Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Bill aims to expand attorney general’s power to prosecute Medicaid fraud
By Winter Keefer
Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking legislators to support a bill he says will build out his office’s ability to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraudsters in the state....
Judiciary panel hears pros and cons of changing laws on private data in property tax assessments
By Tim Walker
To accurately determine the taxes due on income-generating properties, such as commercial office buildings, government assessors must determine their fair market value, primaril...
Aligning education and workforce systems is goal of a bill receiving committee approval
By Margaret Stevens
Go to school, then go get a job. Rather than treating those as different phases of life, a House bill aims to better align education and workforce systems to help students learn...
Legislators respond to rising food insecurity among children
By Winter Keefer
House members are trying to find ways to keep children fed as the state faces federal cuts to food programs under President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” paired with risin...
Lawmakers advance $10 million plan to cover supportive housing funding gaps
By Margaret Stevens
Disruptions in federal funding have created what Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield) calls a “five-alarm crisis” that could leave vulnerable Minnesotans without housing.
In ...
Higher potential penalties for assaults on hospital security officers held over by committee
By Tim Walker
If you assault a firefighter, EMS worker, doctor, nurse or any other health care worker in a hospital’s emergency department, you face higher criminal penalties. And if the assa...
School firearm storage bill fails in education committee
By Graham Johnson
It was appropriate that Rep. Julie Greene (DFL-Edina) was flanked by students in a State Capitol hearing room.
After all, she sponsors HF3401 to mandate the storage of firea...
More dairy farmers may qualify for grants through the DAIRI program
By Tim Walker
Rep. Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck) knows firsthand how difficult it is to be a dairy farmer: “It’s a hard job, capital intensive, 24/7, seven days a week, all year round.”
A bi...
Transportation panel votes to expand inside-the-vehicle video ban
By Rob Hubbard
It’s not unusual to see young passengers peering at videos in the back seat of a vehicle. But should the driver be able to watch something, too?
It turns out Minnesota law d...
Bill to allow local governments to regulate firearms fails in committee
By Graham Johnson
A day after a House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee failed to approve a ban on possessing semiautomatic military-style assault weapons, a bill that would allow local ...
One year in, BCA, commerce leaders say new fraud unit successfully created
By Lisa Kaczke
To show the success of merging two fraud investigation units last year, state leaders pointed to the charges filed in December against the Lutsen Resort owner accused of setting...
Proposed digital platform could level the playing field for Minnesota youth, bill supporters say
By Margaret Stevens
Maitreya Reeder believes connecting with Catalyst for Change irrefutably changed her life.
Working with the program, Reeder, a St. Anthony Village High School senior who was...
Bill to release unredacted Optum report on Medicaid fraud moves forward
By Winter Keefer
Brandishing a completely blacked-out page of a long-anticipated third-party audit of the state’s Medicaid system, Rep. Jeff Backer (R-Browns Valley) asked: “How in the Sam-heck ...
Adding veterans and military status to Human Rights Act breezes through committee
By Mike Cook
A four-word addition could provide extra security for those who protect or have protected us.
As amended, HF3540 would add “veteran and military status” to the list of prote...
Public safety panel fails to advance ban on semiautomatic military-style assault weapons
By Tim Walker
In calm and measured tones, but nonetheless tones filled with palpable emotion, Jackie Flavin brought the horror of the Aug. 27 mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School...
