Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
School referendum ballot change would remove notice of taxation
By Mike Cook
When a voter casts a ballot for a levy or bond referendum, they also get a bit of education about how it could affect their pocketbook.
By statute, if a county, city, town, ...
Bill targeting ‘stay or pay’ provisions meets committee roadblock
By Margaret Stevens
Hanna Ford paid $2,000 out of her own pocket to become a state-certified lash technician, qualifications she used to get work at a studio.
Feeling like she wasn’t making ver...
Nondisclosure agreements could become no-nos for municipalities
By Mike Cook
Google is behind a large-scale data center that could be part of a proposed 482-acre industrial project in Pine Island.
Yet the nearly 4,000 residents in the small community...
Pass-through entity extension fails in taxes committee
By Rob Hubbard
So what’s a “pass-through entity tax,” and why did it cause such a kerfuffle in Wednesday’s meeting of the House Taxes Committee?
Well, by declaring themselves a “pass-throu...
Market value exclusion increase sought for first time since 2008 for veterans with a disability
By Mike Cook
Veterans with a 70% disability rating receive just $1,764 monthly in compensation — a little more if they have dependents. The amount drops if the veteran is working; however, e...
Enhanced penalties for crimes against vulnerable adults gets hearing
By Tim Walker
Rep. Tina Liebling (DFL-Rochester) recounted a story in her district of a son who stole about $46,000 from his vulnerable mother’s bank account, yet prosecutors did not charge h...
Undocumented nonresident students could be ineligible for state financial aid
By Margaret Stevens
More than 75,000 students received approximately $222 million in Minnesota State Grants in Fiscal Year 2025, including 617 students who received nearly $5 million combined under...
Looking to catch abusers, ‘Harvey’s Law’ would require cameras in daycares
By Winter Keefer
Trying to fight back tears, Catherine and Hunter Muklebust say their son could still be alive if cameras caught the woman charged with his murder committing a prior alleged act ...
Plastic beverage bottle tax would aim to help meet water infrastructure needs
By Tim Walker
Will a tax on plastic beverage bottles be coming to the state? And if so, how much?
The answer to both questions is unknown, because a bill to add a to-be-determined excise ...
Bill would go after late fees charged by utilities
By Rob Hubbard
Many state residents are having a much harder time keeping the lights on.
“Minnesotans together owe more than $129 million past due on utility bills,” Rep. Athena Hollins (D...
‘Ditch the Switch’ could end moving clock back or forward an hour twice per year
By Mike Cook
One could safely presume extra caffeine was consumed Monday when people were still feeling the effect of Sunday morning.
And many of us probably still have clocks yet to be ...
Public vs. private clash means incomplete grade for bill that’d provide federal education dollars
By Mike Cook
One side of the political aisle gave an education funding proposal an A; the other side gave it in F. Tuesday’s final grade is an incomplete because no vote was taken, but will ...
Tax panel weighs increasing renter’s credit eligibility and amounts
By Rob Hubbard
While people who rent their homes have been eligible for a tax credit for more than a century, that credit became a lot more popular last year when it was transformed from a sta...
Judiciary panel fails to advance bill to limit civil immigration enforcement
By Tim Walker
Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton) believes the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unwarranted searches and seizures is under attack by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc...
Higher wages for care workers aiding multiple clients at once placed on hold
By Winter Keefer
Personal care assistants providing shared services for multiple clients at the same time could be guaranteed a percentage of state reimbursements.
Sponsored by Rep. Kim Hick...
