Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
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...
Omnibus children, families package takes first step
By Jonathan Mohr
Hailing initiatives to fight hunger, homelessness, opportunity gaps and child care shortages, Rep. Dave Pinto (DFL-St. Paul) urged support of the omnibus children and families f...
Omnibus state government finance bill progresses on party-line vote
By Mike Cook
Like many bills and amendments offered across committees throughout the legislative spectrum in 2023, the outcome of a bill to fund state government operations fell along party ...
Judiciary panel advances $1.4 billion omnibus bill
By Tim Walker
The omnibus judiciary finance bill would fund the courts, civil legal services, Guardian ad Litem Board, Tax Court, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial Standards, Board o...
Surplus or sales tax? Committee approves both in omnibus housing plan
By Tessa Pieper
Family homeless prevention. Down payment assistance for first-generation homebuyers. And a state rental assistance program.
Plus, a contentious 0.25% sales tax on metro area...
Sponsor says plenty to be proud of in omnibus commerce bill that clears committee
By Tim Walker
Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) says Minnesotans should be very proud of the omnibus commerce finance bill approved Wednesday.
He listed several provisions in the bil...
House panel approves omnibus bill that would make historic investment in environment
By Margaret Stevens
The largest one-time investment in the environment in the history of the state.
That is how the chair of the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Commi...
Sponsor says omnibus economic development bill would promote growth, boost underserved groups
By Tim Walker
The range of programs to be funded by the omnibus economic development finance bill is wide in scope and geographic reach.
It would aid both businesses and workers, and its ...
House energy panel hits accelerator on transition to renewables, OK’s omnibus
By Rob Hubbard
Earlier in the session, the House approved the move toward 100% carbon-free sources of electricity by 2040. Then it vowed to provide state matches for federal funds for alternat...
DFL unveils K-12 education budget bill that proposes $2.2 billion in new spending on schools
By Steve Abrams
With this proposal, we make historic investments in our schools.
Those were the words of Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins), chair of the House Education Finance Committee, w...
