The Minnesota Senate votes today on a proposed rule change that would allow legislators to bring their children to floor sessions.

Why it matters: Long days and late-night votes present logistical challenges for the growing cohort of lawmakers who balance parenting with policymaking.

• The schedule can be especially tough on new moms.

State of play: Young children have become a more common sight in the House, which changed its rules to allow kids on the floor back in 2013.

• The Senate — which doesn't even allow members to have drinks beyond water on the floor — has stricter rules.

What they're saying: "At its best, the Senate is a hostile working environment for mothers," GOP Sen. Julia Coleman, a mom of three, told the Senate Rules Committee. "At its worst, it is intentionally designed to keep people like us out."

Case in point: Coleman said she had to leave her then-3-year-old alone outside the chamber so she could vote during one childcare "hiccup."

• The inability to bring young children to the floor during those situations prevents lawmakers from fully participating in the debate, she noted.

Zoom in: Coleman and DFL Sen. Erin Maye Quade fought back tears as they described having to stop breastfeeding before they were ready because of the limitations.

• "I just lost it, because I couldn't breastfeed her because I'd had this job," Maye Quade told the committee about being unable to breastfeed her infant daughter during an illness.

Friction point: Secretary of the Senate Tom Bottern told lawmakers last week that space constraints in the chamber mean there isn't much room for additional seating, which could become a bigger concern if lawmakers bring older kids.

• He also asked that members refrain from asking staff to provide childcare or put them in the awkward position of raising concerns about a young visitor's behavior with the parent.

The fine print: Under the proposed rule, caucus leaders still get the final say on whether to approve a member's request to bring their child to the chamber.

The bottom line

Minnesota leaders submitted a bid to host the 2028 NFL Draft in downtown Minneapolis.

Why it matters: The three-day event in late April is a spectacle, with an estimated 600,000 people attending last year's draft in Green Bay.

Between the lines: The Vikings have been interested in hosting the draft since U.S. Bank Stadium was built, but this announcement marks the most serious effort yet.

Zoom in: While the exact location is still to be determined, bid director Matt Meunier of Minnesota Sports & Events (MSE) said the stadium would be a "foundational piece of that footprint."

• He showed a rendering of fans packed into The Commons Park.

Follow the money: MSE CEO Wendy Blackshaw said the draft will be funded primarily through corporate support, though she declined to say how much is needed.

What we're watching: An announcement from the NFL about a host city could be coming soon. It awarded Washington, D.C. the 2027 Draft on May 5 last year.

• This year's draft will take place in Pittsburgh, the latest in a pattern of the league picking colder weather cities.

Who's backing the bid

⚖️ The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration in an effort to gain access to evidence in the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. (AP)

White Bear Lake fire officials say there's no evidence of arson in the house fire that killed hockey reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children. (MPR News)

Police are still searching for the driver in a hit-and-run that killed a St. Thomas student in northeast Minneapolis. (Star Tribune)

⚕️ The Trump administration accepted Minnesota's "corrective action" plan to address Medicaid fraud, possibly staving off billions of dollars in funding cuts. (Politico)

🏒 Brett Larson, currently men's hockey coach at St. Cloud State, will be the Gophers' new men's hockey coach. (Fox 9)

📚 Gov. Tim Walz says he doesn't think the state should opt in to a new federal policy establishing a $1,700 tax credit for donations to private school scholarship funds. (MPR News)

• It's one of several tax conformity questions the divided Legislature is confronting following the passage of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."

After an astonishing seven-year closure, two of Minneapolis' most popular bike trails are finally open.

Why it matters: The Kenilworth and North Cedar Lake trails provide an easy link to downtown from St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Southwest Minneapolis.

Flashback: The Met Council closed the trails in spring 2019 for construction of the Green Line extension to Eden Prairie.

• They were supposed to reopen in 2021 and 2022, but delays kept them closed for an additional five years.

Nick's thought bubble: Kenilworth and North Cedar aren't just good commuter routes, they're also a key segment in my favorite 20-25-mile bike ride in the city.

• The trails connect the Chain of Lakes to the Mississippi River. From there, you can ride the river parkway to Minnehaha Creek before heading back to the lakes.

⚾️ The North Cedar Lake Trail also spits Twins fans out right by Target Field.

What we're watching

A Minnesota real estate agent is offering up his four-level brownstone for $0 — if you're willing to trade your Magic: The Gathering collection.

The big picture: Michael Russo, a longtime collector of Magic cards and former owner of Uptown's Steamship Games, is open to partial or full collections in exchange for his 3,675-square-foot building in downtown Fairfax.

• "[Game pieces] are another form of currency — we refer to it as 'luxury cardboard,'" Russo told Axios.

Case in point: He posted the offer in local gaming groups Monday night and had three interested parties by noon yesterday.

Zoom in: The five-bed, three-bath historic property includes ground-level commercial space, a renovated residential loft and gigabit fiber internet ideal for remote workers and gamers, Russo said.

• If your card collection is slim, you can buy it for $129,900.