Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Advocates call for more support for foster, adoptive families
By Tory Cooney
When the Martindale family adopted a 6-year-old boy with fetal alcohol syndrome spectrum disorder and a rocky history with the foster care system, they knew it would be difficul...
Legislators elect four to University of Minnesota Board of Regents
By Nick Longworth
A vote by the Legislature Wednesday filled the University of Minnesota’s four vacant Board of Regents positions.
Canterbury Park hoping for ‘lights on’ funding
By Ricky Campbell
When DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers couldn’t agree on state spending terms in 2011, the 19-day government shutdown put some 19,000 workers out of a job, including...
A weighty question: bigger trucks on the road good or bad?
By Jonathan Avise
Approved Wednesday in the House Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Committee, HF1358 would create a special permit that increases weight limits for s6- or 7-axle trucks hauling construction materials.
Life insurance ‘the way it should be’ – not for terrorists
By Ricky Campbell
Before Syed Farook went on a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, Calif., in December 2015 and killed 14 people and injured 22, he made sure his life insurance policies worth $27...
Grants could expand mental health care for children at schools
By Tory Cooney
A plan to offer appropriate $4 million in school-linked mental health grants was held over Wednesday by a House committee.
Governor’s tax bill calls for $79 million in changes
By Lee Ann Schutz
Many provisions in this year’s gubernatorial tax bill were part of the 2016 bill that was vetoed due to a drafting error.
Bill would give child care red tape a tug
By Chris Steller
Life could get easier for parents who juggle changing work schedules, children who cope with shifting child care arrangements and child care providers who struggle to get by while getting paid with federal funds.
Protest on a freeway? Public safety committee approves tougher penalties
By Mike Cook
Aiming to ensure legal protests is one goal of a couple bills that others view as stifling free speech and attacking the rights of minorities.
Seeds planted for ag teacher grants program
By Jonathan Mohr
House Agriculture Policy Committee approved a bill that would establish an agricultural educator grant program to pay teachers for summer work.
Time-off options critical to those providing homecare for loved ones
By Tory Cooney
Not all communities have adult day care programs and senior centers. Even in communities with these services, they may be unaffordable or unequipped to care for people with memo...
Online tax filing? Study would examine the easier option
By Ricky Campbell
If death and taxes are the only guarantees in life, Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins) hopes a $175,000 study would help filers delay the former in making the latter a bit easier...
Proposed teacher licensure changes create optimism, concerns
By Nick Longworth
Minnesota’s teacher licensure system has been described as confusing and complex.
Sponsored by Rep. Sondra Erickson (R-Princeton), HF140 would overhaul the existing system b...
Reduced-cost teaching credit program proposed for teachers
By Nick Longworth
Program would allow teachers to earn postsecondary teaching credits, necessary to teach concurrent enrollment courses, which is seen as a way to increase student opportunities.
Republicans propose redirecting General Fund revenues to roads, bridges
By Jonathan Avise
House Republicans have renewed their push to increase state funding for road and bridge projects by redirecting motor vehicle-related sales taxes from Minnesota’s General Fund.
