Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Bills permitting new drone uses for law enforcement draws privacy concerns
By Tim Walker
New rules for overseeing public safety from aloft could be forthcoming.
A bill to expand the conditions under which police can legally use drones was approved Wednesday, aft...
Minnesota's child care regulations in need of game-changing overhaul, House lawmaker says
By Todd Abeln
People who work in child care say that licensing requirements and practices in Minnesota need an overhaul.
As amended, HF2617 takes a run at that overhaul.
Laid over Wed...
Bill aims to limit costly, time-intensive data requests to schools
By Brian Basham
Owatonna Public Schools has been overwhelmed the past three years with a large public data request, costing the district more than $400,000 and taking resources away from t...
Digital driver's licenses? House lawmakers consider bill to put IDs on your smartphone
By Rob Hubbard
We used to call them smartphones, but they’ve gotten so smart that phone calls seem to be way down on the list of their most frequent uses. So why not add the role of a driver’s...
Proposed alternative path to midwife certification clears House committee
By Margaret Stevens
When Kylie Saari moved to Fairmont she knew she wanted to make a difference in her community.
Midwifery seemed like the perfect way to do that, especially because the local ...
House bill would lower eligibility barriers to mental health services
By Todd Abeln
Mental health case management helps people with severe mental health issues keep their lives on track.
Case managers work with people to address the effects of housing insta...
Tax committee considers expanded renter's credit
By Rob Hubbard
New and improved!
You’ll see such claims in the grocery aisles all the time, but, in the case of Minnesota’s “renter’s credit,” Rep. Liz Lee (DFL-St. Paul) knows that it’s n...
Supporters say pricing fairness bill would level playing field for local grocers
By Lisa Kaczke
Jessica Rohloff’s hometown of New London had several grocery stores when she was growing up. But it went 15 years without a grocery store until the New London Food Co-Op opened ...
Statewide model standards sought for safer traffic stops
By Tim Walker
Traffic stops are one of the most dangerous encounters in the policing world for both the officers and drivers.
When tragedies occur, we hear about them through intensive me...
Lawmakers eye creation of $10 million loan program for affordable housing
By Margaret Stevens
When it comes to housing, lawmakers on the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee agree on two key points.
Minnesota needs more housing, especially affordable housing. A...
‘Cohesive response’ proposed to combat chronic absenteeism in Minnesota schools
By Brian Basham
School attendance problems, including chronic absenteeism, have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Matt Shaver, policy director at EdAllies, 25% of M...
Energy assistance expansion could help cool things down
By Rob Hubbard
In 2024, more than 91,000 Minnesota households had their power shut off because residents were behind in their utility bills, the highest annual total since anyone started count...
Proposed scholarship aims to attract new law enforcement officers, avoid looming workforce crisis
By Todd Abeln
Across the state, law enforcement agencies have “Help Wanted” signs out.
There are now more than 1,000 open law enforcement positions across the state, a number expected to ...
House bill could unlock new affordable housing options
By Brian Basham
According to the Minnesota Housing Partnership, the state needs more than 100,000 affordable homes to meet the needs of low-income renters.
Rep. Fue Lee (DFL-Mpls) hopes to ...
Bill seeks to halt parade of tax exemption requests
By Rob Hubbard
It’s become an annual sojourn for mayors, administrators, principals, and police and fire chiefs from throughout Minnesota. They come to the Capitol, each bearing a similar requ...
