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Minnesota Legislative Session: Economic Growth and Public Safety Reforms Dominate 2026 Agenda

Minnesota Legislative Session: Economic Growth and Public Safety Reforms Dominate 2026 Agenda

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 In Minnesota, recent headlines highlight a fatal shooting in a South Minneapolis apartment, where police responded to gunfire and found a man dead from a gunshot wound amid an altercation, according to the Minnesota News Network. Federal charges were unsealed against five alleged Family Mob gang members for trafficking over 15 pounds of fentanyl, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In Duluth, police arrested 22-year-old Brady Barney on first-degree robbery charges after he threatened store employees with a knife during a shoplifting incident. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s State of the Union guest, Aliya Rahman, was arrested for unlawful conduct during the speech.

The 2026 legislative session, now in its second week, features a tied 67-67 House under GOP Speaker Lisa Demuth and a slim 34-33 DFL Senate majority, per CBS Minnesota. DFL leaders push immigration reforms requiring aid in federal shootings and officer identification, while Republicans advance anti-fraud measures like firing overseers of waste and an independent Office of Inspector General, stalled in House committees but backed by Attorney General Keith Ellison’s expanded Medicaid fraud unit. Governor Walz issued Executive Order 26-03 to streamline environmental permitting, directing agencies to improve efficiency and report barriers by year-end. A Republican representative supports lifting the Boundary Waters mining ban for copper deposits.

Economically, Google announced a 250,000-square-foot data center in Pine Island, creating 100 jobs and funding school and infrastructure upgrades worth millions, as detailed by Finance & Commerce. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester topped Newsweek’s 2026 World’s Best Hospitals list. The University of Minnesota seeks $284 million in state capital funds for infrastructure repairs, a St. Paul campus center, and dentistry clinics.

Communities address school safety with a proposed $25 million grant bill for violence prevention upgrades, heard in House committees. Federal actions have caused a 65% revenue drop for 385 Latino-owned businesses statewide, with Minneapolis estimating $203 million in losses, according to city reports and the Minneapolis Foundation.

No major recent weather events were reported.

Looking Ahead, watch for Senate votes on BWCA mining, House progress on fraud and gun bills like semi-automatic rifle bans, data center approvals, and legislative deadlines amid reelection races.

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