Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Public safety video use vetted by legislative commission
By Mike Cook
Like all areas of society, as technology continues to change so to must the way public safety personnel operate. To that end, the Legislative Commission on Data Practices received updates Tuesday on law enforcement uses of automated license plate readers and body cameras.
Stadium authority officials promise more oversight of U.S. Bank Stadium security operations
By Mike Cook
The new leader of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said Wednesday the message coming from a House committee is being heard loud and clear.
Email retention, public personnel data practice bills given hearing before data privacy panel
By Jonathan Avise
A legislative data practices panel heard a trio of bills on Tuesday that would alter state law on subjects like how long government entities must retain electronic correspondence, and clarify that certain video and audio recordings are public personnel data.
Lawmakers worry student data vulnerable with state law behind the times
By Jonathan Avise
Data that is collected from Minnesota students’ school-issued devices would be more closely guarded under a bill heard Tuesday by a legislative data privacy panel.
After critical report, House committee seeks U.S. Bank Stadium security answers
By Mike Cook
Members of the House State Government Finance Committee sought answers about security at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis during a hearing Thursday.
Legislative subcommittee rejects union contract settlements
By Mike Cook
Contracts collectively bargained between Minnesota Management and Budget and two of the state’s largest employee unions failed to gain approval Thursday of the Legislative Coordinating Commission’s Subcommittee on Employee Relations.
Mediation ends 'abruptly'; legislative funding remains in question
By Mike Cook
Mediation at getting legislative leaders and the governor to agree on funding House and Senate activity is over.
Lawmakers, registrars sound off on rollout of new motor vehicle licensing system
By Jonathan Avise
House lawmakers on Monday heard from Minnesotans exasperated by this summer’s rocky rollout of the state’s new computer system for managing motor vehicle
Mediation ordered to work out legislative, gubernatorial funding dispute
By Mike Cook
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton to use mediation to resolve a funding dispute. In an opinion issued Friday, the court also ruled that Dayton’s use of the line-item veto to strip biennial funding for the Legislature was constitutional.
2017 state fair poll results
By HPIS Staff
More than 7,100 fairgoers cast a ballot over 12 late-summer days at the House’s state fair booth in the Education Building.
Minnesota Supreme Court takes up legislative funding battle
By Jonathan Avise
The state’s highest court on Monday heard oral arguments in the case of Gov. Mark Dayton’s appeal of a lower court ruling last month that found his line-item veto of Legislative funding violated the state constitution.
Judge rules Dayton’s veto of Legislative funding violated constitution
By Jonathan Avise
A Ramsey County judge on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Mark Dayton’s line-item veto of legislative funding violated the state’s constitution.
New laws on tap for July 1 include long-awaited Sunday sales
By HPIS Staff
The legalization of Sunday off-sale liquor sales is among new state laws taking effect July 1.
Judge OKs legislative funding for 90 days
By Ricky Campbell
A Ramsey County judge has given the go-ahead for the House and Senate to remain operational until Oct. 1 while the two chambers’ funding remains in legal limbo with a pending lawsuit against Gov. Mark Dayton.
Dayton, legislative leaders have their day in court over funding issue
By Jonathan Mohr
Lawyers for Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders met in a Ramsey County court Monday to argue the merits of a lawsuit over the governor’s May line-item veto of money meant fund the House and Senate for the next two years.
