> or</c> they want to change in state law or they want to change in state law or
- </c> things they want to do in state law. things they want to do in state law.
- </c><00:18:14.799><c> relies</c> how much the state of Minnesota relies how much the state of Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Taking Courage from the Interim / Increasing Security at the Capitol / Affordable Housing Efforts Feb 20th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We will undoubtedly have our Minnesota.
- Now, today we're here to talk about affordable housing in Minnesota, and the Minnesota Housing just put
- housing in Minnesota and the Minnesota<00:21:05.760><c> Housing</c><00:21:06.320><c> just</c><00:21:
- And I am a member of state of Minnesota.
- So there is no excuse other than the regulation in the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 6
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> done for the state of Minnesota. done for the state of Minnesota.
- make driving in Minnesota, living in Minnesota<00:24:51.679><c> a</c><00:24:51.840><c> little</c><00
- </c> Minnesota a little bit more affordable. Minnesota a little bit more affordable.
- </c> rural areas across Minnesota. rural areas across Minnesota.
- Health matters in Minnesota. position. Health matters in Minnesota. Vote<01:24:45.199><c> green.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House higher education committee approves omnibus bill 4/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
- The Constitution of the state of Minnesota references that territorial law that became the University
- of Minnesota charter.
- </c> greater Minnesota and in rural Minnesota greater Minnesota and in rural Minnesota live<01:05:03.920
- </c> purposes of the Minnesota state grant. purposes of the Minnesota state grant.
- Minnesota universities.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4252 and first heard a walkthrough of a DE2 amendment that largely incorporated Office of Higher Education technical and statutory cleanup items, including reporting consolidations, updates to postsecondary registration and licensing statutes, and an anti-fraud provision. New provisions in the DE2 would require public postsecondary institutions to explain developmental courses before enrollment and obtain a written acknowledgement, revise the state grant tuition cap, add a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation in FY 2027 for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and provide $5,000 one-time funding for reforestation at Bemidji State University. Fiscal staff also noted additional special revenue fund revenue and expenditures tied to licensing and registration litigation response.
The main debate centered on the A8 amendment offered by Representative Rarick, which would require the governor to appoint University of Minnesota regents only from candidates recommended by the joint legislative committee if the legislature fails to elect regents. Rarick argued the amendment was needed to address what he described as conflicts of interest and pay-to-play concerns in recent gubernatorial appointments. Several members questioned whether the language was constitutional, whether it actually addressed conflicts of interest, and whether it should instead refer to ARCAC-screened or ARCAC-recommended candidates. Nonpartisan staff said the governor’s appointment power is addressed in the university charter, not directly in the constitution, but could not definitively assess constitutionality if challenged.
Members were divided: some supported the goal of cleaner governance but said the amendment was not ready or did not match the problem being described; others argued the legislature had failed to complete its own regent appointments and that the amendment was a response to that failure. No vote on the A8 amendment or the bill was reached in the portion provided, though a roll call was requested on the amendment and the chair indicated the bill would continue through amendment consideration before final discussion and vote.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> smaller accounts here the Minnesota smaller accounts here the Minnesota Council<00:16:37.319><c>
- </c><00:21:24.720><c> gets</c> percentage the state of Minnesota gets percentage the state of Minnesota
- </c><00:25:20.440><c> sex</c> and then the msop is the Minnesota sex and then the msop is the Minnesota
- What is the current law? Um, Mr.
- Minnesota is one of 10 states.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/18/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- </c> that we would be expanding in Minnesota. that we would be expanding in Minnesota.
- </c> regionally of which Minnesota is a part. regionally of which Minnesota is a part.
- </c> uh in Minnesota specific impact report? uh in Minnesota specific impact report?
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 2370 - Cannabis Omnibus - 05/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, I'm very pro Minnesota. Ninety-nine percent of my product is Minnesota. That's on my shelf.
- Waiting on the action on the laws passed and the laws to come.
- Waiting on the action on the laws passed and the laws to come.
- </c> straight back into Minnesota. straight back into Minnesota.
- </c> really settled on this cannabis law. really settled on this cannabis law.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety committee approves wide-ranging crime bill, HF7 1/22/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Making it a crime to be in a stolen vehicle under current law, law enforcement can only arrest a driver
- Making it a crime to be in a stolen vehicle under current law, law enforcement can only arrest a driver
- This law was enacted two years ago to allow law enforcement agencies to put tracking devices on a reported
- To the men and women, the law enforcement officers in the state of Minnesota, it means a lot.
- </c> civilians and law civilians and law enforcement<00:19:28.440><c> as</c><00:19:28.760><c> the</c>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
- economy in Minnesota.
- </c><01:04:18.559><c> Uh</c> Minnesota. Welcome to the committee. Uh Minnesota.
- </c> across Minnesota. across Minnesota.
- </c><01:31:38.960><c> Minnesota</c> Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota
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Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> public</c> Minnesota Postsecary Minnesota public Minnesota Postsecary Minnesota public and<00:19
- So the the Minnesota resident is.
- taxpayer dollars, they're going to help Minnesota residents or Minnesota students and Minnesota families
- Minnesota State statute.
- taxpayer dollars, they're going to help Minnesota residents or Minnesota students and Minnesota families
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- :46.239><c> that</c> and cities resisting those laws and that and cities resisting those laws and that
- And Minnesota has an operations.
- </c> Minnesota. Thank you. Minnesota. Thank you.
- And these are Minnesota children sitting in Minnesota classrooms.
- </c> from Minnesota to the camps in Texas. from Minnesota to the camps in Texas.
Committee:
House Education Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Students from every part of Minnesota, every county, seek a degree from the University of Minnesota,
- Crookston are from Minnesota.
- professionals in Minnesota.
- professionals in Minnesota.
- When the North Star Promise passed into law and Minnesota extended the offer of accessible education
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Opening of the 2025 legislative session in Minnesota House 1/14/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The hour of 12:00 having arrived, and in obedience to the laws of the state of Minnesota, including Minnesota
- House of Representatives, and welcome to Minnesota history, because you are now a part of it.
- fighting so hard to bring Minnesota to a greater place.
- </c> members elect welcome to the Minnesota members elect welcome to the Minnesota House<00:00:40.440
- fighting so hard to bring Minnesota to a greater place.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 2/27/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill directly impacts, like, removes a lot of implications with the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
- </c> is a is a Amendment of the Minnesota is a is a Amendment of the Minnesota Human<00:02:49.560><c>
- But House File 12 does say, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and clearly the law that is being
- <c> being</c> and clearly the law that is being and clearly the law that is being contemplated<00:03:
- Let's actually deal with the issues that are important to Minnesota families.
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Powski, former member of the Minnesota Powski, former member of the Minnesota House,<00:04:10.879
- </c> of the people of Minnesota. of the people of Minnesota.
- </c><00:25:03.679><c> Counties</c> Association of Min Minnesota Counties Association of Min Minnesota
- Well, it's not what the law said. And the businesses have to operate under existing law.
- </c> ecosystem in Minnesota. Thank you. ecosystem in Minnesota. Thank you.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular 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.
- ><c> Minnesota</c><00:05:00.160><c> Council</c><00:05:00.520><c> of</c> Director at the Minnesota Council
- </c> budget for our Minnesota families. budget for our Minnesota families.
- I individuals in the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Lowering Energy Costs Through Innovation | Senator Nick Frentz May 29th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota is known as a clean energy leader. How do we earn this reputation?
- There are clean energy jobs in Minnesota numbering over 60,000 now.
- </c><00:04:27.240><c> where</c> data center in southern Minnesota where data center in southern Minnesota
- I think that'll become law, and for the first time in Minnesota history since the '90s, it has the support
- </c> put before the people of Minnesota. put before the people of Minnesota.
Summary:
The interview focused on Minnesota’s clean energy policy, energy affordability, and the state’s path toward its 100% clean electricity goal. The senator said Minnesota’s clean energy reputation comes from environmental concern, job creation, and lower long-term costs, noting that wind is now the lowest-cost generation source and that solar costs have fallen sharply. He said rising electricity demand has led to some increased coal use, but argued the state can still meet its 2040 clean energy target through continued renewable buildout, permitting reform, conservation, and demand response.
A major topic was data centers. The senator emphasized both concerns and benefits, saying hyperscale data centers can bring substantial construction jobs, property tax revenue, and, under the 2025 law, payments to low-income energy assistance. He cited the Pine Island Google data center as air-cooled, with no water concerns, and said it will pay $5 million annually while funding 1,600 MW of wind, solar, and battery resources at its own expense. He also said Xcel’s filing projected a $1.1 billion ratepayer savings over 10 years, while urging the public to weigh both pros and cons, especially around water use and local tax impacts.
The discussion also covered nuclear power and climate costs. The senator said the Senate has passed a nuclear study three years in a row and expects it to advance, while the moratorium on new nuclear plants remains tied to the Prairie Island Indian Community and unresolved nuclear waste storage. He argued Minnesota likely cannot reach its emissions goals without nuclear in the mix, though he acknowledged current nuclear is not cost-competitive and said future advanced or small modular nuclear could change that. On affordability, he pointed to climate-driven costs such as higher homeowners insurance and storm damage, and described Senate energy omnibus provisions including conservation, plug-in solar, and renewable development account projects such as a Como Zoo clean energy project. No votes were taken in the interview itself, but the senator referenced the recently announced budget deal and said he still needed to negotiate a renewable development account agreement between the House and Senate.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/10/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> coordinator for legal voters Minnesota coordinator for legal voters Minnesota uh<00:16:23.000><c
- </c><00:29:06.960><c> an</c> also work at take action Minnesota an also work at take action Minnesota
- None of the members of the council may be current or former lobbyists registered under Minnesota law.
- 00:41:31.560><c> members</c><00:41:31.839><c> of</c><00:41:31.920><c> the</c> Minnesota law none of the
- members of the Minnesota law none of the members of the council<00:41:32.319><c> may</c><00:41:32.440
Bills:
HF550
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:20:55.559><c> that</c> statutes that are already in law that statutes that are already in law
- and four under the 2012 law.
- It is time to evolve our law.
- </c> Caitlyn Snyder with Education Minnesota Caitlyn Snyder with Education Minnesota I<00:43:18.720><
- . of Minnesota house file 16007 would give of Minnesota house file 16007 would give Minnesota<00:58:00.559
Committee:
House Education Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:55.759><c> and</c> happens in the state of Minnesota and happens in the state of Minnesota
- So, Chair Finance, and Civil Law.
- </c> Minnesota off of that short list. Minnesota off of that short list.
- </c><01:04:22.880><c> and</c> over the marketplace in Minnesota and over the marketplace in Minnesota
- </c> Minnesota, don't you fall for it, too. Minnesota, don't you fall for it, too.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy