Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Panel hears governor’s proposal to cut $685 million from education budget over next four years
By Brian Basham
Cuts in education spending may be inevitable in the coming years as Minnesota faces a projected nearly $6 billion budget deficit in the 2028-29 biennium.
Education Commissio...
Research on controlling invasive species among projects in $103 million environmental trust fund bill
By Tim Walker
If you play the lottery, you hope you’ll be one of the rare lucky ones who win big, but odds are you will not.
But you can at least be philosophical about it and tell yourse...
House bill could boost state's green ammonia industry
By Rob Hubbard
What’s “green ammonia”?
Well, it’s not the color of the compound. In fact, that combination of one part nitrogen and three parts hydrogen is actually a colorless gas. Colorl...
House legislators push for mandatory child care center video surveillance
By Tim Walker
Rep. Nolan West (R-Blaine) shares a very personal and very sad connection with some testifiers he brought to the State Capitol Thursday.
Janice DeGonda shared the story of h...
Omnibus liquor bill includes provision allowing 17-year-olds to serve alcohol in restaurants
By Lisa Kaczke
A proposal that would allow 17-year-olds to serve liquor, to help restaurants facing worker shortages, has made it through the committee process.
Sponsored by Rep. Tim O’Dri...
Bill would correct wording in law, ensure visitation rights for nursing home residents
By Todd Abeln
During COVID, restrictions were put in place for visiting family members in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other health care areas.
A 2024 law prev...
Lawmakers propose maintaining increased funding level for entrepreneurs support program
By Margaret Stevens
A small events center, a 500-head goat farm, and a day care center tailored to children with autism are among the small businesses recently launched in Minnesota. While these en...
Bills permitting new drone uses for law enforcement draws privacy concerns
By Tim Walker
New rules for overseeing public safety from aloft could be forthcoming.
A bill to expand the conditions under which police can legally use drones was approved Wednesday, aft...
Minnesota's child care regulations in need of game-changing overhaul, House lawmaker says
By Todd Abeln
People who work in child care say that licensing requirements and practices in Minnesota need an overhaul.
As amended, HF2617 takes a run at that overhaul.
Laid over Wed...
Bill aims to limit costly, time-intensive data requests to schools
By Brian Basham
Owatonna Public Schools has been overwhelmed the past three years with a large public data request, costing the district more than $400,000 and taking resources away from t...
Digital driver's licenses? House lawmakers consider bill to put IDs on your smartphone
By Rob Hubbard
We used to call them smartphones, but they’ve gotten so smart that phone calls seem to be way down on the list of their most frequent uses. So why not add the role of a driver’s...
Proposed alternative path to midwife certification clears House committee
By Margaret Stevens
When Kylie Saari moved to Fairmont she knew she wanted to make a difference in her community.
Midwifery seemed like the perfect way to do that, especially because the local ...
House bill would lower eligibility barriers to mental health services
By Todd Abeln
Mental health case management helps people with severe mental health issues keep their lives on track.
Case managers work with people to address the effects of housing insta...
Tax committee considers expanded renter's credit
By Rob Hubbard
New and improved!
You’ll see such claims in the grocery aisles all the time, but, in the case of Minnesota’s “renter’s credit,” Rep. Liz Lee (DFL-St. Paul) knows that it’s n...
Supporters say pricing fairness bill would level playing field for local grocers
By Lisa Kaczke
Jessica Rohloff’s hometown of New London had several grocery stores when she was growing up. But it went 15 years without a grocery store until the New London Food Co-Op opened ...
