MN Legislature return with plenty of bills still in the pipeline [Video]

The House and Senate convened Feb. 12 with a much less ambitious agenda than what they passed during a frenetic 2023 session.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature will return from its Easter break on Tuesday with plenty of bills in the pipeline. They include a myriad of low-profile proposals but several high-profile pieces of legislation are in the mix, ranging from sports betting and cannabis and sports betting, to rights for trans people, to maintaining the state’s roads and bridges.

The House and Senate convened Feb. 12 with a much less ambitious agenda than what they passed during a frenetic 2023 session, when Democrats took full control of the Legislature for the first time in eight years. Now, with only a little extra money to work with, much of the focus has been on policy proposals that don’t cost much.

With less than two months to go before the adjournment deadline of May 20, here’s a look at the state of play:

BUDGET

The $72 …