Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House transportation panel ponders ground rules for flying cars
By Margaret Stevens
If we learned anything from “The Jetsons,” it’s that flying cars will be everywhere in less than 20 years. But it could be sooner because one company aims to have a drivable air...
Plan to replace MN’s aging electronic waste recycling program gains environmental committee’s OK
By Margaret Stevens
Billions of dollars of valuable metals sitting in dumps, heavy metals leaching into groundwater, hundreds of landfill fires caused by lithium-ion batteries: these are just a few...
Proposal aims to help high school coaches prevent eating disorders among students
By Brian Basham
Karen Krygier’s lifelong struggle with eating disorders began at age nine, as she was trying to attain the “ideal image” of a figure skater body. But one call to her parents six...
Bill to mandate abortion coverage by health care plans clears commerce panel
By Tim Walker
Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) says Minnesotans believe in reproductive freedom and in high-quality, affordable health care.
He also noted that in 2021, more than 25...
Full disclosure? Bill would require it of top-earning corporations
By Rob Hubbard
Cracking open the books, just a bit: That’s the purpose of HF4513.
“This bill makes sure that Minnesotans and their representatives have the information that we all need to ...
Corporations, developers could be prohibited from purchasing single-family homes for conversion to rentals
By Miranda Bryant
Should corporations be allowed to purchase more than 10 single-family homes and put them up for rent in Minnesota?
The answer is no if you are Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL-Mpls) ...
House panel advances bill to require health plans to cover gender-affirming care
By Tim Walker
Gender-affirming health care encompasses a range of social and medical interventions to affirm someone’s internal gender identity, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones...
More beds for civilly committed individuals would be afforded under bill
By Miranda Bryant
Improving capacity and access to treatment programs for civilly committed individuals with mental health and substance use disorders is at the heart of a comprehensive bill.
...
With civic competition fierce, local officials seek funds to secure more world-class sporting events
By Tim Walker
Top amateur athletes seeking their sports highest honors are expected to provide a financial boon to the state this summer and in about 21 months.
Wendy Blackshaw, president...
What’s a land bank and should it pay property taxes? House tax panel weighs in
By Rob Hubbard
How does the public benefit? That’s a core question with any piece of proposed legislation, but, for the state’s nonprofits, the answer can determine your tax status.
Take a...
Bill sponsor says proposal could make Minnesota ‘carbon negative’
By Brian Basham
Carbon capture and sequestration could help the state attain a zero or negative carbon footprint. But critics say the new technology would actually increase carbon emissions and...
‘Minnesota Voting Rights Act’ seeks to guarantee equal opportunity at the ballot box
By Mike Cook
Minnesota traditionally tops or is near the top of states when it comes to voting turnout.
But a recent federal court ruling could jeopardize the opportunity for everyone wh...
Low-income seniors ask lawmakers to change rent control calculations
By Miranda Bryant
Senior citizens living on fixed incomes in subsidized housing told the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee Tuesday they are being priced out of their apartments.
“Tod...
Tax incentives offered as possible solution to nitrate contamination on SE Minnesota farmland
By Margaret Stevens
Months after the Environmental Protection Agency made a formal request that state agencies address nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota, the House Agriculture Finance an...
House labor panel approves bill to bar businesses from misclassifying employees
By Brian Basham
Jose Alfredo Gomez Rosales found out too late that his employer classified him as a contract worker.
The construction worker told the House Labor and Industry Finance and Po...
