Minnesota lawmakers continued meeting mostly behind closed doors Wednesday to come to an agreement on the biggest budget bills to fund state government, including education and health and human services.

Republicans say the state grew spending too much in 2023, when DFL-controlled state government increased the two-year budget by nearly 40% to more than $70 billion, used a considerable amount of a record $18 billion surplus and introduced billions in new taxes and fees.

Minnesota would revoke health care for adult undocumented immigrants but allow children to remain covered under a budget deal top lawmakers announced Thursday. Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota House and Senate emerged from two weeks of closed door negotiations with a topline deal that also cuts $283 million from the state budget over the next two years and makes progress on the

Several months' worth of drama at the Minnesota Capitol ended with a whimper Monday night, and now we’re into overtime as lawmakers work to get a budget done, among other priorities.

Minnesota State leaders announced a bipartisan state budget agreement on Thursday morning, setting the stage for a jam-packed final few days of the legislative session.

Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders have met for more than 13 hours over several sessions on Sunday and Monday, but still, no substantial progress on the state budget has been reported.

Leaders in the Church urge lawmakers to prevent GOP pushes to roll back MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants.

Led by Bishop Kevin Kenney, Catholic leaders stopped by the Capitol on Monday to lobby against GOP efforts to revoke health care access for undocumented immigrants.

Legislative leaders in a divided state capitol on Thursday announced a roughly $66 billion budget framework to fund the government and its services, which also includes spending adjustments to make a dent to the looming $6 billion in the future.