Minnesota Legislature
State Canvassing Board certifies election results; pair of publicly funded House recounts coming
By Mike Cook
Confirmation of almost all House election results is complete. However, recounts will occur in two contests.
The State Canvassing Board unanimously certified the 2022 General Election results Tuesday, including state offices, judicial offices and eight U.S. House of Representatives’ races.
As things currently stand in Minnesota, the DFL will have a 70-64 seat advantage in the House and a 34-33 edge in the Senate when the 2023 session begins Jan. 3. However, by law, a couple races separated by less than one-half of 1 percent are eligible for publicly funded recounts if requested by the losing candidate by Dec. 1:
- 3A: Republican Roger Skraba leads Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL-International Falls) 10,868-10,853 (49.98%-49.91%) with 22 write-in votes; and
- 3B: Republican Natalie Zeleznikar leads Rep. Mary Murphy (DFL-Hermantown) 10,812-10,777 (50.01%-49.85%) with 31 write-in votes.
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By Margaret Stevens
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Environment conference committee takes small step forward, OKs policy agreements
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By Rob Hubbard
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House passes omnibus pension and retirement bill, sends back to Senate
By Mike Cook
A couple changes were made to a group of largely non-controversial bills approved by the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement before the entire package received str...
Bipartisan framework of session-ending deal includes education investments, tax cuts
By Mike Cook
On Monday in St. Paul, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leader have reached agreement on a framework to end the 2022 legislative session.
Week in Review: May 9-13
By HPIS Staff
A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the week of May 9-13.
House OKs legislation legalizing sports betting
By Margaret Stevens
By coincidence, minutes after the Minnesota Vikings 2022 schedule was announced, an opportunity to legally bet on those 17 contests got closer.
The time has come for Minneso...
House passes bill making minor redistricting corrections
By Jonathan Mohr Redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional district boundaries is a complicated process, but one the Minnesota Constitution requires each decade to reflect population g...Session Daily Home
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Demuth to lead House Republicans in 2023-24 biennium
By Mike Cook
In the upcoming 2023-24 biennium, House Republicans will be led by Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring).
Hortman to remain speaker, Long selected as next majority leader
By Jonathan Mohr
House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) has been chosen to again take the gavel when the 93rd legislative session begins Jan. 3.
