Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
High cancer rates among firefighters need answer to the question 'why?'
By Tory Cooney
Steve Shapira was serving as a St. Paul fire captain when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2012. The veteran firefighter didn’t smoke and didn’t have a family histo...
Sunday liquor sales — it's the law
By Ricky Campbell
Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Tuesday a bipartisan proposal allowing liquor stores to open on Sundays after it received overwhelming support in the Legislature and a growing ...
Grants sought to provide mentor support for low-performing students
By Nick Longworth
Continued mentor program funding could provide extra support for continually absent and low-performing students.
HF268, sponsored by Rep. Tama Theis (R-St. Cloud), would app...
Legacy funding bill begins its House journey
By Jonathan Mohr
Environment committee hears testimony on bill that would appropriate millions for the state’s water, parks and trails.
Omnibus E-12 education policy bill aims to ‘do no harm’
By Nick Longworth
Lawmakers eyeing education policy this session are focused on what has worked in the past while also offering future proposals that could “do no harm.”
“We tried to present ...
Funding mechanism offered for potential bump in legislative salaries
By Ricky Campbell
Lawmakers who have long deferred to increase their own pay are now working on a mechanism to implement potential salary changes.
Is current law properly addressing student-athlete concussions? Study sought for answers
By Tory Cooney
Working group would be tasked with compiling report to identify methods to reduce and prevent concussions.
Minnesota Index: Agriculture top 10 state rankings
By Jonathan Mohr
This week's Minnesota Index looks at agricultural categories where the state ranks among the top 10.
House passes major overhaul of U.S. Bank Stadium oversight
By Ricky Campbell
Changes to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority were overwhelming passed by the House Monday.
A $50K bump would help tell Korean and Gulf veterans’ stories
By Ricky Campbell
A plan to appropriate $50,000 to help tell more stories of Minnesota veterans was approved Monday by a House division.
Soccer stadium tax breaks held over by House property tax division
By Mike Cook
A bill to provide a sales tax construction exemption and a permanent property tax
exemption for a Major League Soccer stadium in St. Paul has been held over by a House division.
'Starting Line': Opening door to sell more growlers
By HPIS Staff
This week on Starting Line we sit down with Rep. Drew Christensen (R-Savage) to learn more about HF1078, his so-called “growler bill.” The proposed legislation would, in part, increase the amount of barrels a microbrewery can annually produce while still being able to sell growlers.
Standardized testing issues, recommendations reviewed in new report
By Nick Longworth
A new report found that standardized testing can be time-consuming, burden school resources and produce results that can be confusing. It offered several suggestions for the Department of Education to consider.
Week in Review: Feb. 27 – March 3
By HPIS Staff
A busy week at the House ended with a trio of committee meetings Friday. Representatives serving on those bodies may have been a little bleary eyed after a late-Thursday floor vote to pass a bill that would prohibit cities from enacting laws relating to private sector employment.
Administrative rule changes could have to wait for Legislature’s OK
By Chris Steller
Held over by a House committee is a bill that would stop an administrative rule from taking effect until the Legislature puts it into law.
