Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House commerce panel begins work on omnibus cannabis bill
By Lisa Kaczke
Minnesota’s cannabis laws continue to be tweaked.
The House omnibus cannabis bill would remove the requirement that beverages with no more than 10 milligrams of THC be label...
Proposed changes to environmental regulations help stall miners unemployment bill in committee
By Margaret Stevens
Less than two weeks ago, Cleveland-Cliffs announced temporary closures of the Minorca Mine in Virginia and Hibbing Taconite would lead to layoffs affecting nearly 600 miners.
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Taxes committee considers governor’s sales tax changes, other proposals
By Rob Hubbard
Gov. Tim Walz wants to lower the state’s sales tax rate by 0.075%. But the lost revenue from that change would be more than made up for by new sales taxes on accounting, banking...
Ways and Means Committee OKs House budget resolution
By Mike Cook
Total net General Fund expenditures in the 2026-27 biennium will not exceed a hair less than $66.62 billion.
That is the budget resolution approved Tuesday by the House Ways...
Bill seeks $96.5 million annually to secure funding for early learning scholarships
By Todd Abeln
Early learning scholarships provide funding for children to attend a high-quality early learning program.
In an effort to keep that program alive and well, HF470 would appro...
Education policy bill tackles teacher shortages, student health
By Brian Basham
More post-secondary eligibility options for charter school students, permanently adding a substitute teacher pilot program and an expansion of allowable epinephrine delivery sys...
House public safety committee begins work on omnibus policy bill
By Tim Walker
Providing medications to incarcerated persons, privileged communications between domestic abuse advocates and victims, enhanced penalties for certain driving violations, and rel...
Legislators hear bill aiming to close racial gap in homeownership
By Margaret Stevens
Minnesota has one of the largest racial gaps in the nation when it comes to home ownership. While approximately 70% of white households own their homes, about 30% of Black house...
House environment panel considers year-round bass fishing season
By Tim Walker
You might think a bill to allow a year-round fishing season for largemouth and smallmouth bass would be controversial.
But all evidence from Tuesday’s House Environment and ...
Residency requirement proposed for Minnesota college aid program
By Todd Abeln
If you use the North Star Promise program to go to college at no cost, some lawmakers want you to be prepared to stay in Minnesota after graduation.
Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Ando...
Legislation proposes state policies on large data centers
By Rob Hubbard
The data centers are coming.
Granted, many of these buildings used to house the technological equipment required to run the internet are already here. But some of the larges...
Omnibus state government bill aims to tighten reins on fraudulent spending
By Mike Cook
Going after fraudulent behavior through withholding payments and added whistleblower protection are key aspects of the omnibus state government policy bill.
The proposal wou...
Workforce committee considers funding boost to youth employment programs
By Margaret Stevens
Advocating for increased spending for youth employment programs, Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL-Mpls) speaks from firsthand experience.
As a high school intern in Minneapoli...
Conversions from commercial to housing in Minneapolis, St. Paul could get a boost from TIF
By Rob Hubbard
Tax increment financing is kind of like borrowing from the future. Cities can create “TIF districts” to help finance the redevelopment of a blighted section of town, diverting f...
House committee weighs ban on pet shops selling cats, dogs
By Lisa Kaczke
Just three pet stores in Minnesota sell cats and dogs.
As the pet store industry moves away from selling four-legged friends, Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine) wants to end thos...
