Walz’s office announced the veto hours after Uber said it would pull out of greater Minnesota if the governor signed the bill.
With the addition of Minnesota, backers of the plan are just 65 electoral votes away from making it a reality.
"We’ve done a lot...we did it by ensuring that we were focused on inclusivity and breaking down systemic barriers," Rep. Ester Agbaje said.
Some senators withdrew their support because of an exemption for Mayo Clinic.
State lawmakers passed a series of far-reaching bills during a fast-paced, momentous session.
The legislation prohibits health care transactions that “substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly.”
All of Mayo Clinic’s facilities in Minnesota will be fully exempt from the union-backed bill.
The three major tax measures are intended to help pay for the state's transportation infrastructure.
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement convention for one Minneapolis ward was canceled amid allegations of phony delegates.
HyLife announced in early April that if it can’t sell the plant, it anticipated laying off the 1,007-person workforce by June 2.
Uber said the legislation would threaten passengers’ safety and drivers’ earning potential.
Between 2021 and 2022, according to Census data, Minnesota lost about 19,400 people to other states.
Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin blamed the brawl on supporters of Minneapolis city council candidate Nasri Warsame.
"Minnesota invented PFAS. By passing this, Minnesota is going to invent the solution and end this harm caused by forever chemicals."
"It's certainly time to get concerned," Bipartisan Policy Center Director of Economic Policy Shai Akabas said.
The state House approved the tax on Monday as part of a $1 billion bill that funds new affordable housing development and preservation.
Minnesota prisoners get two free five-minute phone calls every week, after which they’re charged 4 cents per minute for phone calls.
The Mayo Clinic issued an ultimatum to Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers last week: Gut the bill or lose billions in planned investments.
It would be would be the state’s first ongoing funding stream dedicated to housing.
"We work full-time taking care of Minnesota’s kids, but we don’t make enough money doing it to truly afford to take care of our own kids."
The board would "serve as a watchdog and check the monopoly power of drug companies."
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Slowing population growth, aging residents, rural depopulation and more make the list.
Geologists, emergency managers plead with Legislature to fund a study of the key infrastructure under the falls.
"Psst – I’m taking off – cover for me, wouldya?"
"We flexed our muscles, and we showed them we can stand up to them. And we won,” said Kevin Borowske, a former FirstService caretaker.
"Complex tax avoidance maneuvers have no basis in economic substance."
The new union will represent roughly 4,100 graduate students at the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses.
With nearly a million Minnesotans between ages 5 and 18, one violation of the bill's provisions would cost the news outlet $2.4 billion.
DLI’s Labor Standards unit found the personal care assistance agencies did not correctly pay workers all they were owed.
A dozen states and the District of Columbia allow local jurisdictions to keep the excess money after a property is sold for back taxes.
State senators gutted a drug price gouging bill last week in a gift to Big Pharma, advocates for the bill say.
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter is out of prison. She will remain on probation until Dec. 21.
The bill would increase education spending by 10 percent to $23 billion.
The bills have become pillars of the Minnesota DFL’s social issue agenda this session.
The budget bill includes a ban on products that contain common but toxic chemicals that 3M invented in Minnesota in the 1940s.
The Ways and Means Committee approved House File 100, setting up a grand showdown between advocates and opponents of legalizing cannabis.
Minnesota Senate Republicans accused Democrats of being too soft on crime with their approach to public safety and prisons.
Applicants had to wait an average of 87 days for RentHelpMN to process their applications.
Democrats say the ads amount to misinformation meant to provide cover for the pharmaceutical industry and its gargantuan price increases.