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Week in Review: April 6-10

By Lisa Kaczke
House Speaker Lisa Demuth visits with the week’s high school pages at the rostrum in the House Chamber April 9. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)
House Speaker Lisa Demuth visits with the week’s high school pages at the rostrum in the House Chamber April 9. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)

With the Easter/Passover break and the first two bill deadlines in the rearview mirror, the House returned Tuesday for its final six weeks — or less — of session. The Legislature must complete its work by May 18.

Some committees opted to meet fewer times this week, but agendas were full.

Work started on a potential rescue plan for the Hennepin County Medical Center when the House Taxes Committee heard HF4841 amid a capacity crowd. In part, the bill would channel some proceeds from a Hennepin County sales tax earmarked for public infrastructure at Target Field to grants for the medical center and two North Memorial Health hospitals.

Outside the committees, House DFL and Republicans filed ethics complaints against each other’s members and House Republicans announced a budget proposal, several initiatives of which failed to garner DFL support on the floor Thursday. House Republicans also unsuccessfully attempted procedural motions Tuesday to bring several bills to the floor addressing transgender athlete policies in Minnesota.
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Week in Review: April 6-10
By Lisa Kaczke
House Speaker Lisa Demuth visits with the week’s high school pages at the rostrum in the House Chamber April 9. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) With the Easter/Passover break and the first two bill deadlines in the rearview mirror, the House returned Tuesday for its final six weeks — or less — of session. The Legislatur...
House legislation could alter environmental review process for large-scale livestock operations
By Tim Walker
Laura Schreiber, government relations director at the Land Stewardship Project, testifies before the House environment committee April 9 in support of a bill sponsored by Rep. Kristi Pursell, right, to require environmental impact statements for large animal projects. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) The number of family-run farms in Minnesota has been shrinking for several decades. Reasons for this decline are many, and for small family-run dairy farms, a major reason i...
Measure seeks to end long detour through non-credit coursework
By Margaret Stevens
Jane Graupman, executive director of the International Institute of Minnesota, testifies April 9 in support of HF4608. Sponsored by Rep. Jon Koznick, the bill would, in part, require public postsecondary institutions to inform students the differences between uncredited developmental education courses and college credit courses. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) A student who spent four years going to school in hopes of completing a nursing degree recently learned 59 earned credits will not count toward that goal. Her developmental ...
House Republicans propose $1 billion property tax cut as part of ‘North Star Comeback’ budget
By Winter Keefer
House Speaker Lisa Demuth presents House Republicans' "North Star Comeback" budget during an April 9 news conference. (Screenshot) Republicans want to pass the largest tax cut in Minnesota history. Ringing in at $3.8 billion in reductions, House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) and caucus leaders ann...
DFL bill outlines $60K minimum teacher salary, statewide insurance pools
By Graham Johnson
Last year, Minnesota schools paid nearly $1.4 billion for health insurance, dental insurance and tax-advantaged health arrangements. These rising health care costs for educa...
House lawmakers present plan to repurpose ballpark tax in HCMC rescue bid
By Rob Hubbard
The House Taxes Committee and a capacity crowd listen April 9 as Rep. Esther Agbaje and Rep. Danny Nadeau present a bill to extend and increase the current sales tax in Hennepin County to help fund health care facilities. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) When the House Taxes Committee hosted a hearing on March 18 on the fragile financial health of Hennepin County Medical Center, the committee’s co-chair, Rep. Greg Davids (R-Pres...
Study group would waylay governor’s proposal for unit-based billing
By Winter Keefer
It’s a delicate balance trying to address fraud while also ensuring continuity of care. This continuing throughline was once again discussed in the House Human Services Finance ...
Bill proposes state project prevailing wage database to increase efficiency, curb wage theft
By Mike Cook
Nathan Jesson, executive director of the Minnesota Inter-County Association, testifies April 9 in support of a bill sponsored by Rep. Cedrick Frazier, right, that would create a centralized certified payroll reporting portal. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) Greater efficiency, transparency and integrity are the key components of a bill to create a payroll reporting portal and database to compile and make available payroll informati...
University of Minnesota seeking $84 million from lawmakers for new St. Paul Campus Center
By Graham Johnson
More than a quarter of the University of Minnesota’s facility needs are on its St. Paul campus due to the condition of the 60-plus-years-old buildings there. The current cam...
Economic development panel ponders $18 million boost for bioincentive program
By Margaret Stevens
Claims on Minnesota’s Bioincentive Program have outpaced available funding, prompting lawmakers to consider an infusion of cash to close the gap. A proposal that would alloc...
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