Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Bill seeks $96.5 million annually to secure funding for early learning scholarships
By Todd Abeln
Early learning scholarships provide funding for children to attend a high-quality early learning program.
In an effort to keep that program alive and well, HF470 would appro...
Education policy bill tackles teacher shortages, student health
By Brian Basham
More post-secondary eligibility options for charter school students, permanently adding a substitute teacher pilot program and an expansion of allowable epinephrine delivery sys...
House public safety committee begins work on omnibus policy bill
By Tim Walker
Providing medications to incarcerated persons, privileged communications between domestic abuse advocates and victims, enhanced penalties for certain driving violations, and rel...
Legislators hear bill aiming to close racial gap in homeownership
By Margaret Stevens
Minnesota has one of the largest racial gaps in the nation when it comes to home ownership. While approximately 70% of white households own their homes, about 30% of Black house...
House environment panel considers year-round bass fishing season
By Tim Walker
You might think a bill to allow a year-round fishing season for largemouth and smallmouth bass would be controversial.
But all evidence from Tuesday’s House Environment and ...
Residency requirement proposed for Minnesota college aid program
By Todd Abeln
If you use the North Star Promise program to go to college at no cost, some lawmakers want you to be prepared to stay in Minnesota after graduation.
Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Ando...
Legislation proposes state policies on large data centers
By Rob Hubbard
The data centers are coming.
Granted, many of these buildings used to house the technological equipment required to run the internet are already here. But some of the larges...
Omnibus state government bill aims to tighten reins on fraudulent spending
By Mike Cook
Going after fraudulent behavior through withholding payments and added whistleblower protection are key aspects of the omnibus state government policy bill.
The proposal wou...
Workforce committee considers funding boost to youth employment programs
By Margaret Stevens
Advocating for increased spending for youth employment programs, Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL-Mpls) speaks from firsthand experience.
As a high school intern in Minneapoli...
Conversions from commercial to housing in Minneapolis, St. Paul could get a boost from TIF
By Rob Hubbard
Tax increment financing is kind of like borrowing from the future. Cities can create “TIF districts” to help finance the redevelopment of a blighted section of town, diverting f...
House committee weighs ban on pet shops selling cats, dogs
By Lisa Kaczke
Just three pet stores in Minnesota sell cats and dogs.
As the pet store industry moves away from selling four-legged friends, Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine) wants to end thos...
Bill proposes fines, state teams to fix mental health assessment delays
By Todd Abeln
To get the mental health services needed many times an assessment is required. However, a requirement timeline to get one is often not met.
According to the Department of Hu...
Tribute to House’s longest-serving female member proposed with grant program name change
By Brian Basham
Rep. Mary Murphy was the longest serving woman in the history of the House.
Representing her district near Duluth from 1977 to 2023, the DFLer from Hermantown championed the...
House leaders release committee budget targets
By Mike Cook
With all session committee deadlines less than two weeks away, House leaders announced an agreement Saturday on committee finance targets while crafting a spending plan for...
Week in Review March 24-28
By Lisa Kaczke
With little fanfare happening on the House Floor this week, the focus was on committees as the first two deadlines to approve bills looms next week.
The House Education Fina...
