Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Seating mandate draws support for comfort, concern for compliance
By Margaret Stevens
The trouble started with a stool.
Gallery assistants at the Walker Art Museum said they were abruptly told they could no longer sit while assisting visitors unless they prod...
Bill would regulate services allowing employees early access to wages
By Lisa Kaczke
For people who live paycheck to paycheck, a situation like a flat tire or dead car battery can result in overdrafts and bad checks.
People in those situations need options a...
Bill aims to codify ‘kickbacks’ in state law definition of fraud
By Winter Keefer
Legislators are responding to a March 17 report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor that found the Department of Human Services has more power than it believes to investiga...
Licensure compact plan to allow morticians from outside Minnesota to practice here still has life
By Winter Keefer
If a funeral home director takes their last ride to work in a coffin, who fills their position? In Minnesota, it’d be someone with a four-year degree.
Minnesota is one of on...
All aboard for K.C. and Fargo? It could happen
By Rob Hubbard
You could soon be singing “Kansas City, here I come” as you climb aboard a southbound train in the Twin Cities. Or you could turn around and head northwest to Fargo.
Such ra...
House votes to repeal César Chávez Day week before its annual date
By Mike Cook
César Chávez Day is March 31 to celebrate the state’s Latino community.
Eight days before the end of the month, legislators are moving quickly to remove the statute after a ...
Eggs past their ‘sell by’ date may be headed to food shelves
By Tim Walker
What does a “sell by” or “best if used by” date really mean?
Those are essentially freshness measures and do not mean eating food beyond its quality assurance date will harm...
Week in Review: March 16-20
By Lisa Kaczke
In true Minnesota spring fashion, this week started with a blizzard and ended with temps reaching 60 degrees at the Capitol.
The snowstorm on Sunday made for tough driving c...
House elections committee stalls on absentee ballot voter verification bill
By Graham Johnson
Minnesota is one of eight states that allows residents to permanently receive absentee ballots.
Rep. Duane Quam (R-Bryon) is pushing for added assurance that ballot casters ...
Agriculture committee scratches bill that would ban cat declawing
By Tim Walker
A veterinarian for 42 years, Ronald W. Gaskin said declawing cats has been “done in ignorance” for more than 70 years.
“I have seen firsthand the functional damage caused by...
Confidentiality protection expansion OK’d for health care providers in wellness programs
By Winter Keefer
Last year, the Legislature invested $250,000 into the Treat Yourself First Campaign to work toward lessening stigma around health care workers seeking mental health services and...
Proposed legislation aims to give renters credit where credit is due
By Margaret Stevens
A class of credit-invisible Minnesotans — disproportionately low-income residents and people of color — could gain a higher profile for building wealth.
Sponsored by Rep. Sa...
Sales of bigger, louder, higher fireworks fizzles out in committee
By Tim Walker
This country’s 250th anniversary on the Fourth of July will be a big deal.
So, should fireworks used to celebrate the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence also be...
Transportation panel sends suicide prevention bill to House Floor
By Rob Hubbard
Editor’s Note: The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s hotline can be reached by calling 988.
A minute can be all it takes to stop a suicide.
That’s what Trish Merelo, co-chai...
Read all about it: approval given to possibly shorter wait times for e-book access
By Graham Johnson
The average wait time for e-books at Rochester public libraries is 10 weeks.
Unlike physical copies, e-books can be read by many readers simultaneously, so why do readers re...
