Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Residency requirement proposed for Minnesota college aid program
By Todd Abeln
If you use the North Star Promise program to go to college at no cost, some lawmakers want you to be prepared to stay in Minnesota after graduation.
Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Ando...
Legislation proposes state policies on large data centers
By Rob Hubbard
The data centers are coming.
Granted, many of these buildings used to house the technological equipment required to run the internet are already here. But some of the larges...
Omnibus state government bill aims to tighten reins on fraudulent spending
By Mike Cook
Going after fraudulent behavior through withholding payments and added whistleblower protection are key aspects of the omnibus state government policy bill.
The proposal wou...
Workforce committee considers funding boost to youth employment programs
By Margaret Stevens
Advocating for increased spending for youth employment programs, Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL-Mpls) speaks from firsthand experience.
As a high school intern in Minneapoli...
Conversions from commercial to housing in Minneapolis, St. Paul could get a boost from TIF
By Rob Hubbard
Tax increment financing is kind of like borrowing from the future. Cities can create “TIF districts” to help finance the redevelopment of a blighted section of town, diverting f...
House committee weighs ban on pet shops selling cats, dogs
By Lisa Kaczke
Just three pet stores in Minnesota sell cats and dogs.
As the pet store industry moves away from selling four-legged friends, Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine) wants to end thos...
Bill proposes fines, state teams to fix mental health assessment delays
By Todd Abeln
To get the mental health services needed many times an assessment is required. However, a requirement timeline to get one is often not met.
According to the Department of Hu...
Tribute to House’s longest-serving female member proposed with grant program name change
By Brian Basham
Rep. Mary Murphy was the longest serving woman in the history of the House.
Representing her district near Duluth from 1977 to 2023, the DFLer from Hermantown championed the...
House leaders release committee budget targets
By Mike Cook
With all session committee deadlines less than two weeks away, House leaders announced an agreement Saturday on committee finance targets while crafting a spending plan for...
Week in Review March 24-28
By Lisa Kaczke
With little fanfare happening on the House Floor this week, the focus was on committees as the first two deadlines to approve bills looms next week.
The House Education Fina...
Panel hears governor’s proposal to cut $685 million from education budget over next four years
By Brian Basham
Cuts in education spending may be inevitable in the coming years as Minnesota faces a projected nearly $6 billion budget deficit in the 2028-29 biennium.
Education Commissio...
Research on controlling invasive species among projects in $103 million environmental trust fund bill
By Tim Walker
If you play the lottery, you hope you’ll be one of the rare lucky ones who win big, but odds are you will not.
But you can at least be philosophical about it and tell yourse...
House bill could boost state's green ammonia industry
By Rob Hubbard
What’s “green ammonia”?
Well, it’s not the color of the compound. In fact, that combination of one part nitrogen and three parts hydrogen is actually a colorless gas. Colorl...
House legislators push for mandatory child care center video surveillance
By Tim Walker
Rep. Nolan West (R-Blaine) shares a very personal and very sad connection with some testifiers he brought to the State Capitol Thursday.
Janice DeGonda shared the story of h...
Omnibus liquor bill includes provision allowing 17-year-olds to serve alcohol in restaurants
By Lisa Kaczke
A proposal that would allow 17-year-olds to serve liquor, to help restaurants facing worker shortages, has made it through the committee process.
Sponsored by Rep. Tim O’Dri...
