Today, Senate DFL members of the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus announced legislation that has been introduced in the Senate to address criminal justice disparities and injustice.
The 2020 legislative session began on February 11 with a positive budget balance of $1.5 billion and a strong economic outlook for Minnesota. By mid-March, the COVID-19 pandemic had completely upended the state’s economic forecast and forced the Legislature to… Read More »OVERVIEW
Beginning the 2020 Legislative Session the state had a significant forecasted surplus. In a matter a few months the legislature took the unprecedented step of needing an update budget forecast as a result of the economic uncertainty COVID-19 created. The… Read More »JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COVID-19 provisions passed Initial public health emergency funding Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, legislators quickly realized funding was needed for public health response activities. With the scope of this crisis still uncertain, the Legislature urgently passed $21 million in funding… Read More »HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Provisions passed Trichloroethylene (TCE) Ban On a near-unanimous vote of 61-1, the Senate passed the “White Bear Area Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group Ban TCE Act” banning the use of trichloroethylene (TCE), a volatile organic compound that is known to cause… Read More »ENVIRONMENT
Provisions passed Renewable Development Account – clean energy projects A Senate-House compromise agreement was reached on financing renewable energy development projects from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development Account, allowing four energy projects to go forward: $46.2 million, spread over three… Read More »ENERGY