MN Legislative RSS

• Week in Review: March 18-22
  A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the week of March 18-22, 2019.
• House OKs using leashed dogs to help hunters find wounded game
  Passed by the House, HF680 would allow hunters tracking dead or wounded bear and deer to use leashed dogs. It would also allow for the use of hand-held artificial lights while tracking with dogs.
• House passes bill that would change legal definition of sexual harassment
  The definition of sexual harassment in Minnesota law could be changed to clarify that sexually offensive behavior need not be “severe or pervasive” in order for it to be subject to litigation.
• Walz transportation plan — and its gas tax hike — sets up debate over how to fund state’s road, transit needs
  Minnesota’s roads are falling apart and its transit systems are falling behind — and state lawmakers need to green-light big investment, state officials say.
• Bill would help buses dump the diesel and go electric
  HF1755 would appropriate $4.1 million in the current fiscal year to the Metropolitan Council to purchase electric buses.