Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
'We are all just a crisis away': Lawmakers push to fund expanded emergency housing
By Graham Johnson
When the Pathways Home Act passed in 2023, the Legislature appropriated $150 million in one-time funding for emergency shelter facility improvement projects.
It wasn’t nearl...
Upgrades to ‘Oregon Trail’-era county IT systems would be prioritized under bill
By Winter Keefer
When Jeanne Holland became a Wright County commissioner, she thought county workers were joking that they had to use a green screen to process public assistance services.
Th...
Proposed grant program targets health care labor shortages
By Margaret Stevens
Basic economic principles say when demand exceeds supply, prices rise. It is a dynamic seen in the oil market with gas prices, and it can apply to labor as well: when an industr...
Legislation aims to align transit, road projects and housing development
By Rob Hubbard
Rep. Katie Jones (DFL-Mpls) feels that a plan’s been missing when it comes to how to make commercial and housing development, road construction projects and transit routes work ...
Omnibus liquor bill that includes ‘Grandparents’ Happy Hour’ passes House
By Lisa Kaczke
Residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are one step closer to enjoying a happy hour in their facilities.
The issue of alcohol in those facilities arose wh...
House panel debates ban on burning pesticide containers
By Tim Walker
Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul) sponsors a bill that would add just one line to state statute on pesticide use, whereby: “A person is prohibited from disposing a pesticide...
Week in Review: April 6-10
By Lisa Kaczke
With the Easter/Passover break and the first two bill deadlines in the rearview mirror, the House returned Tuesday for its final six weeks — or less — of session. The Legislatur...
House legislation could alter environmental review process for large-scale livestock operations
By Tim Walker
The number of family-run farms in Minnesota has been shrinking for several decades.
Reasons for this decline are many, and for small family-run dairy farms, a major reason i...
Measure seeks to end long detour through non-credit coursework
By Margaret Stevens
A student who spent four years going to school in hopes of completing a nursing degree recently learned 59 earned credits will not count toward that goal.
Her developmental ...
House Republicans propose $1 billion property tax cut as part of ‘North Star Comeback’ budget
By Winter Keefer
Republicans want to pass the largest tax cut in Minnesota history.
Ringing in at $3.8 billion in reductions, House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) and caucus leaders ann...
DFL bill outlines $60K minimum teacher salary, statewide insurance pools
By Graham Johnson
Last year, Minnesota schools paid nearly $1.4 billion for health insurance, dental insurance and tax-advantaged health arrangements.
These rising health care costs for educa...
House lawmakers present plan to repurpose ballpark tax in HCMC rescue bid
By Rob Hubbard
When the House Taxes Committee hosted a hearing on March 18 on the fragile financial health of Hennepin County Medical Center, the committee’s co-chair, Rep. Greg Davids (R-Pres...
Study group would waylay governor’s proposal for unit-based billing
By Winter Keefer
It’s a delicate balance trying to address fraud while also ensuring continuity of care. This continuing throughline was once again discussed in the House Human Services Finance ...
Bill proposes state project prevailing wage database to increase efficiency, curb wage theft
By Mike Cook
Greater efficiency, transparency and integrity are the key components of a bill to create a payroll reporting portal and database to compile and make available payroll informati...
University of Minnesota seeking $84 million from lawmakers for new St. Paul Campus Center
By Graham Johnson
More than a quarter of the University of Minnesota’s facility needs are on its St. Paul campus due to the condition of the 60-plus-years-old buildings there.
The current cam...
