Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
New technology could force speeders to slow down
By Rob Hubbard
Last year, the state expanded its ignition interlock system, which allows people convicted of driving while impaired to get back on the road if they pass a breathalyzer test eac...
Held over bill aims to help treatment of opioid use disorder
By Winter Keefer
Jason Urbanczyk twice “survived the wait” for drugs to treat his addiction to opioids.
This first-hand experience drew him to advocate for a bill that would prohibit prior a...
Mental health access for first responders sought in laid-over bill
By Graham Johnson
During a peer support angling event for first responders last year following the 2024 fatal shooting of three first responders in Burnsville, some officers and firefighters were...
Requiring disclosure of investigations into possible overpayments gets committee OK
By Mike Cook
Current statute permits the Human Services and Children, Youth, and Families departments to disclose an investigation into “possible overpayments of public funds to a service pr...
Week in Review Feb. 16-20
By Lisa Kaczke
Phew, we made it to the end of the first legislative week.
The House began the 2026 session Tuesday with a somber remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. House DFL C...
Environment panel debates upcoming deadline on banning ‘forever chemicals’
By Tim Walker
Amara Strande died in April 2023 at the age of 20 from fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of liver cancer.
She linked her illness to “forever...
Energy panel hears the reasons for the rising price of power
By Rob Hubbard
Did your utility bills for electricity and natural gas go up in 2025? If so, you’re not alone.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics broke down the eight most common monthly e...
Lawmakers hear recommendations to exorcise ‘ghost students’ from colleges, universities
By Margaret Stevens
Minnesota colleges and universities are fighting a surge in sophisticated enrollment fraud, as cybercriminals increasingly target education systems to steal financial aid, educa...
Fallout from federal action having statewide economic impact
By Margaret Stevens
Federal immigration law was not on a committee docket Thursday, but effects of enforcing it was.
Immigration enforcement and its ripple effects on Minnesota’s workforce and ...
Educators detail impact of Operation Metro Surge on students, schools
By Graham Johnson
Mornings have changed for Leslee Sherk.
“We used to begin our mornings at Columbia Academy focused on instruction and student engagement and academic growth. Now we begin in...
Victims ask lawmakers to ban nudification technology for photos
By Lisa Kaczke
A man who Molly Kelley, Jessica Guistolise and Megan Hurley had known for years used their personal non-explicit photos from their private Facebook pages to create pornographic ...
Debate on when to vote derails potential new-look Office of Inspector General bill
By Mike Cook
On the final night of the 2025 regular legislative session, a motion was made to suspend House Rules and bring up a bill that passed overwhelmingly in the Senate 11 days earlier...
Department of Human Services official talks program integrity updates
By Winter Keefer
Across party lines, House members agree that those responsible for mass fraud in the state must be held accountable.
For many, this includes the Department of Human Services...
Panel hears bill to ban AI denials of health insurance prior authorizations
By Lisa Kaczke
Rep. Alex Falconer (DFL-Eden Prairie) doesn’t view artificial intelligence technology as an inherently bad tool, but there are human ramifications when a health insurance provid...
House Capital Investment Committee previews governor’s $907 million bonding recommendation
By Graham Johnson
Rep. Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) had a question about the $94 million debt service projected for Fiscal Years 2028-29, nearly double that of the previous biennium.
“Where do...
