Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House lawmakers eye higher fees for electric vehicle owners
By Rob Hubbard
The move toward electric vehicles has been afoot on Minnesota roads for at least the last decade. But Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar (R-Fredenberg Township) believes that how the state...
State-funded organizations could be barred from making political contributions
By Brian Basham
Rep. Elliott Engen (R-White Bear Township) believes there is a conflict of interest when a nonprofit or other organization receives state funding, then is allowed to donate that...
Week in Review: Feb. 10-14
By Lisa Kaczke
It was a busy first week for House committees, with several going into the evening.
Committees heard presentations about budget proposals and topic overviews as lawmakers pr...
House Republicans push for streamlined environmental permitting process
By Tim Walker
Rep. Josh Heintzeman (R-Nisswa) believes businesses needing environmental reviews and permits to operate in Minnesota are hampered by unnecessarily lengthy and burdensome permit...
Energy committee signs off on regulatory shortcuts for data centers
By Rob Hubbard
If you own a smart phone, then you have a little computer in your pocket, quite an advance from the 1940s, when a computer could take up an entire floor of a building. But if yo...
Proposed human services budget would slash spending by $1.3 billion, lawmakers hear
By Todd Abeln
With an expected $5.1 billion state deficit forecast in the 2028-29 biennium, Department of Human Services officials are looking at ways they plan to pare back spending before t...
Bill aims to increase public access to state attorney general data
By Tim Walker
A proposed two-word change to state law would have the effect of narrowing the scope of data collected by the attorney general’s office that is classified as private and thus ma...
House members voice concern over fraud investigators’ move to BCA
By Lisa Kaczke
Legislators have bipartisan concern that the Commerce Fraud Bureau’s mission to root out white-collar crime will be diluted with its move to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension....
Legislation to encourage innovation, cost savings heads to full House
By Mike Cook
From 2013-18 a Minnesota rewards program encouraged state agency innovation and cost savings.
Rep. Duane Quam (R-Byron) wants to reinstate the State Agency Value Initiative,...
Proposal would put brakes on paid leave program for one year
By Margaret Stevens
The time to fix the train is before it leaves the station, suggests Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar), and he isn’t convinced the Minnesota Paid Leave program is ready to roll. ...
House lawmakers consider phasing out estate tax
By Rob Hubbard
They say you can’t take it with you, but there are laws about how much you can leave behind.
Such as estate taxes, which apply to the transfer of property when it’s passed f...
House lawmakers consider 'Parent's Bill of Rights'
By Todd Abeln
As a parent, what are your rights?
HF22 would define those rights.
The bill establishes what Rep. Dawn Gillman (R-Dassel), the bill sponsor, calls the “Parent's Bill of ...
Bill would enhance maximum penalty for prostitution of a minor
By Tim Walker
Fixing an unequal level of punishment prescribed in state law on prostitution is a goal of Rep. Marion Rarick (R-Maple Lake).
“Believe it or not, our statutes are misaligned...
'Born alive' bill ignites emotional debate, advances to House Floor
By Margaret Stevens
Personal and powerful testimony accompanied a bill that supporters say would provide vital protection to vulnerable Minnesotans and opponents say would disregard the dignity and...
Citing cost concerns, House GOP bill moves to pause spending on light rail projects
By Rob Hubbard
Stop that train! That’s what Rep. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove) would like to do.
She sponsors HF14 to temporarily prohibit any Metropolitan Council spending on any other ...
