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SESSION DAILY: Rural utilities with large-scale users could avoid ECO requirements

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SESSION DAILY: Courts ask for $4.8 million to fund extra security, employer paid leave obligations

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SESSION DAILY: Safe schools funding increase sought for first time in 13 years

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Taxes committee considers creating property tax task force - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives It’s a question that elected officials at every level of government hear when door knocking on the campaign trail.

SESSION DAILY: Taxes committee considers creating property tax task force

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SESSION DAILY: A four-legged testifier stole the show at the House Capital Investment Committee Thursday. Minnesota Zoo officials presented their $10 million bonding request to construct an animal hospital wing.

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Commerce committee looks ahead to reinsurance’s future with bill extension - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota will need to reapply for the state innovation waiver for its reinsurance program next year, but lawmakers well versed on the topic won’t be at the Capitol to do so.

SESSION DAILY: Commerce committee looks ahead to reinsurance’s future with bill extension

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SESSION DAILY: No banning permit to carry holders from having firearm in Capitol Complex

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SESSION DAILY: Public safety panel advances bill modifying rules on Brady-Giglio designations

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Bill aims to curb private equity purchases of single-family homes - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives When it comes to the housing market, families – especially first-time homebuyers – simply can’t compete against companies with deep pockets.

SESSION DAILY: Bill aims to curb private equity purchases of single-family homes

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Limiting federal law enforcement access to child care facilities fails along party lines - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Anna Stallman, a parent of a student at a south Minneapolis Spanish immersion school, set a scene for legislators Wednesday.

SESSION DAILY: Limiting federal law enforcement access to child care facilities fails along party lines

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House panel lays over pre-K, kindergarten screen time prohibition - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives How young is too young for screen time?

SESSION DAILY: House panel lays over pre-K, kindergarten screen time prohibition

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Legislators’ addresses could be stripped from campaign documents - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives In the wake of the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman in June 2025, legislators’ home addresses were removed from campaign committee registration information on the Campaign Finance and…

SESSION DAILY: Legislators’ addresses could be stripped from campaign documents

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SESSION DAILY: Waymo is preparing to come to Minnesota. Is state law sufficiently prepared for this new way of getting around?

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SESSION DAILY: Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on two bills that would ban surveillance pricing, a practice that uses data collection to set different prices for different customers for the same product.

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SESSION DAILY: With more than $100 million in state revenue circulating through the PROMISE Act and heightened scrutiny of potential fraud at the Capitol, a House workforce committee co-chair wanted an update on how the program is functioning.

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Clarification sought for state department resources to aid groups helping veterans - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Clarity is the goal of a cost-free proposal receiving support on a foggy morning outside the Capitol.

SESSION DAILY: Clarification sought for state department resources to aid groups helping veterans

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Bipartisan bill would update policies around mental health services - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives A specific credential is required of many who work with children and youth diagnosed with serious mental illness, leading to a lack of professionals.

SESSION DAILY: Bipartisan bill would update policies around mental health services

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Early morning fog creates an eerie atmosphere around the Capitol March 4.

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Party-line vote halts plan to have BCA investigate killings by federal agents - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Every peace officer-involved shooting in Minnesota needs to be investigated fully by the state, regardless of whether the officer involved is from a federal, state or local law enforcement agency,…

SESSION DAILY: Party-line vote halts plan to have BCA investigate killings by federal agents

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Supporters say renovations to ‘Starter Homes Act’ would expand housing options, allow city choice - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Supporters of statewide zoning reforms say Minnesota’s chronic housing shortage is driven in part by complex local regulations that delay permits, add to land costs, and kill viable housing projects.

SESSION DAILY: Supporters say renovations to ‘Starter Homes Act’ would expand housing options, allow city choice

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State’s greenhouse gas emissions are down, but not as much as hoped - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives In discussions of climate change, the chief culprit cited for its quickening pace is the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Indeed, the term is derived from the idea that these…

SESSION DAILY: State’s greenhouse gas emissions are down, but not as much as hoped

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Teacher mobility compact would let out-of-state teachers fill empty classrooms - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives One statistic remains a particularly resilient hurdle to filling the ongoing teacher shortage in the state, according to a 2025 report from the Department of Education: nearly one-third of Minnesota…

SESSION DAILY: Teacher mobility compact would let out-of-state teachers fill empty classrooms

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State’s greenhouse gas emissions are down, but not as much as hoped - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives In discussions of climate change, the chief culprit cited for its quickening pace is the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Indeed, the term is derived from the idea that these…

SESSION DAILY: State’s greenhouse gas emissions are down, but not as much as hoped

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Energy panel approves plan to rename solar program for Hortman - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives In the wake of her assassination in June,  Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was praised for her leadership, political skills and kindness, among many other attributes. But she offered a clue as to…

SESSION DAILY: A bill to rename the community solar garden program after the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman received the approval of the House energy committee Tuesday.

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State taxes on tips and some overtime pay would be eliminated under laid-over bill - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives If you were paid for working overtime or received tip income during 2025, you may have noticed something if you recently filed your federal tax return: Your tax bill for those earnings has shrunk.

SESSION DAILY: State taxes on tips and some overtime pay would be eliminated under laid-over bill

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Government prohibition on using facial recognition technology rejected by judiciary committee - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives New technologies of any sort are double-edged swords, with both upsides and downsides. Cell phones are great conveniences but can be deadly when they cause distracted driving.

SESSION DAILY: Government prohibition on using facial recognition technology rejected by judiciary committee

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‘Fraud Isn’t Free Act’ receives more yes than no votes, but fails to clear House committee - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Members from both sides of the aisle agree that fraud is bad.

SESSION DAILY: A bill before the House state government committee Tuesday calls for salary repercussions, termination of employees and an administrative budget cut if fraud is committed against a state program.

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Bill looks to change administrative flow of home care fine dollars - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Money from fines paid by home care providers could be funneled through a new competitive grant program.

SESSION DAILY: Bill looks to change administrative flow of home care fine dollars

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Water bottle tax bill would raise funds for PFAS water infrastructure projects - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Michigan state officials came to test Sandy Wynn-Stelt’s water in 2017. They returned a few days later wearing hazmat suits.

SESSION DAILY: Water bottle tax bill would raise funds for PFAS water infrastructure projects

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Panel OKs allowing banks, credit unions to offer cryptocurrency accounts - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives Banks and credit unions play a critical role in a community as financial institutions that residents can trust.

SESSION DAILY: Panel OKs allowing banks, credit unions to offer cryptocurrency accounts

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