Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
‘Racial equity impact’ notes could be available upon request
By Tim Walker
Fiscal notes, as the name implies, are a must on all budget bills, plus any bill directing state agencies and departments to implement new programs and services that would affec...
House panel considers proposed task force to study domestic violence, firearm surrenders
By Tim Walker
Statistics show that responding to domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous situations police officers face, especially if firearms are in that volatile mix.
If ...
Republican candidate easily wins District 27B special election
By Jonathan Mohr
Voters in House District 27B chose their successor to former Rep. Kurt Daudt in a special election Tuesday, electing Bryan Lawrence to fill the seat that opened when the former ...
Affordable housing units in financial distress would receive aid under House proposal
By Miranda Bryant
Affordable housing units are at risk of collapse or closure across the state. The House Housing Finance and Policy Committee approved a bill Tuesday that aims to create financia...
Committee begins work on education policy bill; vote expected Thursday
By Brian Basham
A slew of potential education policies and changes are planned to be up for a vote by the House Education Policy Committee in a couple days.
A walkthrough of HF3782, as amen...
Going geothermal? You could soon score a rebate
By Rob Hubbard
More Minnesotans are going underground — to warm and cool their homes and businesses.
About 30 feet beneath your feet, the Earth’s crust has a relatively consistent temperat...
House bill would bolster local ambulance services facing ‘real and serious’ funding challenges
By Miranda Bryant
The very entities that rush to your aid during a medical crisis are in need of emergency care themselves.
Sponsored by Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora), HF3992, as amended, ...
Home-based day care could get farm-fresh food under proposal to expand ag program
By Margaret Stevens
Locally sourced food should be available to children wherever they eat. That’s the principle behind proposed legislation that would expand the Department of Agriculture’s Farm t...
Educators seek funding, training to help implement READ Act
By Brian Basham
A 2023 law is transforming the way reading is taught in Minnesota schools, but teachers need time, resources and funding to complete their training and implementation of the act...
Committee OKs $50 million to replenish state disaster contingency account, establish recurring funding
By Tim Walker
On this first day of spring, we are reminded that at least in theory winter’s over and warmer temps are coming.
But for Rep. Gene Pelowski, Jr. (DFL-Winona) it’s also time t...
RISE Act aims to empower college students with disabilities
By Rob Hubbard
If you’re a college student with a disability, what kind of assistance and accommodations you receive really depends upon where you’re entering or enrolled. State law requires e...
Panel advances proposal allowing child care providers to set own vaccination policies
By Jonathan Mohr
State law requires anyone older than 2 months to be immunized to enroll in an elementary or secondary school, or a child care facility, unless they have an exemption for medical...
Car seat guidance could get boost from bill spelling out best practices
By Margaret Stevens
Before Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL-Mpls) could bring her now 2-year-old home from the neonatal intensive care unit, the baby needed to pass a car-seat test, ensuring he could...
‘Prison gerrymandering reform bill’ aims to ensure fairer representation, heads for House Floor
By Mike Cook
State corrections officials routinely cite that 95% of Minnesota prisoners will eventually be released.
Odds are they return from where they came.
Rep. Esther Agbaje (DF...
Bill aims to fill rural Minnesota’s shortage of mental health professionals
By Miranda Bryant
If you’re a rural Minnesotan in need of a therapist or a professional to help you with substance abuse, you must first muster patience.
“We know people are waiting months to...
