With just a week remaining in the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers remain focused on the state budget, and many have been meeting in conference committee to discuss the differences between each chamber’s budget proposals while they wait for legislative leadership and Gov. Tim Walz to agree on global budget targets.

Will the legislature finish on time? With only two weeks left in the 2025 legislative session, much work needs to be done to complete the biennial budget and pass any other pieces of priority legislation.

With only three weeks remaining in the legislative session, Gov. Tim Walz gave his State of the State speech last week.