Minnesota Chamber focused on permitting reform and legislative outcomes as special session nears
May 30, 2025
It's been an interesting and challenging week, and we are now in special session mode at the Legislature for the 2025 legislative session. Big progress has been made on a number of fronts related to the business community's priorities as well as the Chamber's priorities. Two things I want to mention today on the podcast.
First, permitting reform is something we've talked about extensively. You know from our conversations that the permitting process in Minnesota for large industrial, Tier 2 permits is incredibly slow compared to our neighboring and competitor states. We take many times longer, creating uncertainty, and as a result, projects don’t happen in a timely way—or at all—in Minnesota.