Child care safety, housing and election bribery: This week in the Minnesota Legislature
- The Minnesota Legislature discussed bills on child care safety, housing, and election bribery this week.
- Rep. Nolan West introduced four bills to improve child care center safety following allegations of abuse against children, including his daughter.
- Rep. Michael Howard proposed housing funding in response to housing infrastructure needs.
- Sen. Bonnie Westlin's bill aims to strengthen election bribery laws, targeting inducements related to voter registration and petitions.
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Child care safety, housing and election bribery: This week in the Minnesota Legislature
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Legislature was host this week to conversations on key issues including child care, housing and election integrity. House bills to heighten child care safety measures advance Several committees this week heard a set of bills, introduced by Rep. Nolan West, R-Blaine, that target safety at child care centers. West said the bills are in response to his family’s experience at Small World Learning Center, a Blaine day care …

Minnesota House fraud committee asks legislators to stop giving money directly to nonprofits
Chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, spoke at a Capitol press conference on March 24, 2025. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer.A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers from the House Ways and Means Committee and a fraud prevention committee asked their fellow legislators to refrain from earmarking funds directly to nonprofits without a competitive grant p…
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