Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Countable income adjustments could aid recipients of MN housing support
By Tessa Pieper
$121.
That’s all some people in the Housing Support program have left over each month for other expenses.
To change this, HF732 would reduce the amount of countable inco...
School officials from across state ask lawmakers for more funds to bolster English language courses
By Steve Abrams
Rep. Kaohly Vang Her (DFL-St. Paul) remembers when she stopped dreaming in Hmong and started dreaming in English.
Having come to America when she was 4, English is not her n...
Bill would give conservation districts a dedicated funding source
By Rob Hubbard
Hear the word “Bowser” and some will picture a friendly, gallivanting dog, while others call to mind that dinosaur-esque nemesis in the Super Mario Bros. games. But, around the ...
MN voters could do the electric sign at polls
By Mike Cook
Electronic polling books have been underused at polls in 59 Minnesota counties, officials say.
While the technology has improved administration, efficiency and accuracy of v...
Proposed $15 million loan program to reduce racial, economic disparities gets first hearing
By Tim Walker
Minnesota is a leader on many progressive measures, but a recent report ranks the state 48th in racial equity.
“That’s heartbreaking for many folks,” said Rep. Hodan Hassan ...
DFL lawmakers push to offer paid time-off for early in-person voting
By Mike Cook
Adding just over a dozen words to the state’s election statutes could help people more easily cast an absentee ballot in person.
Current law permits an employee to be absent...
With supply short, lawmaker wants homes sold to prospective homebuyers — not investors
By Tessa Pieper
Increasing access to homeownership by prohibiting certain corporations, real estate developers and residential building contractors from purchasing single-family homes to rent i...
Lawmakers move to block ‘forever chemicals’ from kids products
By Margaret Stevens
PFAS are sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they break down so slowly and can build up in the environment.
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are presen...
Health panel considers bill requiring more medical, dental cost transparency
By Tessa Pieper
Current standard charges for certain medical and dental practices could be accessible public information.
HF293 would do that and more.
It would also require the Departm...
House committee approves measure to free MN workers from restraints of non-compete agreements
By Steve Abrams
Ever show up on the first day of a new job and been asked to sign a piece of paper promising not to work for the competition if you leave the company?
These agreements are k...
Bill proposes expanding state’s working family tax credit
By Rob Hubbard
The term, “working families,” has been a staple of campaign stump speeches for at least the last five years. But those words have been part of state tax policy since 1991, when ...
Education committee hears funding pitch to kickstart novel schooling model
By Steve Abrams
A full-service community school could be coming to a district near you.
The innovative educational model would receive a significant funding boost under HF21, a proposal lai...
Beefed-up background checks may be coming for peace officer applicants
By Tim Walker
Criminal background checks are common during pre-employment investigations of a job seeker’s past.
Such checks are especially important when an applicant is applying to beco...
Bill aims to establish Minnesota as a ‘Trans Refuge’ state
By Tim Walker
Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL-St. Paul) wants to protect transgender people, their families, and medical practitioners from legal repercussions for traveling to Minnesota to receive gen...
Special education funding gap would disappear under massive spending proposal
By Steve Abrams
Seventeen percent of Minnesota’s students qualify as needing special education. A federal mandate has been in place since the 1970s to ensure students with special needs are giv...
