Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House lawmakers target repeat offenders driving with revoked license
By Tim Walker
Sue Vanek has been fighting for her daughter and granddaughter since Jan. 15, 2015.
That’s the day her loved ones were in a car that was hit head-on near Brainerd by an unli...
Dammed if they do? Committee considers lifting hydroelectric restrictions in renewable energy law
By Rob Hubbard
Is hydroelectric power “renewable”? Minnesota law says that it is — up to a point. And that point is 100 megawatts.
When, in 2023, the state began requiring that utilities d...
Long bus rides, short on funds: House bills seek school transportation fix
By Lisa Kaczke
The 825-square-mile Bemidji Area School District has about the same number of students as the Richfield School District. If overlaid on a map of the Twin Cities, it would stretc...
Legislators raise concerns over governor’s proposed sales tax changes
By Rob Hubbard
“Goods and services” is a common term when discussing what sales taxes Minnesotans should pay. But Gov. Tim Walz’s administration believes that we should focus less upon goods a...
Legislation proposes $1.5 million grant to boost work of Hmong American Partnership
By Margaret Stevens
Mo Chang’s dream started with her parents, who sold fruits and vegetables at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market. She opened Mo’s Tropical Market, with a range of ingredients and pr...
Bill to create new state watchdog post advances in House
By Mike Cook
Creating a new office could save state dollars.
Targeting fraud has been a target for House Republicans, a point emphasized by the first bill introduced in the 2025 session....
More than $1 million boost proposed for farm business management programs
By Tim Walker
In the not-so-distant past, farm kids were likely to follow in the footsteps of their parents by taking over the farm when mom and dad retired.
When that time came, the offs...
House lawmakers eye higher fees for electric vehicle owners
By Rob Hubbard
The move toward electric vehicles has been afoot on Minnesota roads for at least the last decade. But Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar (R-Fredenberg Township) believes that how the state...
State-funded organizations could be barred from making political contributions
By Brian Basham
Rep. Elliott Engen (R-White Bear Township) believes there is a conflict of interest when a nonprofit or other organization receives state funding, then is allowed to donate that...
Week in Review: Feb. 10-14
By Lisa Kaczke
It was a busy first week for House committees, with several going into the evening.
Committees heard presentations about budget proposals and topic overviews as lawmakers pr...
House Republicans push for streamlined environmental permitting process
By Tim Walker
Rep. Josh Heintzeman (R-Nisswa) believes businesses needing environmental reviews and permits to operate in Minnesota are hampered by unnecessarily lengthy and burdensome permit...
Energy committee signs off on regulatory shortcuts for data centers
By Rob Hubbard
If you own a smart phone, then you have a little computer in your pocket, quite an advance from the 1940s, when a computer could take up an entire floor of a building. But if yo...
Proposed human services budget would slash spending by $1.3 billion, lawmakers hear
By Todd Abeln
With an expected $5.1 billion state deficit forecast in the 2028-29 biennium, Department of Human Services officials are looking at ways they plan to pare back spending before t...
Bill aims to increase public access to state attorney general data
By Tim Walker
A proposed two-word change to state law would have the effect of narrowing the scope of data collected by the attorney general’s office that is classified as private and thus ma...
House members voice concern over fraud investigators’ move to BCA
By Lisa Kaczke
Legislators have bipartisan concern that the Commerce Fraud Bureau’s mission to root out white-collar crime will be diluted with its move to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension....
