Capitol update: Budget talks continue, ethics committee deadlocks on Champion

Capitol update: Budget talks continue, ethics committee deadlocks on Champion

Governor Tim Walz and legislative leaders met a couple of times on Monday, trying to reach an agreement on overall budget spending targets with less than two weeks to go in the session. No major progress was reported in those meetings.

Iowa budget stalemate stalls progress on opioid settlement fund

Lawmakers haven't come to an agreement on the funds for the past three years

Minnesota ethics panel deadlocks over Senate President conflict

The Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct, which has two DFL and two GOP members, didn’t move to investigate or dismiss the complaint.