Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Task force sought to review ‘cumbersome’ school financing system
By Nick Longworth
The state’s school finance system has become cumbersome and inefficient, according to Rep. Dean Urdahl (R-Grove City).
“We have (complicated) how we fund schools,” he told t...
Environmental Quality Board faces possible elimination
By Jonathan Mohr
Streamlining environmental permitting and review seen as goal for bill under consideration, but opponents to the measure say it goes too far.
'Starting Line': Should states elect the president by popular vote?
By HPIS Staff
This week's edition of "Starting Line" looks at a bill that would involve Minnesota in a movement among states to elect the president by national popular vote.
Special tax district proposed as way to pay transit line operations
By Jonathan Avise
A plan put forward by the chair of the House transportation policy committee would use increased property tax revenues along fixed transit lines, like light-rail, to help pay for the cost of operating the lines.
Funding plan to reimburse lost property tax revenue moves forward
By Jonathan Mohr
When state buys new land, counties would receive a one-time payment equal to 30-times the assessed property tax value
Eliminating ‘unnecessary’ reporting requirement would help farmers
By Chris Steller
Farmers who hold agricultural land in revocable trusts would no longer have to file, under threat of criminal penalty, what backers of a bill call an unnecessary report.
HF2...
Free burial for veterans’ spouses could disrupt VA revenue
By Ricky Campbell
For Minnesota’s veterans, interment options come with limited to no cost. Veterans cemeteries in Little Falls, Preston, and soon in Duluth offer free burials, as does Fort Snell...
Minnesota Index: Special elections
By Chris Steller
Legislative special elections since statehood
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Senate
Most House special elections in one year (1995 and 2003) ...
Week in Review: Feb. 20-24
By Mike Cook
The House began the week with good spirits, passing a bill to approve off-sale Sunday liquor sales during a Monday Floor session. It ended the week on the Floor Thursday by pass...
Wetlands bill passes removing construction roadblocks
By Jonathan Mohr
Money for the wetlands replacement program would spur road construction projects currently on hold.
Bill to bar state contractors from boycotting Israel passes House
By Chris Steller
Companies that discriminate against Israel would have to find another state to do business with under legislation passed Thursday in the House.
Passed 98-28, HF400, sponsore...
House OKs Real ID
By Chris Steller
Skies could get friendlier for Minnesotans seeking to board future flights on commercial aircraft.
The House passed HF3 Thursday, a bill that would let the state comply with...
State employee incentive program needs oversight, lawmakers say
By Ricky Campbell
The state budget office has spent $4.7 million since 2014 on a state employee incentive program intended to find efficiencies in government and improve services. The incentive p...
Not enough training sites for future medical professionals
By Tory Cooney
You want medical professionals to have some experience before you go to see them with a health complaint – that’s why on-the-job training is required for licensing.
But Minn...
Harassment restraining order delivery changes proposed
By Mike Cook
Sponsored by Rep. Marion O'Neill (R-Maple Lake), HF1148 would, in part, allow corrections officers to serve a harassment restraining order at any time.
