Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Week in Review March 3-7
By Lisa Kaczke
It was a big week for state funding appropriators. Minnesota’s latest budget outlook shows a worsening picture for state finances in the near and far term, setting the stage for...
Bill to expand right to self-defense in Minnesota fails House vote
By Tim Walker
In Minnesota, you can use force, even deadly force, to defend yourself provided you first try to get away from your attacker and your counterforce is commensurate with the dange...
Bill would increase funding for soil and water conservation districts
By Rob Hubbard
Prior to 2023, soil and water conservation districts were frequently praised around the State Capitol for their work overseeing the health of water, soil and natural resources o...
House bill would allow girls', women's sports teams to exclude transgender athletes
By Tim Walker
Each political party views the issues of the day through a partisan lens, which is shaped by their divergent ideologies.
The stark difference was again on full display Thurs...
Workforce committee considers $2 million for small business development center
By Margaret Stevens
In 2011, Dalton Outlaw left his professional boxing career to focus on his business, Element Boxing. This marked a significant step in his journey from childhood poverty to beco...
State lawmakers aim to fix decades-long neglect of land survey monuments
By Mike Cook
Public land survey monuments are the basis of all property descriptions and infrastructure siting in the state along with serving as a basis for accurate digital geospatial...
Quartet of nursing homes could see modified property rate increases
By Todd Abeln
Timing is everything.
For three nursing homes in Minnesota, they got caught on the wrong side of the calendar.
If nursing home officials want to make improvements to the...
Minnesota's budget outlook worsens in both near, long term
By Rob Hubbard
It looks as if those calling for less state spending could get their wish, judging from Thursday’s release of the February 2025 Budget and Economic Forecast.
A state su...
Violent, repeat offenders shouldn’t get chance for downward sentencing, say bill supporters
By Tim Walker
Rep. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) says he understands the rationale for having a justice system that has dual goals of punishment plus a chance at rehabilitation and reintegrat...
House committee chair wants greater elections confidence through overhauled protocols
By Brian Basham
The 2024 election in Minnesota included missing ballots in an uber-tight legislative race, a winning candidate who didn’t live in the district and absentee ballots left unsecure...
Town roads, bridges would get funding boost under bill
By Rob Hubbard
Town roads can sometimes seem the state’s forgotten thoroughfares, so much so that Minnesota didn’t establish a statute around their definition or funding until just last year. ...
Rare disease advisory council seeks bump to base funding
By Margaret Stevens
An individual rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 people, by definition.
Collectively, however, an estimated 10,000 rare diseases impact millions of Americans and an est...
High-tech help may be on the way to keep avian flu at bay
By Tim Walker
Bird strikes can be deadly to airplanes taking off and landing at airports, so to ward off these avian threats, airports have for decades deployed lasers.
And by all account...
Minnesota's seniors could see property tax increases capped under House bill
By Rob Hubbard
“What I’m hearing at the doors” is a phrase that legislators frequently use. It means that, when they go door knocking while seeking re-election (or, for the rookies, election),...
Bill would eliminate Minnesota's lowest income tax tier
By Rob Hubbard
What would happen if we took Minnesota’s lowest income tax rate of 5.35% and eliminated it altogether? That is, what if there were a “zero bracket,” at which those under a certa...
