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Walz open to calling special session on emergency insulin access — if there’s bipartisan agreement on a solution
On Wednesday, the governor met with activists to discuss fighting rapid increases in the cost of insulin.
Peter Callaghan
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House Speaker Melissa Hortman on how the 2019 legislative deal got done
They key to a relatively productive legislative session, says Hortman? Waiting until 2020 to wage the 2020 campaign.
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Voter data from Minnesota’s 2020 presidential primary will be given to the state’s major political parties — and only the political parties
What the parties do with the information is up to them, as long as they don’t use it for commercial purposes. The public will not have access to the same data.
State Government
Despite some big wins at 2019 Legislature, affordable housing advocates say much more needs to be done
The state of Minnesota is hardly the only funding source for affordable housing projects — but it is often a key source.
State Government
Well, that happened: Making sense of Minnesota’s 2019 legislative session
The 2019 session of the Minnesota Legislature was one of conflicting expectations.
State Government
Special session adjourns after Minnesota Legislature passes $48.3 billion budget
There will be no general tax increase, and no gas tax hike. But there will be a cut in the income tax rate for middle-income earners while a tax on medical providers will continue.
State Government
How we got here: As the Legislature heads into special session, a look at what will (and won’t) get done
This year, legislative leaders promised to do things differently. And they did, in that the 2019 session was marked by new and different ways of making decisions behind closed doors.
State Government
After ending ‘with a whimper,’ Legislature leaves plenty of work for special session
Legislative leaders want a Thursday special session, and they want it done quick. Not so that members can enjoy the Memorial Day holiday, but also because leaders fear they will hear from lobbyists and activists.
State Government
‘It was a draw’: State budget deal includes extension of provider tax, no gas tax increase
Announced Sunday evening, the deal triggers a frantic week — or perhaps longer — for Minnesota lawmakers.
State Government
Special session looms as budget impasse continues at the Legislature
Each hour that passes without a deal makes it more difficult to go through the tasks needed to consider and adopt legislation in time — and increases the possibility that a special session will be necessary.