Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
GOPers on House children and families panel balk at omnibus bills in final scheduled meeting
By Winter Keefer
As of this moment, there will be no omnibus bill coming out of the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, which came as a surprise to half the committee membe...
House committee OKs $162 million housing investment with no General Fund impact
By Margaret Stevens
They didn’t exactly find money under the couch cushions, but the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee found creative ways to provide more money for housing.
Using unsp...
Public safety committee advances $14.4 million supplemental funding bill
By Tim Walker
A $14.4 million supplemental public safety package is one stop away from a House vote.
The funding requests would be appropriated in Fiscal Year 2027 for projects and progra...
Deadlocked House rules panel rejects impeachment resolution against Walz, Ellison
By Mike Cook
Gov. Tim Walz will not be running the state in 2027 and, depending on results of the November election, Attorney General Keith Ellison may be out of his office as well.
Howe...
Concerns over Roseau Lake project bog down Legacy finance bill
By Margaret Stevens
Lawmakers have generally supported projects vetted by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. But questions about one project are sufficient to stall a bill that would approp...
Minnesota AG's Office seeks changes to scam restitution fund
By Lisa Kaczke
An account created last year to help scam victims become financially whole could receive some changes to provide funds to more people.
The Consumer Protection Restitution Ac...
House proposal seeks solutions for rural vets facing long drives for mental health care
By Mike Cook
For veterans living in rural areas of Minnesota getting mental health treatment can often be far more arduous than those in the more populated areas.
They often must make a...
Human services finance bill focused on federal compliance, program integrity
By Winter Keefer
The House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee’s work this session has included prioritizing program integrity to fight fraud, while also updating systems to comply with ...
Proposed tax on preferred sports seating would fund shelters, housing
By Rob Hubbard
What do private suites at sports events and shelters for women and girls fleeing sex trafficking have in common? One could end up funding the other.
That’s the goal of HF473...
After heated debate, energy committee rejects DFL omnibus bill
By Rob Hubbard
Surprise! It’s an omnibus bill.
The House Energy Finance and Policy Committee had seven bills on its agenda Tuesday, with each of them presumably under consideration for pos...
Public safety committee unveils $14.4 million supplemental budget bill
By Tim Walker
Although this is not a budget year, lawmakers are still crafting smaller, supplemental budget bills to possibly dole out some extra cash to state departments and agencies.
T...
House Republican school safety package stalls; DFL proposal up next
By Graham Johnson
Nathan Flansburg is the superintendent of PACT Charter School in Ramsey. He laments that schools are no longer about simply getting an education.
“Schools are now expected t...
House panel advances bill to repeal automatic special education funding cuts
By Graham Johnson
Minnesota special education spending has increased from $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion per year over the last five years.
Those skyrocketing costs led to a 2025 law creating a...
State eyes $3 million study to harness heat from wastewater
By Rob Hubbard
What goes down the drain could come back to heat your home or business. That’s the principle behind using wastewater as a heating source.
Rep. Larry Kraft (DFL-St. Louis Par...
Minnesota lawmakers move toward Medicaid work requirements under pressure of federal cuts
By Tim Walker
New rules in the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” add work or community service requirements for Medicaid eligibility and require states to adopt those rules or lose federal funding...
