Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Student data on school laptops would get privacy protections
By Chris Steller
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act would gain provisions especially tailored to guarding students who use devices issued by schools.
State reporting on abortions could expand to track telemedicine use
By Tory Cooney
Annual state reports on induced abortions already include a lot of information – where the procedures take place and what kind of procedures are used – but not how many abortion...
From home cooks to fences and feedlots, omnibus ag policy bill passes House
By Jonathan Mohr
Changes to the Farmer-Lender Mediation program, nuisance lawsuit rules and fence laws may be on the way after Wednesday vote.
House unanimously passes omnibus agriculture finance bill
By Jonathan Mohr
The legislation would appropriate more than $118 million and include funding for farmer-led councils that may help implementation of the state’s buffer law.
House passes ‘affordable, accountable’ higher education omnibus bill
By Nick Longworth
Legislators this session are focused on providing affordability, accountability and accessibility for post-secondary education while carving out a proposal Gov. Mark Dayton will...
House passes more than $500 million in Legacy appropriations
By Jonathan Mohr
Concerns persist about funding for water quality improvements, but HF707 passes with several amendments.
High school league rules on transfer student eligibility need clarity
By Nick Longworth
In 2016, the Minnesota State High School League oversaw the eligibility of 2,400 student transfers, of which 132 were appealed to the league office. Auditor report outlines suggestions for state’s leading high school sports provider.
Omnibus public safety bill gets House OK; returns to Senate
By Mike Cook
Sponsored by Rep. Tony Cornish (R-Vernon Center), HF896/SF803* contains nearly $2.28 billion in spending during the 2018-19 biennium, a $111.5 million increase over current base.
House passes overhaul of teacher licensure system
By Nick Longworth
In an effort to address the state’s teacher shortage and rectify a licensure system that some say has become overly confusing and complex, Rep. Sondra Erickson (R-Princeton) spo...
Minnesota Index: Child care in Minnesota
By Chris Steller
Number of Minnesotans under age 5 in 2015
Percent of Minnesota households with children under age 6 and all parents in the workforce
State ran...
Dayton will allow reinsurance bill to become law
By Ricky Campbell
Without the governor’s signature and a looming deadline, a $542 million subsidy to insurance companies intends to heal individual market’s woes
Starting Line: Protecting press rights of student journalists
By HPIS Staff
Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins) sponsors HF1501 with the intent of supporting student journalist expression in school-sponsored media.
Week in Review: March 27-31
By HPIS Staff
For many legislators and staff, a chance to rest this weekend could not have arrived soon enough.
While the number of bills heard in House committees during the week decreas...
House passes omnibus education finance bill sans voluntary pre-K funding that governor wants
By Nick Longworth
Contentious since its creation, an education finance proposal that Gov. Mark Dayton has described as “appalling” is another step closer to his desk. Its approval ultimately hold...
Roads and bridges focus of transportation bill passed in House, but opponents say transit to suffer
By Jonathan Avise
The House on Friday passed an omnibus transportation finance bill that would rely heavily on borrowing and General Fund dollars to increase state spending by roughly $2 billion on roads and bridges over the next two years.
