Starting January 1, more than a dozen new measures take effect, bringing greater protections for concert ticket buyers, a higher statewide minimum wage, expanded rights for renters, and lower health care costs.

Here’s a glimpse at some key laws now in effect in 2025.

Trump is returning to the White House with a slate of cabinet nominees, including extreme conservatives, billionaires, and underqualified loyalists, with plans to implement a Project 2025 agenda. Here are the facts about Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and what you need to know. 

From a full legislative session – where our progressive leaders fought to deliver victories for Minnesota’s working families – to the 2024 general election, where Minnesotans stood firm at the ballot box to defend our communities and build a better Minnesota for everyone, it’s been a whirlwind of a year.

During the 2024 elections, Minnesotans stood up once again to fight for our communities and deliver victories, big and small, from the United States Congress to our local state parks, which will keep Minnesota values at the forefront.  

Donald Trump’s plan to enact the extreme goals of Project 2025, which include rolling back reproductive rights and cutting taxes for corporations, is wildly out of touch with the needs of Minnesotans and could have wide-reaching implications across our state. 

Tonight, during the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate, Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, touted plans to roll back reproductive rights nationwide, dismantle the Affordable Care Act, and cut taxes for large corporations at the expense of working families.

Donald Trump will enact an extreme Project 2025 agenda that includes rolling back reproductive rights nationwide.

Royce White’s divisive and out-of-touch agenda is much too extreme for Minnesota.