Republican Anne Neu wins House District 32B Special Election Higher Education Republican Anne Neu bested Democrat Laurie Warner by 462 votes in yesterday's special election in Chisago County for the... Continue Reading →

Week six at the Minnesota Legislature Last week in review: the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee approved a bill Thursday night that would ban actions... Continue Reading →

Week five comes to a close at the Minnesota Legislature Career and Technical Legislative Education Hearings This week, the House and Senate Education Committees held three hearings on partnerships between... Continue Reading →

Technology upgrades are a focus of Governor Dayton and the Legislature On Tuesday, Governor Mark Dayton proposed a $125 million technology upgrade for state government, including tighter cybersecurity protections. His... Continue Reading →

Updates from the Minnesota Legislature Higher Education The House Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance Committee Tuesday reviewed results from the Student Loan Repayment Counseling pilot program, created... Continue Reading →

Week five of the 2017 legislative session This week, expect a lot of attention on Governor Dayton's two-year budget proposal, beginning with the House Ways and Means Committee's 10:15 a.m.... Continue Reading →

Minnesota State completes overview presentations to the House and Senate This week, Minnesota State gave an overview presentation to the House and Senate Higher Ed. Committees. Both presentations featured the... Continue Reading →

Minnesota State presentation to the Senate Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy Today at 1:00 p.m., members of Minnesota State are presenting to the Senate Committee on Higher Education Finance and... Continue Reading →

Minnesota State presentation to the House Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance Committee Today at 3:00 p.m., members of Minnesota State will present to the House Higher Education... Continue Reading →

Governor Dayton recommends new funding for Minnesota State Governor Mark Dayton today released his biennial budget recommendation that included $150 million in new funding over the biennium for the colleges... Continue Reading →

This week at the Minnesota Legislature Governor Dayton's State of the State address tonight Tonight, Governor Mark Dayton will give his State of the State address at 7:00 p.m. from... Continue Reading →

Week three comes to a close at the Minnesota Legislature Higher Education On Thursday, the House Education Finance committee received an overview the post-secondary programs available to high school students,... Continue Reading →

Minnesota Teacher Licensure Tuesday in the House, the Education Innovation Policy Committee dug into the Minnesota teacher licensure system, reviewing a March 2016 report by the Office of the Legislative... Continue Reading →

This week at the Minnesota Legislature The House and Senate offices were closed yesterday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While many committees are focused on department and... Continue Reading →

Wrapping up week two at the Minnesota Legislature Most committee overview hearings were wrapping up last week, and much of the legislature's focus continues to be honed on health care. On... Continue Reading →

Legislative update for Wednesday, January 11. View the full update here. House and Senate committees continue to hold overview hearings this week. Yesterday, the House Higher Education and Career Readiness... Continue Reading →

The House Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance committee will hold their first meeting on today, Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Their agenda will include: Member/staff introductions, committee rules,... Continue Reading →

Legislative Leaders Unveil Top Five Bills Yesterday, House and Senate Republican leaders unveiled their top five legislative priorities for the 2017 Legislative Session. See the full communication including a schedule... Continue Reading →

Governor Dayton released his Bonding Bill today, which includes his recommendations for Minnesota State Higher Education Asset Preservation and Renovation (HEAPR) and bonding project funding. For complete details of all... Continue Reading →

The 90th biennium of the Minnesota Legislature is underway! Both House and Senate lawmakers will kick off the 2017 legislative session by holding floor sessions at noon. In the House,... Continue Reading →

Updates from the Government Relations team are sent periodically during the legislative session.           Legislative Update - September 23, 2016 Governor Dayton sends letter to Speaker Daudt... Continue Reading →

    Updates from the Government Relations team are sent periodically during the legislative session. Hope for a Special Session fades After a roughly 30 minute meeting today with legislative leaders, Governor... Continue Reading →

Updates from the Government Relations team are sent out periodically during the legislative session.   Legislative Update - July 15, 2016   Contacts: Jaime Simonsen     Bernie Omann     Jim Grathwol