Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House lawmakers consider proposal to remake literacy curriculum across the state
By Steve Abrams
Reading proficiency rates are slipping among Minnesota’s students, with nearly half of all students not now reading at grade level. It’s an issue that has been raised many times...
Amidst historic demand, bill proposes funding increase for MN’s Farm to Food Shelf program
By Margaret Stevens
At the same time prices for staples such as flour, eggs, and butter have increased by 20%, the need at food shelves has reached historic highs.
According to information from...
Homeowners associations couldn’t block residential solar installations under new bill
By Rob Hubbard
If you want to install a solar energy system on your home, you might run into roadblocks if you’re part of a homeowners association. When seeking approval for such a project, it...
‘We have the right to work in a safe environment,’ meatpacking workers tell lawmakers
By Steve Abrams
Lacerations and torn rotator cuffs. Tendinitis and crushed fingers. Broken bones and permanent disabilities. Numerous deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the ...
Minnesota’s family homeless prevention program could see $100 million boost
By Tessa Pieper
Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield) sponsors more than $5 billion worth of proposals this year to address housing issues.
One of his smaller requests, HF1440, would provide ...
Historic fixer-uppers could again see state tax credit
By Rob Hubbard
It wasn’t a beautiful sunset. At least not for folks who were renovating old buildings and houses when the state’s historic structure rehabilitation tax credit reached its sunse...
When identity theft strikes a ‘daunting’ process for victims to clear names in court records awaits, lawmakers hear
By Tim Walker
When Amber Jochem’s sister got into legal trouble, she used Jochem’s name to avoid going to jail, which led to that name being connected to a crime she didn’t commit.
Cleari...
Pair of labor agreements win committee support
By Mike Cook
Eighteen collective bargaining agreements with state employees were ratified in the past couple of sessions.
Packages for more than 5,000 employees across two more units rec...
Local government officials urge lawmakers to remove compensation cap
By Mike Cook
Local units of government in Minnesota have a problem no other state faces when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent: a compensation cap.
Per statute, “The salary...
Joint panel hears testimony on legislation to codify protections of Native American children
By Jonathan Mohr
Picture someone coming to your house one day and saying, “You have three children, which one of them are you going to give up today, because they’re going to a boarding school u...
An updated ‘stuff-out-of-the-car’ bill gets transportation panel’s OK
By Margaret Stevens
At a minimum, having a car towed is an inconvenience. However, for people without a permanent address, losing access to their car could also mean losing everything they own.
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House votes to raise reimbursement rates for child care providers
By Jonathan Mohr
Minnesota has one of the lowest reimbursement rates in the country for providers who take part in a widely used program that helps low-income families afford child care.
Tha...
House passes $52 million to bolster child care for families while helping providers
By Jonathan Mohr
Access and affordability have posed problems for families in need of child care, as have workforce shortages and profitability for those who provide it.
Those issues were on...
Bill proposes $25-a-month cap on co-pays for life-saving prescription drugs
By Tim Walker
People with asthma could be able to breathe easier — literally and figuratively.
HF348 would require health plans to limit patient co-pays to no more than $25 per one-month ...
After two years and no bonding bill, House DFL unveils nearly $2 billion capital investment package
By Margaret Stevens
The Legislature doesn’t usually get a bonding package proposed as early as February. But since it’s been more than two years since a bonding bill has passed, capital funding is ...
