Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Time improvement sought for sexual assault examination kit testing
By Mike Cook
HF3017, sponsored by Rep. Marion O'Neill (R-Maple Lake) aims to establish a procedure for handling rape kits.
2018 committee deadlines set
By HPIS Staff
House and Senate leadership have set the following deadlines for committees to complete their business this session.
State officials pitch bonding requests to improve sex offender program, health testing lab
By Zach Kayser
The heads of two state agencies made the case Tuesday for why their facilities should get state public infrastructure money.
Audit: Pollution Control Agency failed to validate contractor payments
By Michael Strasburg
The Pollution Control Agency came under fire after an audit revealed the agency’s failure to adhere to compliance measures when doing business with outside contractors, causing the agency to overpay in some instances.
State auditor’s report could harm private CPA firms, Legislative auditor says
By Ricky Campbell
A report released last year by State Auditor Rebecca Otto’s office that looked into private CPA firms’ reviews of county finances broke generally accepted auditing standards, according to the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Education committee approves measure aimed at preventing sex trafficking
By Rachel Kats
Lawmakers are continuing with a bipartisan push to stop the sexual exploitation and trafficking in Minnesota through education.
More money needed for farmer loan program
By Jonathan Mohr
Agriculture committee hears proposals to fund popular Rural Finance Authority loan program that officials say will soon be out of money.
Rare disease council creation gets committee OK; MNsure repeal discussed
By Zach Kayser
Two bills put forward by Rep. Matt Dean (R-Dellwood) tackle both a potential new bipartisan collaboration and a longstanding partisan divide.
Bill would help fund community food shelves in towns
By Melissa Turtinen
Towns may be permitted to give money to community food shelves, like cities and counties already can.
MnDOT study explores tolling expansion
By Jonathan Avise
Department of Transportation officials on Monday presented a preliminary report on the feasibility of expanding tolling on the state’s highways to the House Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Committee.
How to combat the military recruiting shortage? Require counselors suggest it
By Ricky Campbell
Under HF2788, school districts would be required to afford military recruiters the same access to students that colleges and employers have.
Subcommittee’s work on revising House sexual harassment policy begins
By Melissa Turtinen
The House Subcommittee on Workplace Safety and Respect was created earlier this month and met for the first time Monday.
Starting Line: What to do about the misrepresentation of service animals?
By HPIS Staff
This week on Starting Line, Rep. Steve Green (R-Fosston) talks to us about HF2815 which would make it a crime to knowingly misrepresent a service animal.
Week in Review: Feb. 19-23
By Jonathan Mohr
Expect the pace to quicken when lawmakers return Monday for their second week of session, a week that features the release of 2018 February Budget and Economic Forecast.
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Education finance panel updated on teacher relief programs
By Rachel Kats
Combating Minnesota’s teacher shortage, while recruiting and retaining more teachers of color, has been a focus of lawmakers for the last several sessions.
