Minnesota Government

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Minneapolis’ 934th Airlift Wing to Lose 8 Aircraft in 2013

Senate prepares to defend against lawsuit from fired staffer

Minnesota’s Fiscal Disparity tax redistribution explained

MPR: Health care exchanges

Notifying an abuse victim’s parents

DNR Sweep of Lake Nets Scores of Violators

Teacher layoff practices debated

Partisanship clouds state Senate’s decision

Angry Dayton calls senators unfit to govern after they fire PUC chair

Lawmakers Resume Debate Over Health Exchange

While GOP balks, Dayton moves ahead with Minnesota health exchange

Tort reform bill headed to House floor

13 Counties pegged for enhanced DWI patrols

Governor Mark Dayton sets date for State of the State Address

Dean, Thissen comment on first week of session

Teacher licensing requirements may increase

Gridlock Still Haunts the Halls of MN Capitol

The House is back in session

The House is back in session

Minnesota DFL Asks Minnesota Republican Party Questions Regarding Campaign Finance Violations

Arne Duncan, U.S. Schools Chief, Gives Minnesota Thumbs Up

Public pensions: A worse-case scenario

Governor Mark Dayton’s Stadium Analysis

Governor Dayton Announces New Jobs Proposal

State and Federal partnership will develop new Water Quality Certification Program

Governor unveils his 2012 bonding proposal

Spinal-cord Injuries Hit Teen Athletes Hardest

$15 billion stakes ride on epic gambling fight

New nonpartisan study shows the drastic impact of Republican property tax hikes

Surpassing Shanghai: Why Finland Works

Bills submitted for first day introduction

Democrats regard Walz as vulnerable

Allen wins District 61B special election

Dayton Administration seeks new ways to finance better highways, transit systems

Governor Dayton and DFL Legislators Present Jobs Plan to Get Minnesota Back to Work

Governor Dayton and DFL Legislators Present Jobs Plan to Get Minnesota Back to Work

American Indian wins vacated state House seat in Minneapolis

Campaign finance board will look into state GOP

State GOP ‘suspends’ firing of LCCMR director Thornton

Demand for workers rebounds in December

104 Minn. school districts reach deals with teachers

Minnesota must battle against anti-Somali bigotry

Pat Shortridge elected as MN GOP party chair

Minn. political parties ‘at a crossroads’

Leaders want to make 2012 the year of reform

Minnesota can and should borrow and build

Minnesota GOP picks political consultant to head party

Will Vikings take their final bow in Minnesota this weekend?

Scandal fallout decimates Senate GOP election team

MN GOP Secretary-Treasurer David Sturrock resigns