Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
DFLers call education budget bill that clears conference committee ‘historic’
By Steve Abrams
“Generational impact.” “Historic investment.” “This is why I ran for office.”
Those were the words of DFLers at Saturday’s close of the education finance and policy bill con...
Agreement reached on $1.4 billion jobs, economic development spending package
By Steve Abrams
Senate President Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Mpls) had “exciting things to announce” Friday evening.
He was referring to $1.37 billion in state spending to rev up Minnesota’s ec...
New state flag, changes to ‘legislative day’ definition among measures adopted by state government, elections negotiators
By Mike Cook
Members spent part of the weekend in the House Chamber. Opportunities will likely expand to provide for far more get-togethers in that space.
Changing the definition of a le...
After lengthy debate, House sends early education report back to conference committee
By Jonathan Mohr
After meeting for what was thought to be the final time Friday afternoon, members of the conference committee on the early childhood finance bill learned Saturday their work is ...
Conferees nearly home on environment, natural resources agreement
By Margaret Stevens
They weren’t completely done at the traditional weekend knock-off time of 5 p.m. Friday, but members of the environment, natural resources, climate and energy conference committ...
Conference committee strikes agreement on early childhood finance bill
By Jonathan Mohr
Families struggling to afford child care and early education programs that prepare their kids for school are likely to see a major increase in state aid after conferees on the e...
Conference committee on recreational cannabis bill makes progress as chairs pledge to finish on time
By Tim Walker
With the session potentially entering its final week, the sponsors of a high-profile bill remain steadfast that agreement will be reached.
“We will work expeditiously to clo...
House, Senate lawmakers unveil $1.3 billion cash-only capital investment proposal
By Margaret Stevens
In March, the House passed a pair of capital investment bills that would appropriate more than $2 billion for projects such as road and bridge repairs, preservation of state bui...
Paid Family and Medical Leave conference committee starts work on finding agreement
By Tim Walker
About a third of the provisions in a bill that’s been years in the making were agreed to in a matter of minutes Friday. However, the 14 sections were identical language.
As ...
House OKs bill asking voters to reauthorize lottery proceeds benefiting environmental trust fund
By Margaret Stevens
Minnesotans could be asked if they want to reauthorize a constitutional amendment allocating 40% of state lottery proceeds to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
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House passes agriculture finance, policy agreement with bipartisan support
By Margaret Stevens
Additional support for emerging farmers, provisions for farmer safety surrounding PFAS and meaningful protection for grain sellers are among the highlights of the commerce commi...
Public safety conference committee wraps up work with agreements on gun measures, no-knock warrant changes
By Tim Walker
After years of pushing for a change, supporters of a pair of gun-control measures could finally see their efforts come to fruition.
Included in the public safety and ju...
House OKs $819 million Legacy conference committee report
By Tessa Pieper
Protect. Enhance. Restore.
That’s what the omnibus Legacy finance bill intends to do for Minnesota’s environment, arts, and cultural heritage.
Sponsored by Rep. Leon Lil...
Higher education agreement features big funding bumps, free tuition for some students
By Rob Hubbard
What’s the key to reversing enrollment declines at almost every public college and university in Minnesota? Is cost keeping students away?
If it is, then the higher edu...
Aim is to finish session by end of next week, House majority leader says
By Mike Cook
A motion traditionally made in the final week of the legislative session could give hope for an early finish.
Via a party-line vote, the House Rules and Legislative Administ...
