By Tory Cooney
Incorporating language from more than 80 bills, the omnibus health and human services finance bill, HF945, as amended, calls for a $622.89 million cut from current spending.
By Chris Steller
The omnibus jobs and energy bill got a quick massage Tuesday from the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee, which adopted nine amendments.
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By Mike Cook
The House Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Committee was given a budget target that would increase biennial spending by $111.5 million, yet it isn’t enough to gain the support of all members.
By Jonathan Avise
HF124/SF218* would place a moratorium on MnDOT from enacting any new permitting process on ditch mowing, common in rural areas of the state, until March 30, 2018.
By Jonathan Avise
House lawmakers passed a measure on Tuesday that would appropriate an additional $105 million in federal FAST Act funding to the Department of Transportation for road construction this year.
By Tory Cooney
Students of all accredited dentistry schools would be able to practice with supervision in Minnesota, under a bill passed 130-0 by the House Tuesday.
HF397/SF662*, sponsored...
By Mike Cook
The use of deadly force is permitted in Minnesota to resist or prevent an offense when someone “reasonably believes” the offense exposes them “to great bodily harm or death” or prevents the commission of a felony at their residence; authority to use such a defense mechanism could expand.
By Ricky Campbell
The House State Government Finance Committee on Tuesday approved its omnibus bill that includes a $430 million reduction in executive branch spending and multiple reforms intend...
By Ricky Campbell
Commissioners and agency heads throughout Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration lined up Monday to decry the omnibus state government finance bill, a two-year, $943 million spending...
By Chris Steller
The omnibus jobs and energy bill drew words of praise and objection — sometimes both from the same testifier — as the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Financ...
By Nick Longworth
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By HPIS Staff
Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover) sponsors HF1362, which would appropriate money for a grant to fund co-parenting services at Northpoint Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis.
By Mike Cook
Omnibusfest was in full swing this week as numerous House finance committees unveiled their all-encompassing omnibus bills: agriculture, education, environment, higher education...
By Ricky Campbell
With separate proposals from each legislative chamber pining for approval, lawmakers on Friday began their work to reconcile differences in a state-based reinsurance program the...