Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
‘We have the right to work in a safe environment,’ meatpacking workers tell lawmakers
By Steve Abrams
Lacerations and torn rotator cuffs. Tendinitis and crushed fingers. Broken bones and permanent disabilities. Numerous deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the ...
Minnesota’s family homeless prevention program could see $100 million boost
By Tessa Pieper
Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield) sponsors more than $5 billion worth of proposals this year to address housing issues.
One of his smaller requests, HF1440, would provide ...
Historic fixer-uppers could again see state tax credit
By Rob Hubbard
It wasn’t a beautiful sunset. At least not for folks who were renovating old buildings and houses when the state’s historic structure rehabilitation tax credit reached its sunse...
When identity theft strikes a ‘daunting’ process for victims to clear names in court records awaits, lawmakers hear
By Tim Walker
When Amber Jochem’s sister got into legal trouble, she used Jochem’s name to avoid going to jail, which led to that name being connected to a crime she didn’t commit.
Cleari...
Pair of labor agreements win committee support
By Mike Cook
Eighteen collective bargaining agreements with state employees were ratified in the past couple of sessions.
Packages for more than 5,000 employees across two more units rec...
Local government officials urge lawmakers to remove compensation cap
By Mike Cook
Local units of government in Minnesota have a problem no other state faces when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent: a compensation cap.
Per statute, “The salary...
Joint panel hears testimony on legislation to codify protections of Native American children
By Jonathan Mohr
Picture someone coming to your house one day and saying, “You have three children, which one of them are you going to give up today, because they’re going to a boarding school u...
An updated ‘stuff-out-of-the-car’ bill gets transportation panel’s OK
By Margaret Stevens
At a minimum, having a car towed is an inconvenience. However, for people without a permanent address, losing access to their car could also mean losing everything they own.
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House votes to raise reimbursement rates for child care providers
By Jonathan Mohr
Minnesota has one of the lowest reimbursement rates in the country for providers who take part in a widely used program that helps low-income families afford child care.
Tha...
House passes $52 million to bolster child care for families while helping providers
By Jonathan Mohr
Access and affordability have posed problems for families in need of child care, as have workforce shortages and profitability for those who provide it.
Those issues were on...
Bill proposes $25-a-month cap on co-pays for life-saving prescription drugs
By Tim Walker
People with asthma could be able to breathe easier — literally and figuratively.
HF348 would require health plans to limit patient co-pays to no more than $25 per one-month ...
After two years and no bonding bill, House DFL unveils nearly $2 billion capital investment package
By Margaret Stevens
The Legislature doesn’t usually get a bonding package proposed as early as February. But since it’s been more than two years since a bonding bill has passed, capital funding is ...
Proposal seeks to end fees for burial in state veterans cemeteries
By Jonathan Mohr
Burial fees some families must pay to inter loved ones in a state veterans cemetery may soon end.
The House Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee held o...
Week in Review: Feb. 6-10
By HPIS Staff
Big plans for Super Bowl Sunday? Good luck if you’re a fan of the Chiefs or Eagles. For everyone else, enjoy the game, the commercials, the food, or ignore all of it and get out...
House passes free breakfast, lunch for all Minnesota schoolkids
By Steve Abrams
The days of students going hungry in Minnesota’s K-12 schools may be a thing of the past.
The House voted 70-58 Thursday to pass HF5, which would institute universal no-cost...
