While the Minnesota legislature may have adjourned the 2025 legislative session at midnight on May 19, 2025, most legislators remained around the State Capitol last week in anticipation of a possible special legislative session.

Last Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Erin Murphy (DFL-St. Paul), Speaker of the House Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring), and Speaker Emeritus Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) held a joint press conference to announce that they had reached a “global budget deal.”

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.