Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Big bump in buffer penalties could be coming under bill that clears environment committee
By Margaret Stevens
Passed in 2015, Minnesota’s buffer law requiring perennial vegetation in lands bordering water was called Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature clean water legislation.
It’s undergon...
Bill could boost technologies that relieve electric grid congestion — but some question need for mandate
By Rob Hubbard
Should your electric utility get a GET?
That’s the industry term for “grid-enhancing technologies.” They’re hardware or software technologies that allow for expanded capacit...
Bill proposes change to family residential service rate in effort to maintain care
By Mike Cook
Home-based adult foster care providers often operate on slim margins for what is a 24/7/365 job. Any funding reduction could have a devastating effect.
Without revising a 20...
Caregivers could gain more access to respites under panel-approved bill
By Rob Hubbard
Everyone needs a break sometimes. That’s especially true if you’re a caregiver for a child with a disability who requires a lot of assistance with the tasks of everyday living.
...
House commerce panel advances bill to limit aerosols used in ‘huffing’
By Tim Walker
Sitting at the testifier’s table, Katie O’Meara wore a shirt that showed her son smiling.
It’s how she’d like to remember him.
“I can’t save Tommy now, but I can help sa...
Lawmakers consider new reporting requirements for VA grants
By Jonathan Mohr
A measure to better ensure grants given by the Department of Veterans Affairs are used most effectively was held over Monday by the House Veterans and Military Affairs Finance a...
Invasive species center among projects included in nearly $80 million environmental trust fund bill
By Margaret Stevens
Describing the hundreds of projects funded annually by the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul) summarized, “Your lottery dollars ...
Week in Review: Feb. 19-23
By HPIS Staff
One week from today it will be March. One month from today is the first committee deadline. And with the February 2024 Budget and Economic Forecast scheduled to be released Wedn...
Clarification to earned sick and safe time law could add air flight crews
By Brian Basham
Rep. Kaela Berg (DFL-Burnsville) is a flight attendant for Endeavor Air, and said the reason air flight crews should be added last year’s earned sick and safe time law is simple...
Public safety panel advances bill to expand immunity protections to people reporting overdoses
By Tim Walker
Imagine you’re witnessing a friend overdosing on drugs. You want to call 911 for help but are reluctant because you’re in possession of illegal drugs yourself.
Should you he...
Measure would keep the information assault victims share with advocates private
By Tim Walker
Anyone who watches TV crime dramas and legal procedurals knows about attorney-client privilege: Defendants can spill their guts to their lawyers without fearing that information...
Proposal would introduce state licensing for clinical art therapists
By Mike Cook
Clinical art therapy addresses specific psychological and emotional issues in a structured environment.
But professionals providing such services in Minnesota are not specif...
Band on hand, University of Minnesota leaders seek $45 million budget boost
By Rob Hubbard
Lots of folks come to the Legislature asking for funding, but how many of them show up with a pep band?
University of Minnesota officials did on Thursday.
The young musi...
Child care crisis, workforce crisis meet in House hearing
By Jonathan Mohr
For Suzanne Temple-Gumm, a high school teacher for 17 years who is married with two small children and expecting again in a few months, child care costs will soon total over $45...
Legislators consider increasing funding to recovery school program funding for first time in decade
By Brian Basham
“I would not be standing here today, or be the young woman I am today, without P.E.A.S.E Academy.”
That’s the message Lucy Getschow, a senior at Peers Enjoying A Sober Educa...
