Legislative notebook: Senate takes up voter ID Friday
The question of whether to require voters to produce photo identifications is in the hands of Minnesota senators. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdate: Ethics committee deadlocks on Michel case
The Minnesota Senate Ethics Committee stalled along party lines Friday when trying to decide if a senator breached legislative ethics in dealing with an affair between the then-Senate majority leader...
View ArticleLegislative notebook: Senators OK bill to repay schools
Minnesota senators Monday joined representatives in voting to take money from state budget reserves to catch up on back pay owed school districts. Continue reading →
View ArticleLegislative notebook: Cooperation fading as session nears end
Republicans say Gov. Mark Dayton’s Friday veto of their tax-relief bill threatens cooperation in the few remaining days of the Minnesota legislative session. Continue reading →
View ArticleScandal legal bill goes in front of Senate committee
A Minnesota Senate committee Wednesday considers an $84,683.50 attorney bill dealing with a scandal that forced the former majority leader to resign. Continue reading →
View ArticlePolitical notebook: Let the budget battle begins, but gently
No one expected Minnesota Democratic legislators to fully agree with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal, and they were right. Continue reading →
View ArticleLegislative notebook: Sister’s death leads to anti-gun fight
Joan Peterson said Minnesota lawmakers must act to control gun violence like the shooting that killed her sister in the Twin Cities 13 years ago. Continue reading →
View ArticleState government notebook: Dayton cancels schedule after hurting hip
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is canceling this week’s public appearances after a weekend hip injury. Continue reading →
View ArticleTwist on fair politics: GOP vs. GOP
Political challengers proposed debating incumbents. Incumbents pared down the challengers’ lists. The governor sat motionless as two buckets of ice were dumped on him. It was a typical opening day at...
View ArticlePolitical chatter: It is an interesting time in government
Last week was a week that could be called, er, interesting in Minnesota government. Gov. Mark Dayton said he would head north, paint can in hand, if his transportation department could not alter a...
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