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State Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and members of the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus announced a legislative package Thursday that will be presented to the state house of representatives and state senate during the upcoming special session.

Republicans who control the Minnesota Senate have unveiled a tax bill they say will benefit all Minnesota taxpayers and provide tax cuts to half of them.

The Minnesota Senate has given bipartisan approval to a package of Republican-authored bills aimed at making health care more affordable, accessible and transparent.

The Minnesota Senate is now operating under stricter internal rules meant to combat sexual harassment against its members, staff and other people who have business at the Senate.

The Minnesota Senate has approved a measure raising the bar for when sex offenders and people with mental illness can be released into communities.

A Minnesota Senate staff member says Democratic Sen. Dan Schoen sent her an uninvited, sexually explicit photo in 2015.

The chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee has some deep concerns about the University of Minnesota's student conduct policy. Republican Michelle Fischbach of Paynesville says recent scandals involving student athletes have embarrassed the entire state of Minnesota.

Lawmakers in the state Senate and House are putting the finishing touches on their school spending packages, paving the way for a lengthy debate over cost and where that money should come from.

The Minnesota Lottery's days of selling instant-win tickets on the Internet, at gas pumps and through ATMs could be numbered.