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Friday, May 23, 2025
KARE11
Special session in MN now unlikely to start until after Memorial Day at the earliest
Gov. Walz said he will not call a special session until the working groups finalize all of their bills and that he knows they’ll pass. Although legislative leaders were initially hopeful they could conduct a short special session before Memorial Day, it now appears that Walz will not be able to convene the legislature until next week at the earliest.
Minnesota Reformer
Court order blocks Trump from eliminating U.S. Education Department
One of the cases comes from a coalition of Democratic attorneys general in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state and Wisconsin.
MPR News
Educators fear their homeless students could become a target for Trump cuts
Roughly 1.4 million U.S. pre-K-12 students experienced homelessness in the 2022-’23 school year, according to the latest federal data. Education law defines homelessness as lacking a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” — which includes families living doubled up with others.
Session Daily
House leaders say lawmakers nearing agreements on unfinished bills
In an update Thursday, House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) said they’ve been meeting with working groups to receive updates on agreements on bills. House and Senate members are working to get everything wrapped up as soon as possible, Demuth said.
Education Minnesota press releases
Minnesota Legislature passes historic improvement to teacher pension benefits
Education Minnesota to rally Saturday for improved pensions, pay and health care
Education Minnesota applauds the Class of 2024 for the highest graduation rate on record
Eden Prairie educator Linda Wallenberg is 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the YearÂ
