Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Educators paying out-of-pocket for school supplies could get additional tax relief
By Rachel Kats
The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that 94% of teachers spend their own money to stock their classrooms with supplies and materials.
Regulations on small meat processors catering to hunters could be eliminated
By Nate Gotlieb
HF356, sponsored by Rep. Mike Sundin (DFL-Esko), would exempt such processors from inspection requirements and allow them to operate without a license or a permit, provided their annual sales are less than $15,000.
'Long-standing structural inequities' the target of Women of Color Opportunity Act
By Tim Walker
The Women of Color Opportunity Act would establish and fund grant and loan programs for organizations supporting girls and women of color in business, education, employment and finance.
Grants to counties could assist small businesses in recovery from COVID-19
By Rob Hubbard
HF1914, sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins), would provide $50 million to Minnesota counties in the current fiscal year to be used for grants to local businesses.
Funding boost requested to fill statewide gaps in mental health services
By Victoria Cooney
HF1600 would provide $6 million funding boosts to the state’s Adult Mental Health Initiative grants in fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
Approved plan to eliminate paperwork could help providers combat addiction
By Victoria Cooney
In Minnesota, clinicians in substance use disorder treatment programs can spend more than 25% of their time away from clients, working on paperwork.
Economic development panel OKs $120 million for rural broadband expansion
By Tim Walker
The bill seeks $120 million in the 2022-23 biennium to bring high-speed broadband internet access to unserved and underserved areas of Greater Minnesota.
Seeking to aid post-COVID catch-up, House panel approves summer school funding bill
By Rachel Kats
School districts are already planning for their summer school programming to help mitigate students’ pandemic-related learning loss.
State lawmakers could make four MN tax credits bigger — and simpler
By Rob Hubbard
The House Taxes Committee laid over four bills for possible omnibus bill inclusion, each designed to either expand tax credits or simplify them.
DFL bill to cap copays on drugs for chronic diseases clears committee along party lines
By Tim Walker
HF2056 would cap co-payments on prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions at $25 per month.
New proposal targets drivers who ignore school bus stop-arms
By Jonathan Mohr
HF2172 would use an increased fine for stop arm violations violations to equip school buses with a camera to catch offenders.
Tourism businesses could receive grants to help with post-pandemic marketing
By Nate Gotlieb
HF1233, sponsored by Rep. Shelly Christensen (DFL-Stillwater), would create four Explore Minnesota Tourism-run, $1 million grant programs to help with marketing and events.
Bill would boost ‘woefully inadequate’ funds for crime victims by $8 million
By Tim Walker
Crime victims can apply for emergency state funds to help them recover from what they have suffered.
Bill could boost temporary housing program for low-income people with mental illnesses
By Nate Gotlieb
More low-income Minnesotans with mental illnesses could receive short-term housing assistance while waiting for Section 8 vouchers or public housing.
Teachers included in proposed funding increase for school-linked mental health grants
By Victoria Cooney
HF635 would provide an additional $6.01 million in fiscal year 2021 to increase support of school-linked mental health grants.
