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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.

Final version of omnibus environment bill takes shape

House and Senate conferees stopped just short of completing their work on the omnibus environment, natural resources policy and finance bill Monday, adopting several amendments that should put the legislation in its final form, then tabling the amended bill until a final draft can be written.

Conference committee amends jobs and energy bill

Conferees working on the omnibus jobs and energy bill approved a compromise delete-all amendment Monday. But their work is not done.

Higher education conference committee amends omnibus proposal, seeks unity

A conference committee approved amendments Monday for the omnibus higher education finance bill. Conferees will seek to approve a unified proposal — finance and policy — later in the week.

House Republicans release $600 million capital investment plan

Far less than what the governor and Senate are pushing, House Republicans unveiled a $600 million capital investment proposal Monday.

House OKs technical changes to Ramsey County human resources statutes

Technical changes to human resources-related language in the statutes governing Ramsey County were passed 132-0 by the House.

House moves to let law libraries fund new construction that includes courts

It’s now up to the governor to determine if county law libraries could contribute to the construction of buildings that will house them. The House passed HF1390/SF1113*, spo...

House bill would force cities with ordinances online to also post proposed changes

Cities that post their ordinances online may also have to post proposed ordinances 10 days before meetings where they are to be considered for the first time.

National Night Out gets House support

The House moved to untie local government purse strings for National Night Out and similar events.

Interagency agreements on request not required, House says

Quarterly reports to the Legislature from the MNsure board must include copies of any interagency agreements or service-level agreements with a value greater than $100,000. ...

Sixty-year-old trophy spending cap could be shelved

The House voted 98-32 Monday to lift a 60-year-old spending limit on trophies and recreational awards for municipalities. A statute enacted in 1957 put an $800 cap on what c...

Let local governments pay claims electronically, House says

Cities, counties and other units of local government would join school districts in using electronic funds transfers.

Ramsey County work program for Minnesotans with a disability OK’d

Hoping to create more job opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the House on Monday passed a bill that would allow Ramsey County to est...

House passes extension for food safety task force

Department of Agriculture would be given more authority with regard to meat inspections so they can better regulate a growing segment of the meat industry that includes rabbits and guinea pigs, among other animals.


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