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Talking Big, Moving Slow: A Mid‑Session Legislative Check
This week, Legislators returned from their spring break, marking the unofficial start to the second half of the session. First and second deadlines—the day by which a bill is supposed to be through its necessary committees—have passed, and attention will start turning to fiscal priorities and omnibus bills. Check out our Legislative Preview for more information! Here’s how CURE’s top
Need NOT Greed 🛢️ + Even Robots Need Rules 🤖 + Too Fast Too Furious 💧
Public Need! Not Big Oil Greed! 🛢️ CURE is working with MN allies to improve laws around big oil pipelines in our state. This bill (HF 4377/SF 4554) would add needed clarity to our existing policies so that any company seeking a Certificate of Need in Minnesota for an oil pipeline would provide a forecast of demand
Tell your MN legislators: look at public need, not oil company greed, for pipeline approvals
This legislative session, CURE is working with allies in Minnesota to propose improvements to laws around big oil pipelines in our state. HF 4377 / SF 4554 would add needed clarity to our existing policies so that any company seeking a Certificate of Need in Minnesota for an oil pipeline would provide a forecast of
Environmental Groups & Rural Minnesotans Say State Must Protect Water for Everyone
CURE and four other environmental organizations sue the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act Across southern Minnesota, people are watching rivers creep closer to homes, roads wash out after heavy rains, and drinking water bills climb while the state agency charged with protecting Minnesotans’ water has declined to take action. That’s
🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Gov Walz & MN Lawmakers: Press Pause on Hyperscale Data Centers
In the past year, at least a dozen new hyperscale data centers have been proposed in communities across Minnesota. The Minnesota legislature, with the support of the Walz administration, passed a handful of laws last year in an attempt to address concerns about this massive, new-to-Minnesota development. Unfortunately, those laws primarily tackled energy and taxes.
MN Leg 🏛️ + Data Centers 🔥 + MN Values 🚫 + Staff Departure 👋
MN Legislative Session is in Full Swing Minnesota’s 2026 legislative session kicked off last week. As always, CURE remains steadfast in our mission to advocate for rural communities and their vital interests at the state legislature. CURE’s 2026 MN Legislative priorities: READ about them and WATCH our preview webinar. Remember: your voice is critical to remind lawmakers why their action (or inaction) matters to Minnesotans across
