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Here are some great sources you can use to keep
informed about action at the state legislature….
Watch or listen to the sessions and
hearings….
Politics in Minnesota has
hour by hour updates of legislative action...
...for Sunday, May 17
...for Saturday, May 16
SEE HOUSE & SENATE SCHEDULES HERE...
Senate:
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/schedule/schedule.php?ls=&type=upcoming
House:
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/scheduleall.asp
****Day by day Summaries of Activity****
"Session Daily Articles" provide topic by topic summaries of
the House outcomes of each day . "Senate Briefly" does the same for
Senate activity. We are presenting the listing of Session Daily
articles from recent dates here. You can also find House Daily
articles at...
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sdaily.asp
and Senate Briefly articles at
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/briefly/daily_list.php?year=2009
****HOUSE SESSION DAILY Articles from May 16****
Consumers
Liquor bill would allow drinking throughout or nowhere at new
university stadium.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1896
Published 5/16/2009
Environment
A bill going to the governor could add up to 35 cents to the cost of a can
of paint or stain
to cover the cost of disposing any leftover product.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1899
Published 5/16/2009
Environment
Environmental projects recommended by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources have been agreed to by a conference
committee and now return to the House and Senate floors.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1898
Published 5/16/2009
Family
Funeral directors could get more clarity regarding the disposition of a body
upon death.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1900
Published 5/16/2009
Government
Legislative commission review governor’s offer that accepts education
shifts, but calls for more cuts to health and human services, local aid and
higher education.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1901
Published 5/16/2009
Humanities
With time running out this session, lawmakers are at a standstill on how to
spend money from
a sales tax increase dedicated to the environment and the arts.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1897
Published 5/16/2009
****HOUSE SESSION DAILY Articles from May 11****
SESSION DAILY
http://www.house.mn/hinfo/sdaily.asp
News from the House
Government
The House majority leader expects major spending bills to be ready for
the House and Senate floors Monday or Tuesday.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1872
Published 5/11/2009
Health
House and Senate approval was given to the omnibus health and human
services finance bill.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1874
Published 5/11/2009
Housing
House approval was given to a bill that would allow homeowners who
successfully sue a builder or contractor for a warranty violation
eligible to receive reasonable attorney fees.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1871
Published 5/11/2009
Housing
House approval was given to several bills that would boost
homeowners’ warranty rights and contractors’ or builders’
responsibilities for faulty construction.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1873
Published 5/11/2009
Retirement
A package of changes to public employees’ retirement programs won
approval from a House division.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1870
Published 5/11/2009
Transportation
A plan to keep some of the state's youngest residents safer in a
vehicle was passed by the House.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1875
Published 5/11/2009
****HOUSE SESSION DAILY Articles from May 8****
" SESSION DAILY
http://www.house.mn/hinfo/sdaily.asp
News from the House
Crime
House approval was given to a bill that would make sex trafficking penalties
more severe.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1865
Published 5/8/2009
Government
The House speaker believes a new tax bill that will raise $500 million less
than another bill will likely be vetoed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1863
Published 5/8/2009
Government
The House passed a bill designed to save state agencies money by allowing
them to meet electronically, under certain conditions.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1866
Published 5/8/2009
Health
The House Finance Committee approved the medical marijuana bill 17-6 after
adding a sunset provision.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1864
Published 5/8/2009
Housing
A clarification to existing law could help cities enforce subsidized housing
contracts.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1868
Published 5/8/2009
Law
A law that prohibits deputy sheriffs from practicing law may be repealed.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2007&storyid=1867
Published 5/8/2009 "
****HOUSE SESSION DAILY Articles from May
7****
House passes technical tax changes
A tax bill not seen as controversial, received about an hour and half of
debate on the House floor. (view
full story) Published 5/7/2009
Republicans call out lack of progress and process
Minority Leader says 'no way' on taxes, and starting over is an
unacceptable option. (view
full story) Published 5/7/2009
Thursday night deadline is no more
House and Senate opt to amend Joint Rules regarding committee deadlines.
(view
full story) Published 5/7/2009
Technical tax bill becomes controversial
Round two for technical tax bill has minority wondering about its
purpose. (view
full story) Published 5/7/2009
****HOUSE SESSION DAILY Articles from May
6****
Budget
Leadership’s goal to have
conference committees reach agreements by
Thursday night most likely won’t be met.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1858
Published 5/6/2009
Crime
House approval was given to a bill that would help vulnerable adults
who are maltreated or taken advantage of financially.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1855
Published 5/6/2009
Education
Although the E-12 education
conference committee still lacks a budget
target, conferees are “not stalled at all.”
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1856
Published 5/6/2009
Safety
State workers with commercial driver’s licenses to receive their
required drug and alcohol
testing from the federal government.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1857
Published 5/6/2009
****S E S S I O N D A I L Y Articles from May
5****
Consumers
House approval was given to a bill that would take certain children’s
products containing a certain chemical off
Minnesota store shelves
within two years.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1848
Published 5/5/2009
Employment
The House voted 74-57 to send a conference committee’s compromised
version of the omnibus economic development finance bill to the
governor’s desk.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1847
Published 5/5/2009
Environment
The plan for spending money on the arts and environment from the
state’s new constitutional amendment received division approval.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1849
Published 5/5/2009
Environment
Heading to the governor is a bill to reorganize the Minnesota River
Joint Powers Board in southern Minnesota.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1850
Published 5/5/2009
Environment
House approval was given to a modification of the Electronics Recycling
Act that was passed two years ago.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1851
Published 5/5/2009
Safety
House approval was given an omnibus public safety policy that crosses
over a number of areas.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1852
Published 5/5/2009
Safety
House approval was given to a bill that would make the Safe at Home
program more secure.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?yearid=2009&storyid=1853
Published 5/5/2009
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