Eleanor Steffen

Legislation that would set up a new payroll reporting system for contractors working on state projects is headed for a vote in the Minnesota House.

Minnesota lawmakers want to clarify the difference between e-bikes and electric motorcycles. Citing a serious 2024 accident, they say legislation defining and regulating “e-motos” is needed to keep pedestrians safe.

With sports betting money padding purses in other states, thoroughbred owners and breeders in Minnesota are looking for money from electronic pull tab tax revenue to boost purses.

Infertility treatment can cost Minnesotan families tens of thousands of dollars, but legislators still aren’t satisfied with a bill that would require insurance plans to cover some of those expenses.

Every day in Minnesota, hundreds of people roam the halls of the state Capitol. Each person arrives with a different plan for the day but with the shared goal of making the state a better place to live. Here’s a look at some of them.

Weight loss medications have cost Minnesota’s Medicaid program millions of dollars, and some lawmakers want to cut off coverage. But some physicians argue that treating obesity will save money in the long term by preventing more expensive health problems. 

Artificial intelligence promises to be a tool to support mental health services in Minnesota, but legislators are not yet convinced based on a bill advancing in the state House.

After the sudden death of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman last June, Minnesota lawmakers moved to honor their colleague by renaming an innovative solar energy program she championed during her career in the Legislature.

Fraud in public programs has become an early focus of debate during the legislative session. A bill that would require more disclosure of fraud investigations cleared a key House committee despite concerns expressed by state human services officials.