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The midway mark: What’s been done at the Minnesota Capitol and what lies ahead
Partisan disputes over gun control, immigration, and budget issues have stalled most bills despite four laws signed, with lawmakers using procedural tactics to force votes, leaders said.
- Minnesota lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday, April 7, after spring break, resuming the 2026 legislative session that began Feb. 17 amid intense partisan gridlock.
- Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, described the session as 'traumatized,' citing a lack of trust between parties that has slowed productivity and hindered major legislative progress.
- House floor sessions have devolved into a 'routine dance of shenanigans,' with Leaders suspending rules to force votes on priority bills that fail to advance, including six hours of debate Friday night before the break.
- Despite the stalemate, Four bills have reached Gov. Tim Walz's Office and been signed into law, including school bus safety measures and $9 million for the Strengthen Supportive Housing Program.
- Leaders plan to address The Metro Surge package upon return, and a possible bonding bill to fund projects across Minnesota seems likely to pass before the May 18 session deadline.
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The midway mark: What’s been done at the Minnesota Capitol and what lies ahead
ST. PAUL — After hitting the midway mark in the 2026 legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers are on their annual spring break, set to return Tuesday, April 7. The session started Feb. 17, following a tumultuous interim — with a political assassination, a mass shooting, a national spotlight on fraud, and an immigration operation that led to the shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents. Those events lit fires under lawmakers, all looking to g…
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