Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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Safety grants could help defend human services providers from workplace violence
By Tessa Pieper
Go to work. Get punched. Go to work. Get kicked. Go to work. Get assaulted.
For many human service workers, this is life on the clock. In more extreme cases, employees have ...
Local officials pitch capital investment panel on need for Duluth, St. Cloud airport projects
By Margaret Stevens
Airport safety projects landed in the House Capital Investment Committee Wednesday with a pair of informational hearings of bills proposing money for airports in Duluth and St. ...
Bill seeks $1.9 million to provide job training for people with disabilities
By Tim Walker
Every day Rep. Sydney Jordan (DFL-Mpls) drives to her job at the House, she passes the manufacturing headquarters of Minnesota Diversified Industries.
And every day she thin...
Property taxes going up? You might have a refund coming
By Rob Hubbard
That howl you hear may be a chorus of homeowners who’ve just opened their property tax statements.
Yes, the question heard on many a doorstep during last year’s campaign – “...
Grant money proposed to improve polling place access
By Mike Cook
Voting is a fundamental right, yet it is not always easy for folks who have a physical or communication disability.
A narrow doorway, steep steps or lack of a curb cut can b...
Bill proposes considering cumulative impact of environmental stressors in MPCA’s permitting process
By Margaret Stevens
Shannon Haiden has asthma. As does her daughter, granddaughter, grandson, daughter-in-law and niece.
Their breathing struggles are part of living in a North Minneapolis neig...
Housing omnibus bill could overhaul tenant, landlord law
By Tessa Pieper
Renters comprise up to 30% of households across the state, and in our most populous cities that number can be 50% of households or more.
All could be affected by the omnibus...
Legislation to create indemnity fund aims to make grain sellers whole when buyer fails
By Margaret Stevens
Martin Phillips, who operates Blue Sky Farms south of Mankato, had an organic corn contract with Pipeline Foods. But less than two weeks after he made his last corn delivery, he...
House panel OKs measure supporters say will improve safety standards at oil refineries
By Steve Abrams
Oil refineries are not your average work environment, even by industrial workplace standards. A minor mistake by an untrained worker can have catastrophic consequences.
For ...
Bill to help retain nurses at Minnesota bedsides clears House health panel
By Tessa Pieper
Many nurses cite insufficient staffing as to why they leave their jobs.
Yet, according to the Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton), there is no shortage of nurses.
“In 2...
Emergency fund for MN college students in need of a major boost, advocates tell higher ed committee
By Rob Hubbard
The early 2020s have been a tough time to be a college student. In addition to all the difficulties that accompanied the pandemic and the Zoom-ification of educational offerings...
Policy-only omnibus public safety bill heads to House floor
By Tim Walker
An omnibus public safety bill sailed through committee Tuesday with nary a word of debate and is now headed to the House floor.
The secret to the bill’s success?
It is p...
Programs striving to close student opportunity gaps ask lawmakers for $13.4 million
By Steve Abrams
Opportunity gaps because of income or race persist among Minnesota schoolkids. In fact, it is widely accepted the state has some of the worst opportunity gaps of any in the coun...
Bill proposes expanded access to public defenders in child protection cases
By Tim Walker
Even casual viewers of TV cop shows know that if you are charged with a crime, but are too poor to afford an attorney, the state must provide you with a public defender at no co...
Early educator licensing change sought to help students and teachers
By Jonathan Mohr
Minnesota currently has a number of school-based early learning programs that require their teachers to be licensed. Others, such as voluntary pre-kindergarten and some school r...
