Just In Issues

Each list of new books and reports includes a short essay highlighting materials on a timely topic, listed below.

• June 2025 - Notable Documents
• May 2025 - Summer Reading Suggestions
• April 2025 - Housing Insecurity and Homelessness
• March 2025 - Tribal Flag Plaza
• February 2025 - State Budgets
• January 2025 - Accessibility Resources
• December 2024 - Recommendations to the Legislature
• November 2024 - State Constitutions & Constitutional Amendments
• October 2024 - Driver Examination System Congestion
• September 2024 - Clear Writing
• August 2024 - Crime and Corrections Reports
• July 2024 - Tax Comparisons
• June 2024 - Clear Writing and Communication
• May 2024 - Outdoor Recreation & Summer Reading
• April 2024 - New location(s) for the Legislative Reference Library
• March 2024 - Online Magazines
• February 2024 - Working Group Reports
• January 2024 - Fishing in Minnesota
• December 2023 - Resources for Understanding the U.S. Constitution
• November 2023 - Cannabis in Minnesota
• October 2023 - Minnesota Notable Documents Award Winners
• September 2023 - Professional Development Books
• August 2023 - Legacy Amendment
• July 2023 - Transportation Studies
• June 2023 - House and Senate Journals
• May 2023 - Summer Reading
• April 2023 - Salaries of Elected Officials
• March 2023 - State Lotteries
• February 2023 - Environmental History
• January 2023 - Mandated Reports
• December 2022 - State-by-State Comparisons
• November 2022 - Minnesota Charities & Nonprofits
• October 2022 - Digital Accessibility at the Legislature
• September 2022 - Languages Spoken at Home
• August 2022 - Uniform Crime Report
• July 2022 - Minnesota State Fair
• June 2022 - Mental Health Care
• May 2022 - Minnesota Landowner Handbooks
• April 2022 - Reports on Disability Issues
• March 2022 - Changing Capitol News Coverage
• February 2022 - Captal Budget
• January 2022 - Minnesota Blue Books
• December 2021 - Wages and Working Conditions
• November 2021 - Maternal Mortality
• October 2021 - Opioid Abuse Prevention Efforts in Minnesota
• September 2021 - Apprenticeships and Job Training
• August 2021 - Redistricting
• July 2021 - Summer Reading
• June 2021 - Outdoor Adventures
• May 2021 - Writing that Resonates
• April 2021 - Future Opportunities in Greater Minnesota
• March 2021 - How has COVID-19 impacted Minnesota's Craft Brewing Industry?
• February 2021 - Deep Poverty in Minnesota
• January 2021 - Black History Month
• December 2020 - Reading for the Start of Session
• November 2020 - Tracking the Progress of Women and Girls in Minnesota
• October 2020 - Blue Ribbon Groups
• September 2020 - Reports from Nonprofits
• August 2020 - Elections
• July 2020 - Fire and Water
• June 2020 - Measuring Up
• May 2020 - Open-Access Books on Race & Justice
• April 2020 - Public Health Resources
• March 2020 - Capitol Complex Buildings
• February 2020 - The Emerging Farmer
• January 2020 - The Minnesota Legislative Library Celebrates 50 Years of Service, 1969-2019
• December 2019 - New Journals at the Library
• November 2019 - A tierce, a pocket, and a lug
• October 2019 - Sustainability in Minnesota's Transportation Systems
• September 2019 - Congressional Research Service
• August 2019 - Housing and Homelessness
• July 2019 - A Brief Respite from Minnesota Government Publications
• June 2019 - Child Care Costs
• May 2019 - Clear Writing
• April 2019 - National Survey of State Laws
• March 2019 - Salaries of Public Officials
• February 2019 - Recreational Marijuana Legalization
• January 2019 - Supporting Arts and Culture in Minnesota
• December 2018 - Budget Year
• November 2018 - Long-Term Care in Minnesota
• October 2018 - 29,000 Legislative Tapes!
• September 2018 - Fiscal Review
• August 2018 - Minnesota State Fair
• July 2018 - Aviation in Minnesota
• June 2018 - State Rankings
• May 2018 - Reflections on Party Politics
• April 2018 - Privacy issues
• March 2018 - Drone regulation: A changing skyscape
• February 2018 - Endangered Species
• January 2018 - Bold North
• December 2017 - Winter Activities
• November 2017 - Minnesota Ranks Highest in Interlibrary Loan Access
• October 2017 - Valuable Reports About Economic Change in Minnesota
• September 2017 - Fiscal Review: A 40th Edition Celebration
• August 2017 - Rising Salt Levels
• July 2017 - Child Care in Minnesota
• June 2017 - Summer Reading: Something for Everyone
• May 2017 - 2017 Minnesota Notable Document Winners
• April 2017 - Opioid Epidemic
• March 2017 - Best sellers!
• February 2017 - Greater Minnesota
• January 2017 - Workforce Development
• December 2016 - Taconite Dreams
• November 2016 - Health Insurance
• October 2016 - Traffic Safety
• September 2016 - Storytelling
• August 2016 - Notable Minnesota Documents
• July 2016 - Minnesota Community Solar Gardens
• June 2016 - Minnesota's Medical Cannabis Law is One Year Old
• May 2016 - Summertime and the Reading is Easy
• April 2016 - A Glimpse at Our Future: Is it Precognition?
• March 2016 - State by State Law Compilations
• February 2016 - Minnesota Public Health Data
• January 2016 - What is a Capital Budget?
• December 2015 - Out with the old...
• November 2015 - Copper-Nickel Studies and Sulfide Mining
• October 2015 - Budget Tools
• September 2015 - The Pulse of Minnesota's Child Health Data
• August 2015 - Minnesota Deer Population Management
• July 2015 - From the Minnesota Department of Health....
• June 2015 - Start Your Summer Reading
• May 2015 - Tax Comparisons
• April 2015 - Oil by Rail
• March 2015 - Higher Education in Minnesota
• February 2015 - Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children
• January 2015 - Why Are There Plastic Microbeads in Minnesota Waters?
• December 2014 - Clear Writing for Everyone
• November 2014 - Minnesota Governors' Executive Orders
• October 2014 - Interesting Minnesota Elections
• September 2014 - Back to School
• August 2014 - fedgazette: Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
• July 2014 - Learning from Other States
• June 2014 - Aging America
• May 2014 - Indian Gaming in Minnesota
• April 2014 - Light Rail Developments
• March 2014 - Wild Rice Sulfate Standard (updated)
• February 2014 - Minnesota Rules and Rulemaking
• January 2014 - Beverage Container Deposit Laws
• December 2013 - Emergency Management
• November 2013 - Special Reviews from the 'Watchdog' of Minnesota State Government
• October 2013 - Copper-Nickel Studies and Sulfide Mining
• September 2013 - Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan
• August 2013 - Tax Resources
• July 2013 - Transportation Planning
• June 2013 - Summer Reading, American Indians in Minnesota
• May 2013 - Notable Documents
• April 2013 - Westlaw Access for Legislators and Staff
• March 2013 - K-12 Education Finance in Minnesota
• February 2013 - Water in Minnesota
• January 2013 - Firearm Legislation and Regulation
• December 2012 - Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)
• November 2012 - The 20th Anniversary of MinnesotaCare
• October 2012 - Memoirs of Minnesota Legislators
• September 2012 - Will 2013 Bring a New State Symbol?
• August 2012 - Minnesota Public Employment Data
• July 2012 - Minnesota Constitutional Amendments
• June 2012 - Tax Reform
• May 2012 - Fracking
• April 2012 - Winding Down
• March 2012 - Minnesota Legislators Who Served in the House After the Senate
• February 2012 - Minnesota "Right-to-Work" Proposed Constitutional Amendment
• January 2012 - Gray Wolf Management Returning to Minnesota
• December 2011 - Pharmaceutical Payments to Practitioners
• November 2011 - The Minnesota Sunset Advisory Commission
• October 2011 - Constant Change
• September 2011 - Minnesota Vikings Stadium
• August 2011 - Asian Carp
• July 2011 - Minnesota Women's Legislative Timeline
• June 2011 - Tax Expenditure Reporting
• May 2011 - Minnesota Government Shutdown
• April 2011 - Capitol Security Reports
• March 2011 - Quality Counts 2011
• February 2011 - Mandated Reports
• January 2011 - Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
• December 2010 - Minnesota State Budget
• November 2010 - Recounts
• October 2010 - Green Jobs
• September 2010 - Biomonitoring: A Scientific Technique for Assessing Human Exposures
• August 2010 - States Try to Control Plastic Bag Proliferation
• July 2010 - Smart Grid
• June 2010 - Protection of Minnesota's Waters
• May 2010 - Public Higher Education in Minnesota
• April 2010 - Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment
• March 2010 - Improved Online Tracking of the Legislative Process
• February 2010 - Legislative Time Capsule
• January 2010 - State Environmental Policy
• December 2009 - Library Resources on Minnesota Issues
• November 2009 - K-12 Education
• October 2009 - Keeping up with Congress
• September 2009 - Elders on the Edge
• August 2009 - Corrections Costs
• July 2009 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Minnesota
• June 2009 - Two Legislative Reports Win Notable Documents Awards
• May 2009 - Consultant's Reports
• April 2009 - Minnesota Housing Foreclosure Trends
• March 2009 - States' Budget Woes
• February 2009 - Charter Schools
• January 2009 - Reentry
• December 2008 - The Minnesota Budget and Unallotment Powers
• November 2008 - Attention to Green Jobs
• October 2008 - Elections
• September 2008 - Organic Farming
• August 2008 - Wind Energy
• July 2008 - Republican National Convention
• June 2008 - Early Childhood Education
• May 2008 - Higher Education in Minnesota
• April 2008 - A Search for Good Government in the Early 20th Century
• March 2008 - Health Care
• February 2008 - Collateral Consequences
• January 2008 - Minnesota's Homeless
• December 2007 - Military and Veterans Services
• November 2007 - Charter Schools
• October 2007 - Minnesota Surveys, Opinions, and Comparisons
• September 2007 - Metropolitan Council - 40 Years of Service
• August 2007 - Late Summer Reading
• July 2007 - The Real ID Act
• June 2007 - Immigrants in Minnesota
• May 2007 - Ethanol
• April 2007 - Vetoes
• March 2007 - Minnesota Roads
• February 2007 - Climate Change & Renewable Energy Alternatives
• January 2007 - All-Day Kindergarten
• December 2006 - Health Insurance
• November 2006 - A Database of Minnesota Legislators
• October 2006 - Elections and Turnover
• September 2006 - Notable Documents
• August 2006 - New Documents, Old Documents - They Could All be Electronic Documents
• July 2006 - NCSL Reports
• June 2006 - Public Pensions in Minnesota
• May 2006 - Summer and Baseball