Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House OKs nearly $4 billion higher ed budget that would offset state grant program deficit
By Todd Abeln
A program that helps families pay higher educational expenses is drowning.
The state grant program was thrown a life preserver Monday as the House passed the omnibus higher ...
House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts
By Rob Hubbard
More money for roads, bridges and resilient pavement and less for mass transit: Those are among the upshots of the omnibus transportation finance and policy bill, which was pass...
Standoff over hourly, temporary school worker benefits could imperil education funding bill
By Brian Basham
An incomplete grade appears likely when it comes to the already late omnibus education finance bill. A proposal has been introduced more than two weeks past the committee deadli...
Week in Review: April 21-25
By Lisa Kaczke
Coming back from a weeklong Easter/Passover break, work picked up in the House this week as the May 19 constitutional deadline to finish session inches closer.
The House Way...
Bipartisan public safety policy package clears House
By Tim Walker
Much of the focus this week has been on multi-million or multi-billion dollar omnibus budget bills, prompting political pundits to opine on the impact the House’s 67-67 tie is h...
House lawmakers OK $3.7 billion public safety, judiciary budget bill
By Tim Walker
Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) characterized the $3.66 billion omnibus public safety and judiciary budget bill as a bipartisan effort that funds critical government operation...
House passes $777 million omnibus Legacy finance bill
By Todd Abeln
This year’s omnibus legacy bill does what it has traditionally done by appropriating money to four funds mentioned in the Legacy Amendment.
How some of that money would get ...
House OKs $172 million 'people-focused' agriculture finance bill
By Tim Walker
If you’re the type to keep score, take note that the omnibus agriculture and broadband finance bill is the first omnibus budget bill to pass off the House Floor this session.
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Energy omnibus bill grows in House Ways and Means Committee
By Rob Hubbard
Considering that one of the chief responsibilities of the House Energy Finance and Policy Committee is to create legislation that will keep your lights on, it’s appropriate that...
Walz's State of the State address lays out priorities, slams D.C. 'chaos'
By Rob Hubbard
Gov. Tim Walz may have been seeking a job in Washington, D.C., during last year’s election, but he seems happy to have landed back in the position he’s held for more than six ye...
House speaker sees sticking points in budget negotiations, remains optimistic
By Rob Hubbard
House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) is looking for some unity, and she believes the Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz can find it.
Speaking after Tuesday’s House floor ses...
Combined public safety, judiciary budget bill heads to House Floor
By Tim Walker
The session’s second omnibus budget bill heading to the House Floor is a twofer.
The House Ways and Means Committee merged the House judiciary and public safety finance budg...
Higher education panel approves finance and policy bill
By Todd Abeln
Facing a committee base increase of zero, college students could nonetheless get more money for schooling.
The omnibus higher education finance and policy bill contains...
House remembers former Rep. Mary Murphy, votes to rename library grant program in her honor
By Rob Hubbard
Former Rep. Mary Murphy (DFL-Hermantown) was a teacher whose life was a lesson.
After 12 years as a history and social studies instructor at Duluth Central High School, she ...
Week in Review: April 7-11
By Lisa Kaczke
A busy week of negotiations and compromises was the theme as most — most — finance committees met Friday’s noon deadline to approve finance bills and send them to the House Ways...
