Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Communication crisis: Public safety officials seek $250 million to upgrade obsolete portable emergency radios
By Tim Walker
Rep. Jeff Backer (R-Browns Valley) volunteers as an EMT for the Browns Valley ambulance service. He says a major lesson learned from the 9/11 attacks — and from personal experi...
Pollinator protections among provisions in ag policy bill
By Margaret Stevens
Trying to keep bee-safe labels from being used on potentially bee-damaging plants is among the provisions included in this year’s omnibus agriculture policy bill.
Unveiled t...
One possible solution to the homeless crisis? Communities of tiny homes on holy ground
By Steve Abrams
Giving chronically homeless people the chance to find healing, safety, and peace.
That is the power of a sacred settlement, according to Rep. Athena Hollins (DFL-St. Paul).
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Walz, legislative leaders announce budget targets for 2023 session
By Jonathan Mohr
With the session’s final committee deadline exactly two weeks away, legislative leaders announced an agreement Tuesday on how much new money they plan to spend in 2023 and the f...
With some federal funding lost, legislator proposes $20 million for HIV/AIDS support services
By Tessa Pieper
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 6.8 million lives worldwide and counting.
Comparatively, since the HIV/AIDS epidemic began in 1981, 84.2 million people worldwide...
Governor proposes more than 12 percent hike in higher education funding
By Rob Hubbard
Gov. Tim Walz is often seen wearing a University of Minnesota cap when he’s out and about, but his proposed higher education budget would give a bit more to the Minnesota State ...
Changes to Board of Pardons could make clemency more attainable
By Tim Walker
State law recognizes that people who have committed crimes deserve second chances.
One way offenders can seek redemption is to plead for clemency before the state’s Board of...
Proposal to dedicate auto parts sales tax revenues could mean more money for local roads, bridges
By Margaret Stevens
The new tire you bought could help fix the pothole that caused the flat.
Sponsored by Rep. John Petersburg (R-Waseca), HF1012 would dedicate all sales tax revenue on auto re...
More than a dozen urban organizations make combined $136 million funding request
By Margaret Stevens
An unprecedented ask, born of enduring unprecedented times, and made during a year of unprecedented resources.
That is how Joe Hobot, president and CEO of American Indian OI...
Commerce panel amends recreational marijuana bill to reduce personal possession limit
By Tim Walker
Since its introduction in January, the proposal to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana has been to more than a dozen committees, garnering a lot of debate and collecting s...
House passes bill that could establish Minnesota as a safe haven for reproductive health care
By Tessa Pieper
Abortion is legal in Minnesota but not necessarily so in neighboring states.
To ensure access, preserve patient privacy and block other states’ laws from affecting health ca...
Health care simulation training center — and $8 million funding ask — aims to treat workforce ills
By Margaret Stevens
Data shows the state is facing a severe shortage of health care workers: Minnesota will need more than 50,000 more nurses by 2030, one-fifth of nurses are at retirement age or o...
Week in Review: March 13-17
By HPIS Staff
Mid-March is here and, looking at the calendar, we’re more than halfway through the 2023 regular legislative session. Spring begins on Monday, budget targets could soon follow, ...
Potential for release proposed for juvenile offenders with life sentences
By Tim Walker
The latest medical research shows that a person’s brain is not fully developed until their mid-20s.
Is it therefore morally justifiable to sentence a person who commits a cr...
House bill would mandate smaller K-12 class sizes, boost funding formula
By Steve Abrams
Class sizes in Minnesota schools are spiraling out of control, parents and educators say. Classrooms of 30 or 35 students are becoming increasingly common, impairing educational...
