Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Higher education conference committee amends omnibus proposal, seeks unity
By Nick Longworth
A conference committee approved amendments Monday for the omnibus higher education finance bill. Conferees will seek to approve a unified proposal — finance and policy — later in the week.
House Republicans release $600 million capital investment plan
By Mike Cook
Far less than what the governor and Senate are pushing, House Republicans unveiled a $600 million capital investment proposal Monday.
House OKs technical changes to Ramsey County human resources statutes
By Ricky Campbell
Technical changes to human resources-related language in the statutes governing Ramsey County were passed 132-0 by the House.
House moves to let law libraries fund new construction that includes courts
By Chris Steller
It’s now up to the governor to determine if county law libraries could contribute to the construction of buildings that will house them.
The House passed HF1390/SF1113*, spo...
House bill would force cities with ordinances online to also post proposed changes
By Chris Steller
Cities that post their ordinances online may also have to post proposed ordinances 10 days before meetings where they are to be considered for the first time.
National Night Out gets House support
By Chris Steller
The House moved to untie local government purse strings for National Night Out and similar events.
Interagency agreements on request not required, House says
By Tory Cooney
Quarterly reports to the Legislature from the MNsure board must include copies of any interagency agreements or service-level agreements with a value greater than $100,000.
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Sixty-year-old trophy spending cap could be shelved
By Ricky Campbell
The House voted 98-32 Monday to lift a 60-year-old spending limit on trophies and recreational awards for municipalities.
A statute enacted in 1957 put an $800 cap on what c...
Let local governments pay claims electronically, House says
By Chris Steller
Cities, counties and other units of local government would join school districts in using electronic funds transfers.
Ramsey County work program for Minnesotans with a disability OK’d
By Ricky Campbell
Hoping to create more job opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the House on Monday passed a bill that would allow Ramsey County to est...
House passes extension for food safety task force
By Jonathan Mohr
Department of Agriculture would be given more authority with regard to meat inspections so they can better regulate a growing segment of the meat industry that includes rabbits and guinea pigs, among other animals.
Proposal calls for licensure board to evaluate teacher candidates
By Nick Longworth
In an effort to overhaul a licensure system that supporters say has burdened the state’s ability to attract and keep qualified teachers for years, a conference committee met for...
General education aid calculation cleanup passes House
By Nick Longworth
As a part of its funding, a school district must adhere to a statewide general education aid calculation.
Under current statute, a district's general education aid equals it...
Gambling in Minnesota: Betting big
By Ricky Campbell
Year state voters approved a constitutional amendment to authorize the lottery
Percentage of adults in 2016 who bought a lottery ticket ...
Week in Review: April 24-28
By HPIS Staff
A week heavy on conference committees continuing to work through differences between House and Senate bills ended with an announcement from legislative leaders that they want th...
