Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Minnesotans' tobacco use target of bill that gets health panel's OK
By Jonathan Mohr
Sponsored by Rep. Kelly Morrison (DFL-Deephaven), HF3153 would expand Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage to include treatment programs, drugs or other services that help people quit smoking or stop using other tobacco and nicotine products.
Multi-million dollar funding request aims to help homeless youth program
By Brian Hall
To serve the continuing homeless youth population, lawmakers could add an additional $25 million per year to fund the Homeless Youth Act.
Legislation aims to spur training, education in effort to ease MN's mental health workforce 'crisis'
By Jonathan Mohr
Sponsored by Rep. Samantha Vang (DFL-Brooklyn Center), HF3418 would create several programs meant to spur training, education and encourage more people to enter the mental health field.
Rep. Sondra Erickson won’t seek a 13th House term in November
By Jonathan Avise
Rep. Sondra Erickson (R-Princeton), a prominent lawmaker on education policy issues, announced Wednesday morning she will not seek re-election this November.
House panel approves bill to limit use of employee non-compete clauses
By Brian Hall
HF999 would make non-compete covenants void and unenforceable unless meeting certain criteria.
Legislation envisions rest stops filling gaps in electric vehicle charging network
By Margaret Stevens
Sponsored by Rep. Todd Lippert (DFL-Northfield), HF3220 would include electric vehicle charging stations as one commercial venture allowed at highway rest areas and public rights-of-way.
Supporters of full-service community schools seek more funding
By Pratik Joshi
HF3587 would appropriate $90 million in fiscal year 2023 to support full-service community schools, prioritizing current grant recipients and schools identified as low performing under the federal Every Child Succeeds Act.
Grants for COVID-shuttered venues would be tax-free under pair of bills
By Rob Hubbard
Thanks to federal Shuttered Venue Operator Grants, 253 Minnesota venues were able to stay in business while the pandemic forced them to close their doors to the public.
Armored vest authorization sought for ‘very vulnerable’ first responders
By Tim Walker
HF2867 would authorize firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics to participate in the state’s soft body armor reimbursement program.
Permanent funding sought for voluntary pre-K, school readiness programs
By Pratik Joshi
HF2655 seeks permanent funding for the expanded Voluntary Prekindergarten and School Readiness Plus programs.
How to get renewable energy onto the grid? Northfield has an idea
By Rob Hubbard
Could Northfield go it alone? Could a small southern Minnesota city have its own electrical distribution grid, employing solar energy and taking care of its own storage needs?
House panel considers bills to increase housing infrastructure bonds
By Brian Hall
A pair of legislators have $500 million worth of ideas to increase the amount of low-income housing and the type of units to be constructed.
Default approach shouldn’t be terminating parental rights, bill supporters say
By Margaret Stevens
Offering an alternative to terminating parental rights, expressing a preference for placement with family and keeping with best practices when children cannot be returned to the...
Executive branch labor agreements, compensation plans gain committee support
By Mike Cook
About 90% of the state’s roughly 50,000 executive branch employees are represented by one of 17 occupationally based bargaining units.
Greater guidance for school anti-bullying bills get different results
By Pratik Joshi
A pair bills to provide clearer guidelines to tackle the issue of harassment causing mental and physical pain, and to bring school district employees within its purview received education committee review.
