While most around the Capitol can say TGIF today, members of the judiciary and public safety committees are still working for the weekend.The House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee plans to meet at 8:30 a.m. and consider several bills, including HF3527 that would establish the Minnesota Voting Rights Act and HF4444 to prohibit misclassification of employees.The House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee then has a meeting scheduled for 10:30 a.m. when it will also hear several bills,
The Minnesota Chamber Foundation released Streamlining Minnesota’s environmental permitting process: Essential for economic growth today. This report provides recommendations to increase certainty throughout Minnesota’s permitting system and provide actionable strategies to improve transparency and timeliness without lowering standards. Key findings of the study include:Minnesota typically issues Tier 1 air and water permits in a timely manner, but larger projects requiring a Tier 2 permit face