Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Legislation to designate a 'Snow Professionals Appreciation Month' clears Minnesota House
By Mike Cook
Green grass is sprouting across the state, trees are in bloom and thousands of Minnesotans will take to the open water Saturday for the fishing opener.
The House may have se...
House passes elections bill after lengthy amendments discussions
By Graham Johnson
Nearly three hours into Wednesday’s debate, Rep. Mike Freiberg (DFL-Golden Valley) encouraged his House colleagues to vote for the elections bill he sponsors.
“This bill inc...
Passed by House, ‘Payment Transparency Act’ aims to help subcontractors get paid
By Mike Cook
Helping small businesses get paid on time and creating better working relationships is the crux of a bill referenced as the “Payment Transparency Act.”
Sponsored in the Hous...
House, Senate tax chairs kick off informal negotiations as session's end looms
By Rob Hubbard
It wasn’t a conference committee, but it looked a lot like one.
Gathered around the semi-circular table in the center of the Capitol’s ground floor were members of the House...
House passes bill to boost spending on security at State Capitol, Minnesota courtrooms
By Tim Walker
Political violence is all too real here in Minnesota and across the country. In these politically tense times, more security measures are needed to make everyone feel safe.
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Facing deadline, Minnesota lawmakers spar over size, scope of possible bonding bill
By Graham Johnson
Sen. Sandra Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) is a “Nervous Nelly” about the state of the bonding bill.
At a press conference on lead line replacement Wednesday, Pappas, alongside the H...
Split vote blocks House fraud panel's attempt to subpoena U.S. Rep. Omar
By Mike Cook
A rarely used legislative tactic will not occur in the final 12 days of this year’s session.
A motion to issue a subpoena to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to produce documentatio...
Legislation to expand Medicaid fraud investigation unit heads to House Floor
By Winter Keefer
A second fraud-fighting bill is headed to the House Floor.
On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced HF2354, as amended, that would increase staffing for the s...
Ways and Means Committee amends bill aimed at reducing improper disposal of infectious waste
By Tim Walker
Garbage is gross, and working at a garbage-sorting facility can’t be a very fun job.
But the job becomes exponentially worse if the garbage contains nasty stuff that’s not e...
House lawmakers consider updated sales tax plan to aid Hennepin Healthcare
By Rob Hubbard
Hennepin County Medical Center is known for being the destination for Minnesotans who have suffered terrible physical traumas, but now the state’s healthcare system could suffer...
Economic development bill that revamps state grants clears House
By Margaret Stevens
No one claimed it was earthshattering legislation, but it may make state grantmaking work better, said Rep. Dave Pinto (DFL–St. Paul).
He was referencing the omnibus workfor...
House OKs $15.4 million supplemental public safety package
By Tim Walker
A public safety package would give a $12 million headstart to a new Minnesota Victims of Crime account in the Office of Justice Programs for grants to community-based crime vict...
House passes higher ed package that leaves $131 million aid shortfall unaddressed
By Margaret Stevens
A $131 million shortage in the state’s student aid program is not addressed in a proposed higher education bill passed off the House Floor Monday.
Consisting mostly of techn...
Budget-neutral housing bill targets expanding affordable units
By Margaret Stevens
A budget-neutral bill to build more houses and help keep families out of homelessness, garnered overwhelming support from the House Monday.
By an 99-34 vote, the House passe...
Bipartisan bill aims to boost distribution of dollars from state's Permanent School Fund
By Graham Johnson
Since 1862, Minnesota schools have benefited from funding distributed from the sale of land, timber and minerals on 2.5 million acres of land in the Permanent School Fund held b...
