Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
For hands-on-education, MN’s children’s museums could secure annual funding
By Tessa Pieper
Feet on the floor. Hands on the desk. Sit up straight.
Many kids feel stifled by traditional classrooms.
Children’s museums across the state feature interactive exhibits...
House DFL proposes school funding formula hike that would boost K-12 spending by over $1 billion
By Steve Abrams
What should Minnesota do with its $17.6 billion budget surplus?
Everyone wants a piece of the pie, and that includes schools. For years, education officials have insisted st...
Can deep fakes be regulated? House lawmakers consider ways to tame emerging technology
By Mike Cook
A deep fake could reference a long pass to a sprinting wide receiver, an overt football play that could not be misconstrued by those witnessing it.
But deep fake can also re...
Tax refunds could grow for Minnesota’s homeowners, renters
By Rob Hubbard
First, the bad news: The state can’t reduce your property taxes. Not directly, anyway. Those levies are handled at the local level.
But there are things it can do to lighten...
Jobs program aims to keep released felons from returning to prison
By Tim Walker
Tino Jones started with Better Futures Minnesota in 2018.
“I was lost, looking for structure,” he said.
He is now a manager with the program and credits it with providin...
Reducing confusion over absentee and sample ballots is goal of bill
By Mike Cook
During recent election cycles, it’s common for voters across the state to daily receive multiple absentee ballot applications from various organizations or sample ballots in the...
House lawmakers consider proposal to remake literacy curriculum across the state
By Steve Abrams
Reading proficiency rates are slipping among Minnesota’s students, with nearly half of all students not now reading at grade level. It’s an issue that has been raised many times...
Amidst historic demand, bill proposes funding increase for MN’s Farm to Food Shelf program
By Margaret Stevens
At the same time prices for staples such as flour, eggs, and butter have increased by 20%, the need at food shelves has reached historic highs.
According to information from...
Homeowners associations couldn’t block residential solar installations under new bill
By Rob Hubbard
If you want to install a solar energy system on your home, you might run into roadblocks if you’re part of a homeowners association. When seeking approval for such a project, it...
‘We have the right to work in a safe environment,’ meatpacking workers tell lawmakers
By Steve Abrams
Lacerations and torn rotator cuffs. Tendinitis and crushed fingers. Broken bones and permanent disabilities. Numerous deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the ...
Minnesota’s family homeless prevention program could see $100 million boost
By Tessa Pieper
Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield) sponsors more than $5 billion worth of proposals this year to address housing issues.
One of his smaller requests, HF1440, would provide ...
Historic fixer-uppers could again see state tax credit
By Rob Hubbard
It wasn’t a beautiful sunset. At least not for folks who were renovating old buildings and houses when the state’s historic structure rehabilitation tax credit reached its sunse...
When identity theft strikes a ‘daunting’ process for victims to clear names in court records awaits, lawmakers hear
By Tim Walker
When Amber Jochem’s sister got into legal trouble, she used Jochem’s name to avoid going to jail, which led to that name being connected to a crime she didn’t commit.
Cleari...
Pair of labor agreements win committee support
By Mike Cook
Eighteen collective bargaining agreements with state employees were ratified in the past couple of sessions.
Packages for more than 5,000 employees across two more units rec...
Local government officials urge lawmakers to remove compensation cap
By Mike Cook
Local units of government in Minnesota have a problem no other state faces when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent: a compensation cap.
Per statute, “The salary...
