Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Task force proposed to study how to help kids shake past traumas
By Melissa Turtinen
HF3246 hopes to help children coping with traumatic events in their past by creating a task force to study and report on a plan for a trauma-informed approach throughout the state.
‘Vicious cycle’ of license suspension for unpaid fines would stop under House bill
By Jonathan Avise
HF3356 would prohibit the Department of Public Safety from suspending a person’s driver’s license on the basis of an unpaid traffic ticket, parking fine, or surcharge.
Horror stories behind push for more vulnerable care oversight
By Zach Kayser
In the wake of a new report, the House Subcommittee on Aging and Long-Term Care about abuse and broken promises at assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
Grabbing clothing over buttocks could result in charges if exclusion erased
By Mike Cook
It is not illegal under Minnesota’s fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct code to intentionally touch the clothing area over someone’s rear end. Sponsored by Rep. Regina Barr (R-Inver Grove Heights), HF2800 would criminalize the activity.
Day care providers could find relief in property tax exemptions
By Michael Strasburg
Day care access is a top concern for countless working and low-income parents throughout the state. For some, it’s even become a crisis.
Sponsored by Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen (...
Changes to regulatory authority meant to facilitate growth of aquaculture industry
By Jonathan Mohr
As shrimp begin to gain a foothold in Minnesota’s agricultural economy, additional work is underway to help aquaculture grow across the state in the years to come.
The House...
Department of Human Services overhaul proposed
By Zach Kayser
The state agency that delivers services to Minnesota’s poor, elderly and disabled could be the subject of a restructuring work group.
Sponsored by Rep. Tony Albright (R-Prio...
Bill aims to help close gender, racial wage gaps
By Melissa Turtinen
An effort to close the gender and racial wage gaps in Minnesota was met with an hour-long discussion during the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee on Tuesday.
Funding aims to make Minnesota a leader in cybersecurity
By Rachel Kats
Rep. Tony Albright (R-Prior Lake) is sponsoring two bills that aim to position Minnesota as national leader in the area of cybersecurity.
Commerce committee approves reduced MNsure tax
By Ricky Campbell
Proponents believe a bill that would make a significant impact on MNsure’s operations will address the ‘root’ of rising health plan costs.
Could fewer lawsuits lead to less salt in state waters?
By Michael Strasburg
Without an affordable means of desalinating water, lawmakers are looking to enact preventative measures to keep chloride out of Minnesota’s waters in the first place.
A bill...
Legislation could throw lifeline to registrars left reeling by MNLARS
By Jonathan Avise
HF2835 would appropriate $9 million from a Driver and Vehicle Services account to reimburse deputy registrars hurt by MNLARS.
Plan to create school threat assessment teams receives bipartisan support
By Rachel Kats
HF3370 would require school districts to establish a threat assessment team to evaluate and intervene when an individual displays behaviors that pose a threat to the safety of school staff and students.
Cigarette, cigar tax increase may return
By Michael Strasburg
HF2790 would increase and impose an inflation adjustment on the cigarette excise tax and raise the maximum tax on premium cigars.
‘Put the phone down and drive’ bill gets second House committee approval
By Mike Cook
Having people make a better choice behind the wheel is the goal of a bill supporters say is long overdue. It was approved Tuesday by the House Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Committee.
