Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
One-time funding OK’d to aid a swamped Office of Administrative Hearings
By Mike Cook
The largest of the state’s three executive branch courts has seen its workload increase more than expected. Now its leaders seek a onetime funding bump to make it through the en...
Week in Review: March 27-31
By HPIS Staff
With the possible exception of a session’s final few days, the week before the third committee deadline is about as hectic as things get in the House.
That deadline, by when...
Economic development omnibus bill that clears committee ‘will build an inclusive society,’ sponsor says
By Tim Walker
Making investments to drive energetic economic growth and vitality in the state by giving significant support to both businesses and workers is a key component of an all-encompa...
Transportation omnibus clears committee on party-line vote — though new fees a sticking point
By Margaret Stevens
The House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee started the session in January with an overview that Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Mpls) said showed the tremendous unmet needs...
Omnibus elections bill declared a winner by majority of House committee
By Mike Cook
Nobody received an “I Voted” sticker, but the votes have been counted.
While far from unanimous — it was 8-3 along party lines — the omnibus elections finance and policy bil...
Workforce panel advances omnibus bill that sponsor says will ‘prepare our workforce for the future’
By Tim Walker
Before the House Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee approved its omnibus bill Friday and sent it to its next stop, Rep. Jay Xiong (DFL-St. Paul), the bill sponso...
Labor committee passes $100 million budget bill along party lines
By Steve Abrams
Strengthened wage theft protections for construction workers? Yes. Proposed regulations of rideshare companies? Not yet ready for primetime.
Those were the judgments on the ...
Divided ag committee OK’s omnibus bill addressing animal health, pesticides, broadband
By Margaret Stevens
With new spending to grow meat-processing capacity, support emerging farmers, address a growing concern about neonicotinoids and forever chemicals, not to mention appropriating ...
Payment rate increases included in $1.2 billion omnibus human services bill
By Tessa Pieper
Throughout the session, the House Human Services Finance Committee has heard direct support staff and frontline employees who assist people with disabilities lack a livable wage...
Education committee approves DFL budget proposal along party lines
By Steve Abrams
The omnibus education finance bill has officially graduated.
Following a brief discussion Thursday, the House Education Finance Committee approved HF2497, as amended, on a 1...
Committee OK’s omnibus health bill that aims to expand coverage, reduce health care costs
By Tessa Pieper
From abortion to insurance, expanding access to health care is a theme of this omnibus bill.
On an 11-7 vote, the House Health Finance and Policy Committee approved HF2930 T...
House passes plan to deep-six some deep fake activity
By Mike Cook
A popular idiom says you can’t always believe what you read.
In today’s digital age, the same could be said for what you see.
A deep fake is audio or video of a person t...
Minnesota at ‘historic crossroads,’ key lawmaker says, as House DFL rolls out $9 billion transportation bill
By Margaret Stevens
Urging fellow legislators to seize the moment, Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Mpls) has proposed investing about $9 billion on roads, bridges, train tracks, buses and safety measures...
Committee advances omnibus public safety bill that includes no-knock warrant ban, gun-control provisions
By Tim Walker
Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) says the omnibus public safety finance bill will make “transformational changes” in all corners of the criminal justice system.
The bill sp...
Higher education committee approves big increases for schools and scholarships
By Rob Hubbard
After years of lamenting that they were chronically underfunded, the state’s public colleges and universities are closer to a big funding bump that could mean lower costs for st...
