Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Flurry of school equalization aid proposals clear House committee with bipartisan support
By Steve Abrams
K-12 schools in Minnesota are funded by a combination of state aid and local property taxes. Some school districts operate in communities that have a low tax base, though, makin...
Health panel chair hopes bill puts brakes on high health insurance deductibles, copayments
By Tessa Pieper
Many Minnesotans with health insurance still avoid doctor’s visits.
Why?
High deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, also called cost-sharing.
Or, if you ask Rep. ...
Not up to standard? Renewed efforts to replace Minnesota's state seal, flag gain steam
By Mike Cook
Kevin Jensvold believes a flag and seal should represent the morals and values of a state’s citizens.
As for the current Minnesota ones?
“Problematic,” says Jensvold, ch...
House panel ponders elimination of Diversionary Work Program
By Jonathan Mohr
Most low-income families seeking economic assistance from the state must first take part in a program meant to help them quickly find work. But experts, and now some lawmakers, ...
Online license renewal could be available for some behind bars
By Margaret Stevens
The challenge of getting to a license bureau to renew a driver’s license is widespread enough to spawn a generation of stand-up routines. But for those who are incarcerated and ...
Minnesota a step closer to banning conversion therapy following House passage
By Tessa Pieper
For LGBTQIA+ youth, conversion therapy intends to fundamentally change their identity.
“We must move past the idea that queer people, especially our children, can choose the...
House passes bill aiming to curb catalytic converter thefts
By Tim Walker
Stealing a catalytic converter can take just a matter of seconds, meaning police rarely catch a thief in the act.
Therefore, Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL-Mendota Heights) says ...
Sustainability funds sought to help suicidal Minnesotans better get local assistance
By Tessa Pieper
We know to dial 911 in case of an emergency.
Now you may want to remember 988 as well. That’s the number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Sponsored by Rep. Jessica H...
House passes bill to establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls
By Tim Walker
A new office could review cold cases for missing Black women and girls, along with death investigation reviews of Black women and girls that were ruled as a suicide or an overdo...
Tracing your ancestry? You could soon have the right to know where your spit lands
By Rob Hubbard
Here, spit into this and we’ll tell you where your ancestors lived.
Such a suggestion would have seemed outlandish a generation ago, but genetic testing has advanced to such...
Bills proposing $1.9 billion in capital projects clears House bonding panel
By Margaret Stevens
The House Capital Investment Committee continues to move along bills investing approximately $1.9 billion in roads, bridges, trails, parks, buildings, and other infrastructure p...
Week in Review: Feb. 13-17
By HPIS Staff
After 2023’s longest floor session yet, the House passed another of the DFL’s top priorities Thursday, voting 69-54 to send HF19 on to the Senate after more than seven hours of ...
House passes statewide paid sick leave mandate after vigorous debate
By Steve Abrams
More than a third of working people in Minnesota currently have no access to paid time off when sick or caring for a sick family member. They lose wages — and risk losing t...
Incentives for next generation products in bioeconomy could get funding boost
By Margaret Stevens
Cleaning products from plants, energy from culled trees, and fuel from corn fiber are examples of products in the bioeconomy.
Since 2015, the state has offered incentives to...
‘Game-changing’ proposition would provide for early release of rehabilitated inmates
By Tim Walker
Inmates who make sufficient progress toward rehabilitation could have their sentences reduced by up to 17%.
Such is the gist of a bill that would further shift the focus fro...
