MN Legislative RSS

• Energy and climate division considers a new District Energy-Xcel agreement
  Parameters for a new power purchase agreement between District Energy and Xcel Energy were heard, but not acted on, by the House Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division.
• House division discusses differences, common ground with Senate on policing proposals
  Why didn’t a deal get done on some compromise legislation? That question was the catalyst for a two-hour informational hearing held by the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division Wednesday.
• What will school look like in the fall? Challenges are inevitable, educators say, but 'students are No. 1'
  Uncertainty remains regarding what school will look like in the fall – whether K-12 schools will fully reopen, if distance learning will continue, or if some sort of a hybrid will be introduced – meaning that school districts are trying to plan for all three scenarios.
• School professionals call for changes to accommodate student learning and health
  What school will look like in the fall has yet to be determined, but changes will be needed whether schools reopen like normal, continue distance learning, or introduce some sort of a hybrid, school professionals told legislators during an informational hearing Thursday.
• Education committees examine the report card on distance learning
  For the final two months of the 2019-20 school year, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students learned far from their classrooms after Gov. Tim Walz ordered online learning.