The Minnesota House’s top Democrat helped shepherd a package of liberal initiatives to passage when her party had a narrow majority two years ago. After Democrats lost their majority, she helped broker a deal to keep state government funded and provided a crucial vote to pass it,

Budget delays have been common across the country amid lousy economic forecasts, federal uncertainty and other factors.

Now off to the governor’s desk, the roughly 15 budget bills will allow the state to avert a July 1st government shutdown.

A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said state senator John Hoffman and state

Adults living in the U.S. illegally will be excluded from a state-run health care program under a budget deal that the Minnesota Legislature convened to pass in a special session Monday.

The mother and daughter were among the Minnesotans who have been warily watching and showing up at the State Capitol this year to protest waiver changes and other proposals they feared would “balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable.

The change is expected to save the state around $57 million in the next two years, according to a health and human services budget spreadsheet.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available. The Minnesota State Legislature was able to get its budget wrapped up during a furious one-day special session, but the delay in the lead-up already had uncertain repercussions on the process of Austin Public Schools budget.