Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Government prohibition on using facial recognition technology rejected by judiciary committee
By Tim Walker
New technologies of any sort are double-edged swords, with both upsides and downsides. Cell phones are great conveniences but can be deadly when they cause distracted driving.
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‘Fraud Isn’t Free Act’ receives more yes than no votes, but fails to clear House committee
By Mike Cook
Members from both sides of the aisle agree that fraud is bad.
An idea proffered by House Republican Floor Leader Harry Niska (R-Ramsey) is the latest idea put forth to comba...
Water bottle tax bill would raise funds for PFAS water infrastructure projects
By Graham Johnson
Michigan state officials came to test Sandy Wynn-Stelt’s water in 2017. They returned a few days later wearing hazmat suits.
Wynn-Stelt’s water was found have per- and polyf...
Bill looks to change administrative flow of home care fine dollars
By Winter Keefer
Money from fines paid by home care providers could be funneled through a new competitive grant program.
HF3526, as amended, sponsored by Rep. Joe Schomacker (R-Luverne), wou...
Panel OKs allowing banks, credit unions to offer cryptocurrency accounts
By Lisa Kaczke
Banks and credit unions play a critical role in a community as financial institutions that residents can trust.
As cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream, Minnesotans are al...
Lawmakers consider grant for lender serving underserved entrepreneurs
By Margaret Stevens
Should a nonprofit lender get state funding to provide risk-mitigating capital for commercial development activities in underserved communities and to entrepreneurs from disadva...
Transportation panel discusses, holds over expanded security for legislators, others
By Rob Hubbard
For Minnesota’s state legislators, the weekend of June 14, 2025, was not only a time of grief for the loss of their colleague, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, but also a time o...
No harvester hijinks; panel lays over bill to raise penalties for intentionally damaging farm machinery and equipment
By Tim Walker
Farm combine harvesters can cost $1 million or more and be packed with high-fidelity sound systems, high-end technical gear, including GPS navigation, and air conditioning.
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Proposed gun violence prevention office gets hearing, no action
By Winter Keefer
The Department of Health has cause of death data on tobacco use, motor vehicle crashes and substance use disorder – but not on gun deaths.
This is why research and data are ...
House panel approves bill limiting local governments from mandating HOAs
By Graham Johnson
The stories of overzealous homeowner associations assessing fines for toys left out on lawns, planting the wrong types of flowers and houses painted the wrong shade are all too ...
Week in Review: Feb. 23-27
By Lisa Kaczke
The week wrapped up Friday with the February forecast that will guide legislators’ decisions for the remainder of session. The forecast projects a $3.7 billion surplus for the 2...
Stable budget outlook projects $3.7 billion surplus now, no deficit in next biennium
By Lisa Kaczke
The projected surplus for Fiscal Years 2026-27 is now higher than it was in the November estimate, and no deficit is projected for the next biennium.
“Minnesota’s budge...
More fishing lines per angler is under consideration to lure more young Minnesotans into the sport
By Tim Walker
To state the obvious, fishing is a big deal in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
But will that always be the case?
The average age of an angler in the state has been creeping up...
Law enforcement asks legislators to ban cryptocurrency kiosks to curb scams
By Lisa Kaczke
When Woodbury police officers responded to a call of a senior looking confused at a cryptocurrency kiosk at a gas station, they learned she was the victim of a scam that had bee...
Tax credits go under the microscope in commission report
By Rob Hubbard
Minnesota has a lot of tax credits, deductions and exemptions that allow residents to keep more of their own money come tax time. But do all those credits accomplish the purpose...
