Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Voters could receive statewide general election official voting guides by 2027
By Graham Johnson
Thirty-two states send out some form of voting guide to residents that detail how to vote, where to vote, and who will be on the ballot.
The House Elections Finance and Gove...
Medical Assistance coverage of weight loss drugs can continue for now
By Winter Keefer
What costs more money: Medical Assistance coverage of weight loss drugs or future coverage for comorbidities that stem from obesity?
As names like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounja...
Digital ads would be tax-free no more under bill
By Rob Hubbard
Once upon a time, the main place you’d find advertising was in a newspaper. But then billboards became ubiquitous, followed by commercials on radio, then television. Today, it’s...
Small-business carveout for paid leave fails, opponents say it would strip benefits from many
By Margaret Stevens
Megan Horsager farms with her father in western Minnesota. Her mother is an employee and could take off any time for any reason. But implementing Minnesota’s new Paid Family and...
Commanders Task Force seeks statutory codification after 38 years of activity
By Mike Cook
Created in 1988, the Commanders Task Force has advised the Legislature, governor, Department of Veterans Affairs and others on veteran-related issues.
Nearly 40 years later...
Support given to no permit fees for home upgrades to accommodate veteran with a disability
By Mike Cook
Local permit fees can be barriers to critical home improvement projects.
That expense could be nixed for people who served our country, but have a disability because of that...
Effort to expand campus firearm restriction authority fails in committee
By Margaret Stevens
Rep. Nathan Coulter (DFL–Bloomington) paused Tuesday as he recalled being 12 years old when the Columbine High School shooting occurred.
This year’s first-year college stude...
Public safety panel fails to advance bill prohibiting possession of ‘ghost guns’
By Tim Walker
So-called “ghost guns” are firearms lacking serial numbers that can be 3D printed or assembled at home from kits sold online.
HF3407, which would ban the sale and possession...
Not enough committee appetite to prohibit SNAP purchases of chips, candy and Coke
By Winter Keefer
It turns out a lot of candy contains wheat.
Legislators learned this as testifiers poked holes in a bill that attempts to prohibit the purchase of candy, chips and pop with ...
House Education stalls over funding for anonymous reporting system bill
By Graham Johnson
House Education Policy Committee members across the aisle agree on the importance of anonymous reporting systems.
The devil is in the details, however, or in the case of the...
Skilled trades classwork could equate to student grants and scholarships
By Graham Johnson
When Erik Trost started his manufacturing class in 2017, his goal was to be able to pay students for the work they did in class.
In Trost’s industrial technology class at St...
Thermal energy could become a utility-scale thing under bill
By Rob Hubbard
Last year, thermal energy was a hot topic at the Capitol. The House Energy Finance and Policy Committee discussed several bills related to tapping into the earth to heat and coo...
Tax panel considers creating a new exemption for school supplies
By Rob Hubbard
Every parent knows that kids can get expensive. But school teachers tend to say the same thing, when you consider how often they purchase school supplies for their students out ...
Office of Inspector General bill moves forward — although reluctantly for some members
By Mike Cook
An Office of Inspector General may yet be created this session to fight the fraud, waste and abuse in state programs.
Stuck in the House State Government Finance and Policy ...
Panel advances bill to regulate ‘deeply problematic’ AI in psychotherapy
By Tim Walker
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and society is grappling with where and how its risks outweigh the benefits.
Is there a role for AI systems to replace the personal on...
