House passes omnibus higher education bill With less than three weeks until the Legislature’s constitutionally-mandated adjournment date of May 20, the House and the Senate will continue to pass omnibus... Continue Reading →

Senate passes omnibus higher education bill The Senate passed the higher education omnibus bill last night by a vote of 38-29 after a robust conversation about online tuition. There were... Continue Reading →

Lawmakers returned to St. Paul today after the Easter/Passover break last week, and now have less than four weeks to pass a two-year state budget before the May 20 constitutional... Continue Reading →

Original article from April 12, 2019 Today, April 12, is the third and final committee deadline, when House and Senate committees must pass major appropriation and finance bills. The next... Continue Reading →

The Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy committee walked through their higher education omnibus bill this afternoon. Included in the bill is $46.9 million for Minnesota State. Of that amount, there is... Continue Reading →

Original article from April 4, 2019 The House Higher Education Finance and Policy committee released their higher education omnibus bill earlier today. As a reminder, the House higher education target... Continue Reading →

Original article from April 4, 2019 Last night, Governor Tim Walz delivered his first State of the State address before a joint convention of the Minnesota House of Representatives and... Continue Reading →

Last Friday marked the second legislative committee deadline, when committees needed to act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other house in... Continue Reading →

The Senate Republican Majority released budget targets today that includes $65.7 million in new spending for higher education. This is in comparison to $304.9 million for higher education in the... Continue Reading →

House sets budget targets Earlier today, House DFL Caucus Leadership announced the House budget targets for the next biennium. For higher education, the target in the House is $304.9 million... Continue Reading →

This morning, Governor Tim Walz released a revised budget recommendation, which includes an additional $13.2 million in campus investments for Minnesota State for total new spending of $65 million over the... Continue Reading →

Governor’s State of the State Address April 3 Legislative leaders announced earlier this week that Governor Tim Walz will deliver his first State of the State Address in the chamber... Continue Reading →

Article originally sent out via Constant Contact on March 14, 2019 First committee deadline tomorrow Hundreds of bills have been heard in committee so far this week, as both Senate... Continue Reading →

Lawmakers return to St. Paul this week for another long week of committee hearings. Now that committees have met the first bill deadline, legislators and staff have two weeks to... Continue Reading →

As lawmakers begin the tenth week of the 2019 Legislative Session, the focus will be on committee work in order to meet the first committee deadline scheduled for this Friday. The... Continue Reading →

Special election update Nathan Nelson won this week’s Republican primary for the special election for House District 11B over Ayrlahn Johnson. Nelson prevailed with 88 percent of the vote. Nelson... Continue Reading →

This week we can expect legislative committees to have long agendas focused on passing bills ahead of the first committee deadline, which is scheduled for Friday, March 15. In order... Continue Reading →

February economic forecast weakens since November Earlier today, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released the February economic forecast. While the state still has a budget surplus, the projected balance for... Continue Reading →

Governor Walz announces bonding proposal Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the Governor’s capital investment proposal at Fort Snelling earlier today. Walz is proposing $1.27 billion to invest... Continue Reading →

March 19 Special Election With Senator Jason Rarick, R-Pine City, vacating his seat in the Minnesota House following his election to the Minnesota Senate earlier this month, another special election... Continue Reading →

Governor recommends $157.5 million increase for higher education Governor Tim Walz released his budget recommendations today for the 2020-2021 biennium. The Governor is proposing a $49.5 billion budget for the... Continue Reading →

Legislative activity in the House paused for a good part of today as the House observed Sovereignty Day with a number of presentations and discussions in the House Chamber. With... Continue Reading →

Minnesota State highlights partnerships to help students succeed On Tuesday in the Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy committee, Minnesota State highlighted workforce development initiatives for committee members. First, the... Continue Reading →

Additional legislative deadlines announced Legislative leaders and Governor Tim Walz laid out a new set of deadlines today, which they said are intended to bring public transparency to the conference... Continue Reading →

Minnesota State presents budget request to House committee Minnesota State testified before the House Higher Education Finance and Policy committee yesterday about the system’s $246 million budget request, which includes... Continue Reading →

Committee deadlines have been set The House and Senate released committee deadlines for the 2019 legislative session. The first deadline, Friday, March 15, is for committees to act favorably on... Continue Reading →

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in or attended the first annual Minnesota State Day at the Capitol yesterday. Even the cold weather couldn't keep people from learning about the... Continue Reading →

The House Higher Education Finance and Policy committee heard from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College President Stephanie Hammitt, Dean of Student Services Anita Hanson, and Dr. Robert Peacock,... Continue Reading →

Lourey wins Senate District 11 DFL primary Yesterday, voters in Senate District 11 voted to determine who the DFL nominee will be for the special election scheduled for Tuesday, February... Continue Reading →