Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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House, Senate negotiators tackle transportation bills in hopes of finding a deal
By Jonathan Avise
Lawmakers have been unable to pass a transportation bill in recent years that would provide what state transportation officials say is a badly-needed increase in road and bridge dollars.
'Inefficient and efficient at the same time': It’s conference committee season
By Ricky Campbell
Lawmakers on conference committees must sort through competing bills before finalizing a product to send to the governor.
Buffer law, fee increases on table as environment conference committee starts
By Jonathan Mohr
Fee increases at state parks, delays in the buffer law, even who can use scopes on muzzleloaders, are just a few of the issues up for negotiation as the omnibus environment, natural resources policy and finance conference committee met for the first time Wednesday.
Ed finance omnibus bill conference committee digs into details, seeks unified proposal
By Nick Longworth
With the fate of voluntary pre-kindergarten programs across the state to be determined, a House-Senate conference committee met Wednesday to discuss details in proposed legislat...
Panel hears how Real ID compliance bills differ
By Chris Steller
How Minnesota might comply with the federal Real ID law — an issue that has dogged the Legislature for a decade — began getting hashed out in a House-Senate conference committee...
House minority leader responds with own protest and dissent
By Chris Steller
Hortman’s April 3 comments on House Floor prompted an earlier protest and dissent from Republicans.
House ethics panel stands at ready to self-police
By Chris Steller
A crucial committee rarely meets and hears no bills. But if there’s a complaint, for members on the House Ethics Committee “it’s like eating broken glass or getting a root canal.”
Starting Line: Seeking ways to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts in Greater Minnesota
By HPIS Staff
Rep. John Poston (R-Lake Shore) sponsors HF2277 which aims to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts. Find out more on this week’s Starting Line.
With five weeks to go, lots for 2017 Legislature to get accomplished
By HPIS Staff
When legislators return to St. Paul next week after the week-long Passover/Easter break it is expected to get hectic as members will have just under five weeks to complete their work and avoid a potential special session.
Week in Review: April 3-7
By Mike Cook
A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the week of April 3-7, 2017.
House passes omnibus health bill that would scrap MNsure
By Tory Cooney
The House passed its omnibus health and human services finance bill, as amended, on a 75-53 vote Friday after emotional discussion.
Supporters hailed the legislation as a fi...
Dayton demands fiscal integrity from lawmakers
By Jonathan Mohr
Budget numbers must add up before real work can begin, governor says during Friday press briefing
House OKs omnibus state government finance bill that reduces spending
By Ricky Campbell
At $430 million less than current spending, bill directs agencies, offices to prioritize programs and services
House gives its blessing to omnibus jobs and energy bill
By Chris Steller
The omnibus job growth and energy affordability policy and finance bill would distribute $380 million to agencies and programs concerned with economic development, power generat...
Student data on school laptops would get privacy protections
By Chris Steller
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act would gain provisions especially tailored to guarding students who use devices issued by schools.
