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New payment plan would compensate children’s hospitals

An alternate payment method that could compensate some Minnesota hospitals for lost reimbursement payments would be created under a bill passed 130-0 by the House Thursday. ...

House votes to extend some solid waste permits by seven years

Some solid waste permits issued by the Pollution Control Agency could be extended for seven years under the provisions of a bill passed 130-0 by the House Thursday. Sponsore...

Confidentiality clarifications needed to 72-hour hold law

People at risk of hurting themselves or others can be held in a treatment facility for emergency care for up to 72 hours. If the facility discharges the patient within that ...

State licensure could remain open to physicians trained overseas

A law enacted last year allowing highly qualified, foreign-trained doctors to get licenses in Minnesota may not expire next year after all. The House passed HF959, as amende...

Clarification of after-discharge CEMT support gets House OK

A lot can happen within the first two days of someone’s discharge from a hospital or nursing home, which is when community emergency medical technicians step in to help. On ...

House Capital Investment Committee approves $600 million bonding plan

Amid concern about its size — or lack thereof — the House Capital Investment Committee approved a $600 million bonding plan Wednesday night.

Legislative leaders, governor lay out framework for budget negotiations

Legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton met Wednesday for about an hour behind closed doors, laying the groundwork for negotiations going forward over budget bills currently st...

Practice of female genital mutilation draws concern from legislators

Parents who allow their children to undergo female genital mutilation would be guilty of a felony in Minnesota under a bill heard Wednesday in a House committee.  “I want to...

Conferees agree to omnibus ed. finance proposal that defunds voluntary pre-k

After weeks of debate over the best way to reduce the achievement gap through early learning opportunities, House and Senate conferees agreed on a proposal supporters say would provide increased funding for schools, but opponents warn falls short of intended objectives.

Administration officials decry amended state government omnibus bill

A conference committee agreed to a $973 million plan to fund constitutional offices, most executive branch agencies and legislative offices, but stopped short of finalizing the ...

After 'some hiccups,' omnibus agriculture finance bill takes shape

Conferees on the omnibus agriculture finance bill approved what amounts to a first draft of their conference committee report Tuesday, adopting a delete-all amendment that gives...

Preliminary public safety plan gets conference committee OK

The conference committee report calls for $2.25 billion in spending over the 2018-19 biennium, nearly the midpoint between increases put forward by the House and Senate.

Conferees strike transportation deal, but leave it open to more negotiation

Lawmakers on the conference committee on HF861 adopted the 137-page amendment during an evening meeting Monday but took no further action, leaving the conference report open and enabling further negotiations with Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration.

Omnibus health and human services bill amended, adopted

Conferees adopted a combined version of the House and Senate omnibus health and human services bills early Monday evening that is expected to cut $482.44 million from projected state spending during the 2018-2019 biennium.

Tax bill dwarfs other priorities, revenue commissioner tells conferees

A little shaved off here and a little added there, and House and Senate conferees on the omnibus tax bill came to an agreement Monday on how much tax relief they would like the state to provide over the 2018-19 biennium.


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