Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Ag panel lays over bill exempting elk from ban on live Cervidae imports
By Tim Walker
At the peak of their population, elk roamed over more than 80% of the state, thriving in Minnesota’s hardwood forests and on its prairies.
Their numbers began to decline in ...
House health panel takes no action on bill to mandate coverage for infertility treatment
By Winter Keefer
Jennifer Stein sat at the testifier table Wednesday and described herself as a mother, wife and spouse of a cancer survivor.
She told the House Health Finance and Policy Com...
Economic hit to small businesses during Operation Metro Surge sparks call for state aid
By Margaret Stevens
Maysy Her said everything changed for Xieng Khouang Restaurant and Banquet Hall with Operation Metro Surge.
Fear took over and customers disappeared.
“Imagine working yo...
Sustainable aviation fuel tax credit could be expanded, extended
By Rob Hubbard
Could Minnesota’s economy be transformed by winter camelina and pennycress?
More than one testifier at Wednesday’s meeting of the House Taxes Committee said yes. That’s beca...
Proposed grant program seeks to boost efforts to solve more nonfatal shootings
By Tim Walker
Due to a combination of early retirement, attrition, and difficulty hiring new recruits, many law enforcement agencies are chronically short-staffed and must more than ever prio...
2025-2026 Red Books now available
By HPIS Staff
Limited copies of the 2025-2026 Official Directory of the Minnesota Legislature — aka the Red Book — are now available.
A copy can be picked up at the Chief Clerk’s Office i...
House Republicans cite DOJ suit in push to take up transgender athletes bill
By Graham Johnson
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s March 30 lawsuit over transgender athlete policies in Minnesota, Republicans unsuccessfully attempted to push a bill forward on the ...
Bill seeks $25 million in state funding for new Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame
By Graham Johnson
The State of Hockey will have a new hockey hall of fame as soon as 2028.
The proposed Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame would be a 140,000-square-foot facility in Inver Gro...
Library e-book bill stalls in commerce committee over deadline dispute
By Lisa Kaczke
Discussion about a bill to regulate libraries’ contracts for electronic literary materials with vendors devolved into a partisan dispute Tuesday.
The House Commerce Finance ...
House DFL, Republicans trade ethics complaints over DWI arrest and lobbying ties
By Mike Cook
In a 2026 legislative session that has often been defined by partisanship, each side of the aisle began the potential final six weeks of session by filing ethics complaints agai...
House lawmakers weigh proposed 'wealth tax' on assets over $10 million
By Rob Hubbard
Shoring up the state’s finances by raising taxes on the wealthiest among us is an idea whose time has come and gone and come again.
Both the federal and state governments ha...
How short are the Legislature's short sessions?
By Lisa Kaczke
Rep. Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) was ready to end the session March 25, making the motion to adjourn sine die. But not enough of his colleagues shared that sentiment, defeating ...
Week in Review: March 23-27
By Lisa Kaczke
Phew, we made it to the first and second committee deadlines.
Committees had jam-packed agendas this week as policy bills needed to be through most committees by today.
...
Boating restrictions needed to help wild rice recover, supporters say
By Tim Walker
There are several core symbols of Minnesota.
A short but not all-inclusive list would be walleyes, loons, and even giant beavers, named the state fossil last session. Wild r...
Bill would tie state financial aid to post-degree earnings
By Margaret Stevens
New federal rules aim to stop federal student-aid dollars from flowing to low-earning degree programs.
Proposed legislation laid over Thursday by the House Higher Educatio...
