Partisan conflict in Minnesota House threatens to hold up $200 million in conservation funds

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 636

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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Update: Legislators came to a compromise and the appropriations were approved before the end of the legislative session.

A procedural hangup in the deadlocked Minnesota House threatens to derail nearly $200 million in funding for habitat conservation and restoration across the state.

At a Capitol press conference Thursday, representatives from at least eight environmental groups implored lawmakers to put aside their differences and pass a package that would allow dozens of Outdoor Heritage …