Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Divided House energy panel OKs measure to eliminate renewable energy fund
By Rob Hubbard
Lest you think that the move toward renewable energy in Minnesota has been funded by your tax dollars, you should know that, since 1994, most of the programs, subsidies, rebates...
House bill proposes delay in PFAS ban for some ATVs, other sport vehicles
By Tim Walker
When the Legislature passed “Amara’s Law” in 2023 to ban intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products, it specified a shorter timeline ...
Minnesota lawmakers seek to extend health insurance waiver
By Lisa Kaczke
If Minnesotans don’t have access to health insurance, they often use emergency rooms for their health care. If they can’t afford that care, it ends up as uncompensated care abso...
Bill seeks to fix 'unsustainable' medical assistance rates
By Todd Abeln
Critical medical services for people that need it most are at a breaking point.
That is the message the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee heard on Tuesday.
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$14 million bill aims to invest in consumer-led independent living centers
By Margaret Stevens
Growing up in an abusive home had a lasting impact on Carol LaFleur. She ended up living on the streets and had to deal with domestic violence and substance abuse issues, leadin...
Legislation to bar transgender athletes from girls sports falls short of passage in House
By Brian Basham
Female sports team participation in Minnesota is not restricted to the female sex. Nor will it be anytime soon.
With bill supporters and opponents watching eagerly outside t...
House panel considers bill to halt proposed Rondo land bridge
By Rob Hubbard
To hear proponents of the ReConnect Rondo project tell it, their vision is intended to help heal a wound their neighborhood suffered in the 1950s and ‘60s.
That’s when the d...
Bill would require reporting of campaign contributions from outside districts
By Brian Basham
Further openness when it comes to how political campaigns are funded in Minnesota is being sought.
“Often times, I hear people saying that there’s outside groups, outside en...
Bonding boost sought to keep farmers ‘state bank’ flush with funds
By Tim Walker
A program that is “kind of like our state bank” needs an infusion of cash to head off a depletion of its coffers in December 2026.
Rep. Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck) further re...
Legislative leaders set 2025 committee deadlines
By HPIS Staff
Legislators and the public now officially know the timeline for getting bills through the committee process during the 2025 session.
Here are the three deadlines for this ye...
Week in Review Feb. 24-28
By Lisa Kaczke
Action on the House Floor picked up this week with a couple of bills receiving a bipartisan OK from the chamber.
On a 130-3 vote, the House passed HF72 to prohibit any organ...
Bill to change MN emergency powers falls short in House
By Mike Cook
There is no peace in the valley when it comes to changing peacetime emergency powers.
Under current law, the governor may declare a peacetime emergency “that must not be con...
House passes bill to bar state-funded organizations from making political contributions
By Brian Basham
Is it a conflict of interest when an organization receives state funding and can make political contributions to a friendly candidate?
Rep. Elliott Engen (R-White Bear Towns...
Responsible foraging on state lands subject of potential task force
By Tim Walker
Serious gourmands seek out a “farm to table” designation to secure fresh, minimally processed and tasty food for their plates.
But there’s also a growing “forest to table” m...
Energy panel advances bill to recycle wind, solar waste
By Rob Hubbard
You might expect discussions of “end-of-life issues” to be the province of the committees overseeing health or human services. But the topic was top of mind in the House Energy ...
