Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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Week in Review: March 17-21
By Lisa Kaczke
The House was at its full capacity this week for the first time in the 2025 session.
Rep. David Gottfried (DFL-Shoreview) took the oath of office Monday to fill the vacant D...
Changes to off-highway vehicle trail development, management may be down the road
By Tim Walker
Changes may be coming to how and where off-road vehicles can be operated in the state.
Or not.
Rep. Kristi Pursell (DFL-Northfield) sponsors HF1012, which would make sev...
House lawmakers debate future funding for school worker summer unemployment benefits
By Lisa Kaczke
When the Legislature authorized unemployment insurance for hourly school workers during summers beginning in 2023, it began reimbursing school districts for the costs.
A $13...
Walz proposes $39 million anti-fraud plan that includes new centralized investigations unit
By Mike Cook
New hires, better use of AI and increased data sharing are ways Gov. Tim Walz has suggested the state use to go after people looking to commit fraud.
All are included in wha...
St. Paul officials seek more than $400 million in state funds for sports facility upgrades
By Brian Basham
Mayor Melvin Carter is convinced that a revamp of the Xcel Energy Center is the key to revitalizing downtown St. Paul and the surrounding areas.
And a large ride could provi...
Bill would add tools to fight fraud in state human services programs
By Tim Walker
Two major players in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud trial were found guilty Wednesday.
The fraud involved the Department of Agriculture and its insufficient overs...
Bill could have new parents asking, 'Who's my little tax credit?'
By Rob Hubbard
They’re calling it a “baby bonus.”
Minnesota currently has a child tax credit that allows taxpayers a credit equal to $1,750 per child, up to age 17. But that credit would i...
House lawmakers show bipartisan support for proposed warning labels on social media
By Lisa Kaczke
Tabbatha Urbanski planned her son’s 18th birthday celebration and funeral the same week.
Social media fueled his depression and was the avenue he used to connect with a drug...
Bill would expand power of MN attorney general's office to prosecute Medicaid fraud
By Todd Abeln
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the attorney general’s office has been one of the most successful units in the country.
A 2022 audit by the Federal Department of Health a...
Funding boost sought for early intervention program
By Todd Abeln
Lawmakers are looking to boost funding for a state program that supports local programs that work with youth and families.
The Minnesota Youth Intervention Program started i...
Bill proposes funding violent crime enforcement teams across state
By Tim Walker
Serving on city and county boards before being elected to the House, Rep. Wayne Johnson (R-Cottage Grove) saw firsthand how critical multi-agency task forces are in combating ga...
Minnesota students advocate for adding overdose response, prevention to health curriculum
By Lisa Kaczke
As the state creates new health curriculum standards this year, high school students want them to include how to prevent, recognize and respond to drug overdoses.
Telling st...
Legislature looks to crack down on repeat DWI offenders
By Rob Hubbard
Last Labor Day weekend, a drunken driver with a blood alcohol content four times Minnesota’s legal limit drove onto the patio of a popular St. Louis Park bar, killing two people...
Digital equity the objective of proposed state broadband office expansion
By Tim Walker
If you were to think about which areas of the state do not have access to high-speed internet, you might think of rural areas, where laying fiberoptic lines to homes in sparsely...
Elections panel considers tighter rules for handling absentee ballots
By Brian Basham
It is widely accepted that Minnesota voters, the Legislature and the secretary of state would all like to see elections in the state run with more ease, while still maintaining ...
