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Minnesota Government

Recent Entries:


  • Bonding bill fails to get House approval

  • Economic development bill passes

  • Update: Smokers, corporations to provide stadium funding backup

  • Final $2 billion tax deal merges 3 plans

  • Former Olmsted County Commissioner Ohly appointed to Board of Water and Soil Resources

  • House passes first omnibus budget bill

  • Taxes: Stadium backfill revenue adopted by tax conferees

  • Beyond the Bill: What to do with 700-plus sex offenders?

  • Same-sex marriage facts

  • Minnesota gays’ joy overflows

  • Marathon Senate session ends with care provider union OK

  • No tax solution yet as Minnesota legislative session winds down

  • Legacy funding debate splits urban and rural senators

  • Minnesota gays’ joy overflows

  • Senators ‘vote yes for love’

  • Update: Dems release budget and tax guidelines with details to come

  • In historic vote, Minnesota House approves marriage equality bill

  • Rep. Kim Norton Legislative Update

  • Gay marriage attention turns to Minnesota Senate after House OK

  • Next up for Minnesota gay marriage: Senate and then the governor

  • Governor Dayton signs Chapters 46 through 48

  • Gay marriage supporters confident

  • Bonding bill stands still

  • Legislative notebook: House, Senate look to the sun for power

  • House green lights new solar energy standard

  • Legislative Notebook: Bullying bill OK’d

  • Short committee hearing sends gay marriage bill to full House

  • House gay marriage vote set for Thursday

  • Governor Dayton signs Chapters 40 through 45

  • Undocumented immigrants could get college aid under Senate bill

  • Seniors and caregivers rally for ‘five and five’ state aid increase

  • A sweet theft

  • How high will Minnesota’s minimum wage rise?

  • Governor Dayton signs Chapters 29 through 36

  • MN Higher Ed OK’d

  • Graduation test fails Senate test

  • Update: Health care set to change

  • GOP race for Minnesota governor off and running

  • Divide remains between rural Republicans, House leaders

  • House expands wage bill

  • Three reasons to have your soil tested this spring

  • Starting Line: Funding the electronic-pull-tab shortfall

  • Domestic abuse changes passed by House

  • Unpaid wages’ definition is clarified

  • Living wage amendment stirs up more debate

  • House passes bill to further protect tenants from eviction

  • If victim dies, ordered restitution could go to estate

  • Efforts to collect child support in some cases could stop

  • Governor Dayton signs Chapters 26 through 28

  • Mayor Brede joins Revenue Commissioner Frans in support of Dayton’s Local Government Aid