Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Omnibus government bill proposes changes to definition of legislative day, altered session start date
By Mike Cook
House members could meet in session a lot more often and start a few days later.
Those are two provisions in the omnibus state and local government policy bill that, ironica...
Transportation chair says metro sales tax increase could pay for better buses, safer trains
By Margaret Stevens
About 13 hours after hearing a proposal to improve the bus riding experience, the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee heard a possible way to pay for it.
Rep....
House committee votes to extend unemployment benefits to hourly school workers
By Steve Abrams
Say you’re a paraprofessional at an elementary school, or a bus driver for a high school, or a cook on a college campus. Like the teaching staff, you have the summers off. But u...
House bill aims to ‘make a big difference’ with education savings accounts for all MN newborns
By Jonathan Mohr
Parents who want to pay for their kids to attend college are usually told to begin saving money as soon as possible after the child is born.
A proposal discussed Thursday by...
No fare — or, no fair? Free ride pilot project included in bus improvement bill
By Margaret Stevens
Waiting in the bitter cold there may be no more sinking feeling than watching a bus pass your stop because it is full, not knowing when the next one will come. Unreliability and...
Grants could help state catch up with electric school buses
By Rob Hubbard
Diesel school buses are probably bad for our kids’ health, with studies suggesting the fumes to be a common cause of asthma. Could changing over to electric buses be the answer?...
Lawmakers weigh down payment assistance program for Minnesota’s first-time homebuyers
By Tessa Pieper
For many Minnesotans, the “American Dream” is priced out of reach.
With limited housing inventory, high interest rates and incomes that have not kept pace with inflation, th...
Bill would fund air ventilation overhauls in public schools
By Tim Walker
Most people would agree that teaching is one of the hardest professions, and that teachers often toil under less-than-ideal physical conditions.
A case in point: Janey Atchi...
House panel approves update to 37-year-old school nurse staffing law
By Steve Abrams
Every school with 1,000 or more students must have a licensed school nurse on site. That has been the law in Minnesota since 1986.
Rep. Kaela Berg (DFL-Burnsville) believes ...
Higher demand equals more than $30 million ask for Minnesota’s children’s museums
By Margaret Stevens
Visitors to the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota can operate a crane, experience Dakota textile art, or explore a butterfly garden.
Shut down during the COVID-19 pand...
Legislation seeks to keep Dakota, Ojibwe languages alive
By Tessa Pieper
Five first-language Dakota speakers are alive in Minnesota; all over age 67.
Ariella Leith, whose Dakota name translates to Sacred Sun Woman, teaches language to children fr...
Renters, cities and counties big beneficiaries of Property Tax Division report
By Rob Hubbard
Call it a mini-omnibus, or perhaps a sub-omnibus. The House Property Tax Division acts as something of a subcommittee of the House Taxes Committee, with its division report taki...
Minnesota sports boosters seek $50 million from state lawmakers to lure more marquee events
By Tim Walker
You can’t play in a high-stakes game if you don’t bring high stakes to the table.
That’s the impetus behind a bill that would provide $50 million in one-time funding to crea...
Lawmakers consider mandating MN schools carry naloxone as teen opioid overdoses spike
By Steve Abrams
Last year was the worst in American history for fatal drug overdoses. Minnesota alone saw a 49% increase in fatal teen overdoses. And drug overdoses are now the No. 1 cause of d...
Open space relocation, building demolition could be among changes coming to State Capitol area
By Mike Cook
It has been more than three decades since the design framework for Capitol Area has been updated.
Fast-forward to today, a $6 million plan has been proffered to look toward ...
