Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Fire and police station construction could be less taxing
By Rob Hubbard
HF1503 would provide a refundable sales tax exemption for all materials, supplies and equipment used in constructing or remodeling a fire or police station owned by a local government, beginning July 1, 2021.
Funding change to crisis stabilization services could improve access to care, lawmaker says
By Victoria Cooney
When someone experiences a mental health crisis, they need help. But hospitals aren’t the only option.
Education committee considers extending funding for suicide-prevention training
By Rachel Kats
Sponsored by Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton) HF486, as amended, would appropriate $265,000 in fiscal year 2022 to provide statewide, evidence-based suicide prevention training to teachers and school staff.
Approved bill would provide $55 million annually for homeless families
By Nate Gotlieb
To help the thousands of Minnesota students and families who experience homelessness, $55 million could be dedicated each year to family homelessness prevention and assistance.
House panel approves funding for Alzheimer’s awareness campaign
By Jonathan Mohr
HF313 would direct the Department of Health to develop materials and launch a statewide information program to raise awareness of dementia.
Saying local control lacking, Roseville officials push lawmakers for statewide hotel licensing
By Mike Cook
Sponsored by Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (DFL-Roseville), HF702 would require hotels to be licensed by the city or town where they operate. Ensuring compliance with state and local laws would be a licensure condition.
Legacy funds could help close the swimming gap
By Rob Hubbard
HF1166, sponsored by Rep. Ami Wazlawik (DFL-White Bear Township), would provide $500,000 in fiscal year 2022 for water safety grants to be funded by the state’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Lawmakers consider a boost to funding for program targeted at low-income students pursuing higher education
By Rachel Kats
HF825 would appropriate $1.1 million during the 2022-23 biennium for College Possible, a nonprofit college access organization that supports students from low-income backgrounds.
Barns hosting wedding events could be exempt from sprinkler requirements
By Nate Gotlieb
The scores of barns-turned-wedding-venues that have popped up in Minnesota could be exempt from sprinkler systems requirements, which owners say cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and do little to improve safety.
Medical Assistance eligibility could be extended for new mothers
By Victoria Cooney
Thousands of new moms could receive a full year of coverage through Medical Assistance, under a bill that would expand their eligibility from 60 days to 365 days postpartum.
For Minnesotans with student debt, paying off loans could get a little less expensive
By Rob Hubbard
Student debt can seem like a boulder on the shoulders of those who carry it well into their post-school lives. But HF1234 may provide a pickax to chip away at that daunting rock.
Measure excluding COVID-19 relief payments from debt garnishment heads to House Floor
By Tim Walker
COVID-19 relief checks from the government could not be garnished to pay one’s personal, family or household debts under a proposal headed to the House Floor.
Proposed automatic voter registration moves forward in House
By Jonathan Mohr
Minnesota led the nation in voter turnout during the 2020 general election with nearly 80% of those eligible casting a ballot.
With call for funds to help rebuild damaged neighborhoods, Walz bonding plan meets resistance from House GOPers
By Rob Hubbard
Gov. Tim Walz would like to see Minnesota’s bonding money go toward repairing and rebuilding, with a side order of unlocking federal funds.
More relatives could provide foster care under proposed reforms
By Victoria Cooney
HF1287 would remove barriers to kinship placements that disproportionately impact people of color and bring foster home licensing standards more in line with current adoption standards and federal policy.
