Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Rural health care problems include lower incomes, fewer doctors
By Tory Cooney
Just one-sixth of the Minnesota's doctors practice in rural areas. Services are further apart than in urban areas and often more difficult to access.
“We need sustainable, l...
Dayton’s diversity priority means his staff is growing
By Ricky Campbell
Gov. Mark Dayton’s priority to diversify the state government workforce is proving a major undertaking for his office, which claims to be putting its money where its mouth is — ...
Discrimination concerns arise over student suspension proposal
By Nick Longworth
A House committee held over a bill that would eliminate the requirement for a student to be “willfully” violating school policy before their dismissal or removal.
Community, school partnerships funding proposed
By Nick Longworth
Coordinated community support programs between parents and school districts could receive extra financial support.
School choice debate heats up over K-12 tax credit proposal
By Lee Ann Schutz
A bill to provide a credit for donations to fund K-12 scholarships was held over by the House Taxes Committee.
Agriculture committee considers $600k bill to cover wolf, elk damage
By Jonathan Mohr
The House Agriculture Finance Committee heard testimony on HF772, which would fund wolf and elk depredation compensation claims.
Pilot project proposed to support parents with disabilities
By Tory Cooney
Parents with disabilities often need help accomplishing tasks that people without disabilities take for granted, like bathing their baby or driving to a doctor’s appointment.
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State could support local health departments with grant program
By Tory Cooney
The Stearns County Public Health Division was contacted shortly after the stabbing and subsequent shooting at Crossroads Center in St. Cloud last year to begin putting services ...
Republicans grill state auditor over lawsuit expenses
By Ricky Campbell
A longstanding political battle between House Republicans and DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto continued Wednesday, with Otto defending a lawsuit that alleges legislators unconsti...
‘For Rent’ signs needed to bring jobs to Greater Minnesota?
By Chris Steller
The shortage of workforce housing is hampering some communities’ abilities to create jobs in Greater Minnesota.
Sponsored by Rep. Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake), HF1020 is i...
MnDOT, farmers on different sides of disagreement over ditch mowing
By Jonathan Avise
A bill approved Wednesday by the House’s transportation policy committee would prevent MnDOT from moving ahead with plan to require permit to mow ditches in trunk highway right-of-way.
Advocates say reform to elder care waiver would improve payment rates
By Tory Cooney
The performance of care-providers could also impact reimbursements under proposed changes.
Calls made to change property tax that doesn’t stay local
By Lee Ann Schutz
The House Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division heard five bills Wednesday, proposing different phase-out mechanisms of the general levy tax; all were held over for possible omnibus bill inclusion.
Officer diversity training plan breezes through public safety committee
By Mike Cook
A plan proffered by law enforcement officials that would change police training to better reflect Minnesota’s diversity and potentially better reflect those demographics within peace officer ranks has been met with open arms.
Lower property taxes for farmers goal of bill approved by ag committee
By Jonathan Mohr
A bill to study the possibility of valuing agricultural land based on its production value was approved by a House committee.
