Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Public safety committee rejects bill to increase penalties for misconduct by public officials
By Tim Walker
Under current law, a public officer or employee who commits certain misconduct is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Because Rep. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) sees those penalt...
Pair of bills take aim at banning neonicotinoid insecticides, paraquat herbicide
By Tim Walker
No one denies that agricultural pesticides and herbicides can be effective in keeping crop yields up, but two House members posit the cost of that benefit is too high a price to...
Youth bill of rights would outline standards for foster care
By Winter Keefer
Vivian Dudley said a foster bill of rights would have changed her childhood for the better.
Before she aged out of the foster system, Dudley said she was denied access to ac...
Education committee lays over governor’s policy bill
By Lisa Kaczke
Addressing the underlying reason for a student bullying another student, providing clarity to schools on lockdown and active shooter drills, and adding transparency for charter ...
Transportation panel approves plan for a Metro Transit takeover of suburban routes
By Rob Hubbard
On Feb. 18, the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee learned about the Twin Cities area’s most expensive transit routes. The members heard about 28 bus lines that h...
School referendum ballot change would remove notice of taxation
By Mike Cook
When a voter casts a ballot for a levy or bond referendum, they also get a bit of education about how it could affect their pocketbook.
By statute, if a county, city, town, ...
Bill targeting ‘stay or pay’ provisions meets committee roadblock
By Margaret Stevens
Hanna Ford paid $2,000 out of her own pocket to become a state-certified lash technician, qualifications she used to get work at a studio.
Feeling like she wasn’t making ver...
Nondisclosure agreements could become no-nos for municipalities
By Mike Cook
Google is behind a large-scale data center that could be part of a proposed 482-acre industrial project in Pine Island.
Yet the nearly 4,000 residents in the small community...
Pass-through entity extension fails in taxes committee
By Rob Hubbard
So what’s a “pass-through entity tax,” and why did it cause such a kerfuffle in Wednesday’s meeting of the House Taxes Committee?
Well, by declaring themselves a “pass-throu...
Market value exclusion increase sought for first time since 2008 for veterans with a disability
By Mike Cook
Veterans with a 70% disability rating receive just $1,764 monthly in compensation — a little more if they have dependents. The amount drops if the veteran is working; however, e...
Enhanced penalties for crimes against vulnerable adults gets hearing
By Tim Walker
Rep. Tina Liebling (DFL-Rochester) recounted a story in her district of a son who stole about $46,000 from his vulnerable mother’s bank account, yet prosecutors did not charge h...
Undocumented nonresident students could be ineligible for state financial aid
By Margaret Stevens
More than 75,000 students received approximately $222 million in Minnesota State Grants in Fiscal Year 2025, including 617 students who received nearly $5 million combined under...
Looking to catch abusers, ‘Harvey’s Law’ would require cameras in daycares
By Winter Keefer
Trying to fight back tears, Catherine and Hunter Muklebust say their son could still be alive if cameras caught the woman charged with his murder committing a prior alleged act ...
Plastic beverage bottle tax would aim to help meet water infrastructure needs
By Tim Walker
Will a tax on plastic beverage bottles be coming to the state? And if so, how much?
The answer to both questions is unknown, because a bill to add a to-be-determined excise ...
Bill would go after late fees charged by utilities
By Rob Hubbard
Many state residents are having a much harder time keeping the lights on.
“Minnesotans together owe more than $129 million past due on utility bills,” Rep. Athena Hollins (D...
