state advocacy
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February 27, 2026
Our 2026 Legislative Priorities: Transit Advocacy for a More Affordable, Connected, and Resilient Minnesota
Public transit creates more affordable, connected, and resilient communities where everyone can get around and all of us can thrive. Minnesotans are counting on lawmakers to protect and expand investments in transit this session! These are the key priorities we're bringing to the State Capitol in 2026.
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June 11, 2025
What the 2025 Transportation Bill Means for Transit and Climate Progress in Minnesota
Minnesota lawmakers finally passed the 2025 transportation bill in a special session vote at the State Capitol. Advocates and elected champions didn't get everything we worked for this session, but overall the bill is an essential defensive win for our transit and climate priorities.
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May 23, 2025
Minnesota’s Legislative Session Ends with a Win for Affordable Transit Access and Many Major Transit and Climate Decisions Unresolved
State leaders are currently continuing critical bill negotiations in the lead-up to a special session. Where we stand now and what to expect in the coming weeks.
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May 4, 2025
Transit Advocates Push Minnesota Lawmakers to Vote Against Bad Transportation Bill
To create a transportation system that works for everyone we know we have to do more than pass policies and secure resources. We have to show up, year after year, to protect our progress and defend our wins. The 2025 state legislative session has illustrated that cycle—and this week we saw on the House and Senate floors how advocacy makes a difference.
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April 25, 2025
We Can’t Delay in Driving Down Emissions: Defending Essential Climate Solutions at the State Capitol
Just two years ago, Minnesota made national headlines, passing a groundbreaking transportation bill that included transformative investments in public transit and urgently needed policies to protect our climate from transportation pollution. Now, some lawmakers are trying to destroy this hard-won progress with a bad transportation bill that would delay our Driving Down Emissions law, prioritizing highway expansion over the health of our climate and communities.
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March 4, 2025
Advocates and Elected Champions Celebrate Progress, Commit to Defend Essential State Investments in Public Transit
More than 75 transit riders and elected champions came together in community to celebrate our nation-leading state funding and policy wins for public transit—and to gear up to defend those investments during the 2025 legislative session.
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January 24, 2025
2025 Legislative Priorities: Continuing the fight for a transportation system that puts people first
In 2025, protecting and expanding the critical transit and climate progress we've made for Minnesota families is more important than ever. This legislative session, we're fighting for new resources and policies to improve transit access, make our communities more affordable and connected, and create a better future for all.
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July 24, 2024
Broad Coalition Builds Momentum that Connects Housing, Transit, Climate, and Land Use
During the 2024 legislative session, Move Minnesota and Move Minnesota Action advocated alongside partners for important land use bills that would make our communities more connected and help ensure ongoing transit investments can have the greatest positive impact for years to come.
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May 20, 2024
Our New Wins for Transit and Climate at the State Capitol
Move Minnesota and Move Minnesota Action worked with advocates and elected allies to expand our nation-leading policy wins and put our climate and communities first this session.