The 94th Min­neso­ta Leg­is­la­ture con­vened (par­tial­ly) on Jan­u­ary 14th and it’s been a roller­coast­er!  The House is where the major­i­ty of the tumult occurred and after much debate from both sides of the aisle, a pow­er-shar­ing agree­ment is now in place and they are con­duct­ing busi­ness (albeit delayed and also while approach­ing a spe­cial elec­tion...Read More

It’s been a pro­duc­tive 2024 ses­sion and here at Bell­mont, we’ve had clients across indus­tries advo­cat­ing for change in St. Paul. While the ses­sion hasn’t reached the his­toric lev­els of 2023, it still looks to be pro­duc­tive for a non-bud­get year. Leg­is­la­tors went into 2024 with a focus on keep­ing spend­ing low, pass­ing bond­ing bills and...Read More