After an unusual start, the 2025 legislative session has passed the halfway mark and the budget grind is quickly closing in.
The Senate is narrowly in DFL control by one seat and the House is at a 67-67 tie. How will leaders navigate the tightest party divide in recent history?
Friday at noon, MPR News will present a special broadcast of Politics Friday from the UBS Forum in St. Paul. Along with a studio audience, politics editor Brian Bakst will be joined by Speaker of the Minnesota House Lisa Demuth and House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman.
Later in the program, two political analysts unpack developments at Minnesota’s Capitol and around the nation. How are recent events landing with voters?
Plus, we’ll hear sounds from the state Capitol and recap the week with politics reporters Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters.
Guests:
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House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring
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House Leader Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park
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Chas Anderson, a Republican, is the CEO and senior principal at Park Street Public.
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Todd Rapp, a DFLer, is the CEO and President of Rapp Strategies Inc.
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