Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Conference committee agreement meets target — but millions short of original House bill
By Margaret Stevens
With a General Fund target of $37 million compared to an ask of $460 million, there’s no doubt funding for workforce, economic development and energy would fall short of many Ho...
Conferees settle differences with agriculture omnibus, drought relief bills
By Brian Hall
With time to work dwindling, a conference committee working to reconcile agriculture bills came to an agreement on several appropriations and policy changes Saturday.
T...
Conference committee strikes tax agreement; bill may be session’s finale
By Rob Hubbard
The “dream big” approach seems to have worked in forging a compromise tax bill.
The two tax chairs came in with one highest-priority item on each of their to-do lists, and t...
Growler cap increase, more liquor-related changes pass House, head to governor’s desk
By Margaret Stevens
The House debate on the omnibus liquor bill agreement began shortly after 5 p.m.
On a Friday.
Cue Jimmy Buffett.
It does not address Margaritaville, but a provision ...
House passes higher education conference committee report
By Pratik Joshi
It’s that time of year when diplomas are handed out, tassels switch sides on a cap and collegians become alumni of the institution of their choice.
A conference report passe...
‘Everybody has to get realistic,’ speaker says as session enters final weekend
By Jonathan Mohr
With just over 60 hours until the work of the 2022 regular legislative session must end, House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) is optimistic lawmakers still have eno...
Higher ed negotiators find compromise, OKs conference report
By Pratik Joshi
The omnibus higher education conference committee has reached consensus on how best to spend an additional $20 million in the current biennium.
Conferees approved the report...
House bows to convention, passes stripped-down Legacy bill
By Rob Hubbard
Just as custom and practice leads legislators to call odd-numbered years “budget years” and even-numbered ones “bonding years,” so is the divvying up of monies from the four Leg...
House repasses conference agreement to add law enforcement supervisors unit
By Brian Hall
Conferees agreed quickly to changing possible legislation regarding a new law enforcement supervisors unit, and the House passed the conference committee report Thursday.
Sp...
South St. Paul post office could be named for officer killed there 89 years ago
By Mike Cook
Officer Leo Pavlak was killed in the line of duty by the infamous Barker-Karpis gang during an Aug. 30, 1933 robbery outside the South St. Paul post office.
Sponsored by Rep...
Conference committee toasts deal on omnibus liquor bill
By Margaret Stevens
Backers of “Free the Growler” may soon be able to celebrate with a large cold one.
A provision that would raise the cap on growler sales is included in the omnibus liquor bi...
Preventing harassment from false liens the aim of bill passed by House
By Margaret Stevens
Protecting Minnesotans from bad actors who use state resources maliciously is behind proposed legislation passed by the House 114-14 Wednesday.
HF3400 would the give secreta...
Lawmakers and omnibus bills: A love-hate relationship
By Tim Walker
Finally, spring is in the air, heralded by early blooming flowers popping out of the ground to bring relief to winter-weary souls.
Springtime at the Capitol is also the seas...
Governor, legislative leaders agree on budget targets
By Rob Hubbard
Conference committee members who have been wondering how much they can spend on their part of the budget got an answer Wednesday morning when Gov. Tim Walz and the leaders of th...
House OKs bill with aim to help emancipated youths obtain restraining orders
By Tim Walker
Rep. Athena Hollins (DFL-St. Paul) admits the bill she sponsors won’t apply to a lot of people, but that doesn’t lessen its importance.
“This is a very small bill that will ...
