Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
State safety center seeks safer schools
By Mike Cook
A small center within the Department of Public Safety aims to ease school safety fears.
“The terrible shooting attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl...
Bills aim to crackdown on teacher misconduct
By Rachel Kats
Several bills that would work together to crackdown on teacher-student relationships and prohibit teachers with criminal backgrounds from obtaining state-teaching licensure, wer...
New commission proposed to oversee state IT programs
By Melissa Turtinen
Information technology is constantly changing, and some legislators want to be more proactive when it comes to upgrading the state’s systems.
Sponsored by Rep. Jim Nash (R-W...
New license plates would raise money for agriculture education
By Jonathan Mohr
Minnesotans who want to contribute to agriculture education, and show their support, may be able to do so the next time they buy license plates.
Sponsored by Rep. Rod Hamilt...
Years in the making, student technology privacy proposal moves forward
By Ricky Campbell
Students today use technology in nearly every facet of their education, but behind that technology — through surveys, applications and devices — is a scrupulous amount of data c...
Work zone flaggers could soon report drivers for violating instructions
By Jonathan Avise
HF1416, sponsored by Rep. Jason Rarick (R-Pine City), would authorize police officers to issue a citation to drivers who violate instructions from work zone flaggers based on a report from that employee.
Disabled veterans could see property tax exclusion benefit increase 10 percent
By Ricky Campbell
With home values on the rise, a bill would increase deductibles intended to aid qualified veterans.
Proposal aims to change House rules, start conversation about sexual harassment
By Melissa Turtinen
Conversations about sexual harassment in the House need to happen, a pair of members say, and a bipartisan proposal hopes to start one.
Rep. Marion O'Neill (R-Maple Lake) an...
Legislature gets its funding back
By Ricky Campbell
New law allocates funding for the House and Senate and requires both chambers to return borrowed funding to the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
Starting Line: Doing more to combat 'lunch shaming'
By HPIS Staff
Rep. Tony Jurgens (R-Cottage Grove) sponsors legislation that targets 'lunch shaming' of students who can't afford to pay for school lunches.
Week in Review: Feb. 26-March 2
By Jonathan Mohr
With most committees, subcommittees and divisions up and running again, an increasingly hectic schedule looks likely as the first deadline is less than three weeks away.
Fro...
No emergency funds for MNLARS, threatening progress on struggling system
By Jonathan Avise
House lawmakers voted down a motion that would have prompted an emergency vote on funding for the beleaguered MNLARS vehicle registration system.
Committee OKs measure intended to improve outcomes for students with dyslexia
By Rachel Kats
Even though dyslexia effects up to 20 percent of the population, few educators are trained to help students affected by it.
Bipartisan push for ‘penny a pill’ on Opioid Awareness Day
By Zach Kayser
A bill from Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar) would charge prescription opioid manufacturers money in order to help fund efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
Pair of gun bills lead to passionate debate — but no committee vote
By Mike Cook
With the Valentine’s Day shooting at a Florida high school still fresh in the minds of many people, love was not in the air when a battle pitting personal rights against public safety returned to St. Paul. Nothing was resolved.
