Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Kinship foster families need more support, advocates say — committee considers how to provide it
By Victoria Cooney
The number of foster kids placed with family members has increased significantly over the past few years, but many barriers remain for prospective kinship foster parents.
State lawmakers consider ‘coordinated effort’ to help communities when power plants shutter
By Tim Walker
HF1750 would create and fund an Energy Transition Legacy Office within the Department of Employment and Economic Development to help these cities deal with the economic disruption resulting from the expected shutdowns.
Farmers could receive grants to start co-ops under House proposal
By Nate Gotlieb
Minnesota farmers who want to pool resources to increase processing capacity or build markets for their crops and livestock could receive up to $50,000 in state funding.
Municipal street improvement districts green-lighted by House division
By Mike Cook
HF1565 would allow cities to create street improvement districts and charge for up to 20 years almost all property owners within the designation for street construction, maintenance and upgrades.
Proposal aims to expand students’ access to support personnel
By Rachel Kats
HF1742 would create a new ongoing state aid program to fund additional school support personnel.
Duplicative licensing efforts the target of ‘alternative licensing inspection’ proposal
By Victoria Cooney
HF471 aims to eliminate unnecessary licensing overlap through the creation of an “alternative licensing inspection” process that could be requested by eligible license holders.
House division approves $1.50 per pack cigarette tax hike
By Jonathan Mohr
The House Preventive Health Policy Division approved a bill Wednesday that seeks to further reduce those numbers by raising taxes on cigarettes, cigars and tobacco products, and funding new campaigns to help people quit smoking and stop others from starting.
Legacy committee hears $127 million proposal for Outdoor Heritage Fund
By Rob Hubbard
The specifics of where Legacy amendment funds will go for fiscal year 2022 were on the table at Wednesday’s House Legacy Finance Committee meeting.
House panel digs bill aiming to fund online heavy equipment courses
By Tim Walker
Can students learn to operate heavy equipment through online courses?
Believing they can, Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora) is seeking funds to help expand a program that has...
Dental home pilot projects could offer alternatives for public health program enrollees
By Victoria Cooney
HF1918 would require the Department of Human Services to establish an advisory committee to lay the groundwork for a dental home pilot project
Facing 'instability and struggle,' grant program could assist students in foster care in quest for college
By Rachel Kats
Sponsored by Rep. Kaohly Vang Her (DFL-St. Paul), HF1802 would create a grant program to assist students who were, or are, in foster care with postsecondary tuition and fees.
Some lawmakers don't think pink passes muster on hunters, look to change 2017 law
By Nate Gotlieb
HF1562 would only allow blaze gear — required during Minnesota's Nov. 6-Dec. 12 firearm deer-hunting season — to be orange, overturning a 2017 law allowing blaze pink.
Extra unemployment benefits may not be taxed after all
By Rob Hubbard
HF1658 would provide a temporary subtraction for those supplemental benefits, effective for tax years 2020 and 2021.
Public safety panel OKs plan to expand state's ignition interlock program
By Tim Walker
HF1199 would require a person whose driver’s license was revoked for a second DWI in 10 years or third lifetime DWI to get an ignition interlock device installed in order to get back on the road.
Community solar programs could become more widely available under House bills
By Rob Hubbard
Minnesota law currently allows for community solar gardens, which work similarly to a cooperative in that the solar arrays are owned by those who use the energy they produce.
