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Proposed House rules changes would ax per diem pay for absent members
By Lisa Kaczke
Lawmakers won’t receive per diem on days they’re absent from a floor session under a proposed House rule.
It is included in a permanent rules package approved, as amended, Thursday without discussion by the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee at a brief meeting.
House Majority Leader Harry Niska (R-Ramsey) said a floor vote will occur Monday.
The proposed House rules would also establish a process for election challenges, require the House Journal to include whether a member voting remotely is doing so for health-related or safety-related reasons, eliminate the fiscal calendar, and clarify germaneness.
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Higher education committee questions award given by University of Minnesota
By Todd Abeln
Rep. Marion Rarick (R-Maple Lake) did not hold back Thursday.
The chair of the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee vehemently questioned a University of Minn...
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By Tim Walker
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By Rob Hubbard
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Proposed House rules changes would ax per diem pay for absent members
By Lisa Kaczke
Lawmakers won’t receive per diem on days they’re absent from a floor session under a proposed House rule.
It is included in a permanent rules package approved, as amended, T...
Stronger reporting requirements focus of anti-fraud bill
By Mike Cook
If you see something, say something.
Best known as part of a national campaign by the Department of Homeland Security to raise public awareness about terrorism and the impor...
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By Brian Basham
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By Tim Walker
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“The bill’s themes are helping l...
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By Rob Hubbard
Eliminating the tax on Social Security benefits seems to come up every year at the Legislature. But the transportation committee isn’t usually where you expect to find it.
Y...
Recommendations offered to collect outstanding Medical Assistance overpayments
By Todd Abeln The Office of Legislative Auditor has recommendations for the Department of Human Services after an audit of outstanding provider debt in the state’s Medicaid program. Offic...‘Sustained investments’ needed to maintain a quality judicial system, say administrators
By Tim Walker
There is a common refrain that public defenders are overworked and underpaid.
That still holds true, says Kevin Kajer, chief administrator of the Board of Public Defense, wh...
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Walz proposes slimmed-down 2026-27 state budget, sales tax changes
By Tim Walker
This is an odd-numbered year, and so the Legislature is constitutionally required to craft a budget to fund the state government for the next two fiscal years.
Gov. Tim Walz...
Simon says no quorum, Republicans elect Demuth speaker
By Rob Hubbard
Depending upon how you view a situation, you could say that Tuesday’s Opening Day for the House of Representatives found the chamber either half full or half empty.
In ...
