Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Road weight limit exemption sought for ambulances
By Mike Cook
Sponsored by Rep. Brian Johnson (R-Cambridge), HF1833 would establish motor vehicle weight limit exemptions for police special response vehicles and ambulances.
Not just a metro problem — money sought to target central Minnesota sex traffickers
By Mike Cook
Sponsored by Rep. Tama Theis (R-St. Cloud), HF1932 would appropriate $600,000 in the 2018-19 biennium to expand enforcement and victim advocacy services of the Central Minnesota Sex Trafficking Task Force.
Howe pleads case for ‘painful’ state budgeting process
By Ricky Campbell
Could the state shift to a zero-based budgeting strategy? At least one lawmaker believes it should.
Special license plate would 'honor those who have fallen'
By Jonathan Avise
HF678 proposes memorial license plates for fallen officers to raise funds for the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association
Jumbo shrimp farms touted as new agriculture industry
By Jonathan Mohr
Bills to make Minnesota a global player in the shrimp industry approved by House ag committee.
Push to find budget savings means mid-level agency numbers could dwindle
By Chris Steller
Starting in 2019, commissioners at two state agencies could potentially have less help.
Current statute allows four deputy commissioners each at the Commerce Department and ...
Some wanting to marry find they’d be barred from a state program
By Tory Cooney
The federal program that funds Minnesota’s Family Investment Program is intended to promote two-parent families, but MFIP actually discourages low-income couples from getting ma...
Lawmakers seek solution as more electric vehicles mean less gas tax revenue
By Jonathan Avise
A pair of proposals heard in the House Transportation Finance Committee on Tuesday would assess an annual surcharge on electric vehicles to help make up for a loss of gas tax revenue.
Mandatory Minnesota State student activity fees could be no more
By Nick Longworth
Minnesota State institutions could be prohibited from imposing mandatory fees that fund non-instructional student programs, activities, groups or services.
Minnesotans could cast ballots marked ‘Challenged’
By Chris Steller
Election judges would check voters at the polls against list of those ineligible to vote.
Group residential homes seek more funding to support services
By Tory Cooney
Additional supports needed to help vulnerable residents, but aren’t covered by base rates, advocates say
Student concurrent enrollment programs seek equal footing
By Nick Longworth
Lawmakers want to guarantee high school students considering post-secondary concurrent enrollment courses have every available opportunity to succeed.
“We’re trying to ensur...
State employees could opt out of state’s insurance coverage
By Ricky Campbell
If state employees want to decline their state-funded health insurance coverage, Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) thinks they should have that opportunity.
Drazkowski spons...
Making Minnesota better for veterans: Chair says ‘nonpolitical’ approach is best
By Ricky Campbell
Veterans Affairs wrapped up its regular business this week after hearing 42 bipartisan bills in 10 weeks
Sheriffs could refer more inmates for local mental health services
By Chris Steller
Local corrections officials might be able to share the names of inmates with mental health issues with county human services personnel.
