Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
State's noxious weed fighters could get $1 million boost in dedicated funds
By Margaret Stevens
In the never-ending battle against noxious weeds, county agriculture inspectors are the boots on the ground. They enforce noxious weed laws, educate the public, train city and t...
Affordability, attainment key drivers in Walz's proposed higher education budget
By Rob Hubbard
When it comes to higher education, Gov. Tim Walz is giving Minnesotans straight A’s.
Or at least he’s grouping his recommended appropriations for higher education into categ...
MN police may get expanded powers to use high-tech tools to track stolen vehicles
By Tim Walker
The rise in the number of car thefts, including carjackings, throughout the Twin Cities and around the state needs to be addressed urgently, and by using as many different polic...
Attorney general's office looks for up-to-date funding in its budget request
By Mike Cook
Through its work, the Office of the Attorney General has returned about $1.5 billion to the state over the past four years, including about $1 billion to residential and small-b...
House panel discusses ongoing funding to expand reading program for kids
By Jonathan Mohr
Child development researchers will sometimes reference “the million word gap.” They’ve found that young kids whose parents read them five books per day have heard over a million...
Legislation would direct percentage of pollution fines to impacted communities
By Margaret Stevens
A community most impacted by pollution doesn’t necessarily have input when remedies or resources are proposed to address the harm.
Ensuring communities have a say in how mon...
State lawmakers seek more authority over potential Sanford-Fairview merger
By Tim Walker
Rep. Robert Bierman (DFL-Apple Valley) says Minnesotans are at a milestone moment in the intersection of public and private forces affecting the delivery of health care services...
More public solar projects? That's the goal of proposed grant program
By Rob Hubbard
HF747 would fund Commerce Department grants to local units of government and tribes for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems on public buildings.
MN students’ mental health is suffering. More help could be on the way.
By Steve Abrams
Nearly two weeks ago, the House Education Finance Committee held a “Student Voices Day,” giving students from across Minnesota the chance to testify about what they believe are ...
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...
