By Chris Steller
Bills include a matching mishmash of topic areas — everything from priming the pump on economic development to guiding where pipelines run and how the state returns unclaimed property to owners.
By Chris Steller
Providers of abortions could need a license from the state to operate.
A new licensure program, including inspections every two years, a $365 biennial license fee and a syst...
By Chris Steller
State-sponsored health programs administered by the Department of Human Services would not be able to pay for abortions, except as needed to continue participation in a federal ...
By Ricky Campbell
The House on Monday approved a bill that would extend and expand benefits to people with autism and related conditions.
Sponsored by Rep. Roz Peterson (R-Lakeville) and Sen....
By HPIS Staff
'Starting Line' examines a bill sponsored by Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn that would create a state-sponsored retirement savings plan for privately employed workers who might not have access to a retirement plan.
By Tory Cooney
Estimated number of 2014 Minnesota residents who were born in foreign countries
As percent of the state’s total population
Estimated number of...
By HPIS Staff
When lawmakers return Monday, they will have four weeks to work with Gov. Mark Dayton in crafting a 2018-19 biennial state budget.
Some of the heaviest lifting began in earn...
By Ricky Campbell
A committee of 10 legislators – five from the House, five from the Senate – began working Friday toward reconciling a $61.29 million difference in how to fund state government a...
By Mike Cook
When combined, the House and Senate proposed increases in public safety and judiciary funding for the 2018-19 biennium are nearly $92 million below that requested by Gov. Mark Dayton.
By Ricky Campbell
After surfacing complaints from the insurance industry about how the Department of Commerce conducts audits, the House passed a bill Thursday intended to add transparency and pr...
By Ricky Campbell
The House passed a bill Thursday that would close a loophole that businesses based in other states have used to terminate commission-based sales employees in Minnesota.
HF12...
By Ricky Campbell
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would make a number of technical changes to laws governing real estate appraisers.
HF593, sponsored by Rep. Tim O'Driscoll (R-Sartel...
By Ricky Campbell
Credit unions would be able to embrace technology and encourage members to show up for meetings and submit votes electronically, under a bill passed 130-0 Thursday by the House....