Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Bipartisan proposal would provide $5 million for infrastructure grant program
By Margaret Stevens
Bipartisanship raised its perhaps not-so-ugly head Thursday in the form of an economic development bill.
Sponsored by Rep. Pete Johnson (DFL-Duluth), HF335 would appropriate...
House education panel approves bill to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports
By Brian Basham
A mile or so away from the State Capitol, the state high school girls’ hockey tournament got underway Wednesday.
Up the hill, lawmakers were having an off-ice battle ov...
Stiffer fines, more jail time for fleeing police under bill that clears public safety panel
By Tim Walker
High-speed pursuits are dangerous for everyone involved: an offender speeding away in a vehicle, a peace officer in pursuit, and bystanders in the wrong place at the wrong time....
Minnesota charities push effort to roll back e-pull tab restrictions
By Mike Cook
A February 2023 ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals led to a law later that year to prohibit “open-all” electronic pull tabs.
Native American tribal representatives arg...
Bill seeks funding to expand equine therapy for first responders
By Margaret Stevens
During his first therapy session with a retired thoroughbred, Lakeville police officer Nick Jacobson was told: “You can lie to a therapist, but you can never lie to a horse.”
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Veterans’ groups push for bill to use more gambling proceeds for infrastructure
By Mike Cook
Between 2019 and 2021 the Buffalo American Legion Post underwent a “massive capital improvement project.”
The $400,000 project improved a dated event hall, fixed “almost unu...
House GOP seeks to roll back Minnesota's ethnic studies mandate
By Brian Basham
A set of education standards was controversial when enacted two years ago. They’re just as controversial now that their elimination is on the table.
Rep. Ron Kresha (R-Littl...
Potential market value exclusion aims to lower child care costs
By Todd Abeln
Rep. Danny Nadeau (R-Rogers) is trying to alleviate the financial burden for licensed in-home child care providers.
He sponsors HF633 that would establish a 50% market value...
House lawmakers target repeat offenders driving with revoked license
By Tim Walker
Sue Vanek has been fighting for her daughter and granddaughter since Jan. 15, 2015.
That’s the day her loved ones were in a car that was hit head-on near Brainerd by an unli...
Dammed if they do? Committee considers lifting hydroelectric restrictions in renewable energy law
By Rob Hubbard
Is hydroelectric power “renewable”? Minnesota law says that it is — up to a point. And that point is 100 megawatts.
When, in 2023, the state began requiring that utilities d...
Long bus rides, short on funds: House bills seek school transportation fix
By Lisa Kaczke
The 825-square-mile Bemidji Area School District has about the same number of students as the Richfield School District. If overlaid on a map of the Twin Cities, it would stretc...
Legislators raise concerns over governor’s proposed sales tax changes
By Rob Hubbard
“Goods and services” is a common term when discussing what sales taxes Minnesotans should pay. But Gov. Tim Walz’s administration believes that we should focus less upon goods a...
Legislation proposes $1.5 million grant to boost work of Hmong American Partnership
By Margaret Stevens
Mo Chang’s dream started with her parents, who sold fruits and vegetables at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market. She opened Mo’s Tropical Market, with a range of ingredients and pr...
Bill to create new state watchdog post advances in House
By Mike Cook
Creating a new office could save state dollars.
Targeting fraud has been a target for House Republicans, a point emphasized by the first bill introduced in the 2025 session....
More than $1 million boost proposed for farm business management programs
By Tim Walker
In the not-so-distant past, farm kids were likely to follow in the footsteps of their parents by taking over the farm when mom and dad retired.
When that time came, the offs...
