Senator Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, was recently elected to serve as the chair of the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators, a group that works to raise the profile of tribal issues in state legislatures and to improve public policy.  Sh

Advances in technology have dramatically changed how people live, and Minnesotans expect the highest level of efficiency and security from state government, whether renewing license tabs, buying a fishing license or applying for a state service. Tarek Tom

Last May, in front of a crowd of DFL leaders, committee chairs and lawmakers, Governor Tim Walz held a One Minnesota Budget signing ceremony, signaling a major shift to progressive policies in the state. Governor Tim Walz joins Capitol Report moderator Sh

Sarah Strommen, Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources, called the legislatures 2023 budget a truly historic investment in natural resources and outdoor recreation. She joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to talk ab

A result of the 2023 legislative session was the creation of a Task Force on Aging, to identify and develop state resources for an aging population.  Representative Ginny Klevorn, DFL-Plymouth, is the task force chair, and she joins Capitol Report moderat

The 2023 legislative session provoked the formation a task force to study and evaluate options to reform and reconstitute the Metropolitan Council, a regional taxing authority, planning agency and provider of services like sewage, parks, and transportatio

Republican lawmakers, law enforcement officers and school officials have recently called on Governor Tim Walz to convene a special legislative session in order to repeal or amend a new law that prohibits school staff, including School Resource Officers, f

At the great Minnesota Get Together, host Shannon Loehrke visits with lawmakers about a variety of topics, including issues they plan on addressing in the next legislative session, ways the pandemic has changed society and unique attributes of Minnesota.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on health policy, an estimated ten percent of people need fertility assistance to have a child. Senator Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, is the sponsor of a bill that woul

On this week's Capitol Report program, Senate Jobs and Economic Development Chair Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, describes the historic investments in programs to grow and diversify the state's workforce and strengthen Minnesota’s economy.