Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Bill would extend in-state tuition to families relocating for full-time jobs
By Margaret Stevens
When a family relocates for a new job, the financial math can be complicated — especially when college-aged children are involved.
At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities...
Briefings highlight workforce strengths, areas of possible concern
By Margaret Stevens
Minnesota’s workforce remains relatively stable, but lawmakers heard Thursday that several emerging trends may shape the state’s long-term competitiveness.
In a series of in...
Bill to ban corporate campaign donations stalls in commerce committee
By Lisa Kaczke
Corporate donations to candidates in Minnesota have increased exponentially since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010.
The court found that corporation...
‘Melissa Hortman State Office Building’ gets overwhelming committee approval
By Mike Cook
When House members and staff return to the renovated and expanded State Office Building, one well-loved legislator will not be there but her name could be.
Amid some watery ...
Will livestreamed government proceedings be coming to your Facebook feed?
By Tim Walker
More citizen engagement in government affairs is a good thing, right?
Rep. Jimmy Gordon (R-Isanti) thinks so. He sponsors HF3295 that would authorize a public body to live b...
Tax panel considers expanding refunds for big property tax hikes
By Rob Hubbard
Sure, your property taxes may have gone up last year. But did they go up enough to earn you a special refund?
Minnesota tax law has something called “targeting,” which direc...
Public safety committee rejects bill to increase penalties for misconduct by public officials
By Tim Walker
Under current law, a public officer or employee who commits certain misconduct is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Because Rep. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) sees those penalt...
Pair of bills take aim at banning neonicotinoid insecticides, paraquat herbicide
By Tim Walker
No one denies that agricultural pesticides and herbicides can be effective in keeping crop yields up, but two House members posit the cost of that benefit is too high a price to...
Youth bill of rights would outline standards for foster care
By Winter Keefer
Vivian Dudley said a foster bill of rights would have changed her childhood for the better.
Before she aged out of the foster system, Dudley said she was denied access to ac...
Education committee lays over governor’s policy bill
By Lisa Kaczke
Addressing the underlying reason for a student bullying another student, providing clarity to schools on lockdown and active shooter drills, and adding transparency for charter ...
Transportation panel approves plan for a Metro Transit takeover of suburban routes
By Rob Hubbard
On Feb. 18, the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee learned about the Twin Cities area’s most expensive transit routes. The members heard about 28 bus lines that h...
School referendum ballot change would remove notice of taxation
By Mike Cook
When a voter casts a ballot for a levy or bond referendum, they also get a bit of education about how it could affect their pocketbook.
By statute, if a county, city, town, ...
Bill targeting ‘stay or pay’ provisions meets committee roadblock
By Margaret Stevens
Hanna Ford paid $2,000 out of her own pocket to become a state-certified lash technician, qualifications she used to get work at a studio.
Feeling like she wasn’t making ver...
Nondisclosure agreements could become no-nos for municipalities
By Mike Cook
Google is behind a large-scale data center that could be part of a proposed 482-acre industrial project in Pine Island.
Yet the nearly 4,000 residents in the small community...
Pass-through entity extension fails in taxes committee
By Rob Hubbard
So what’s a “pass-through entity tax,” and why did it cause such a kerfuffle in Wednesday’s meeting of the House Taxes Committee?
Well, by declaring themselves a “pass-throu...
