MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Pawlenty to cities: How much should I cut?
Gov. Tim Pawlenty Gov. Tim Pawlenty said small cities will be protected when he cuts spending to balance the state budget, but he wants other cities and counties to say how much state aid they can li...
Posted on 5/21/09 at 1:54 PM
Legislature gets session done before clock strikes 12:00
-- The Minnesota State Legislature finished its 2013 session last night at midnight with rare precision as both the House and Senate adjourned at the same moment.
May 21, 2013
Minnesota News Briefs: DFL will not give up on union bill
Minnesota News-- The fight over the bill that inspired an 18-hour filibuster by Minnesota Republicans last week continues.
May 20, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: Final day of 2013 session today
-- There's less than one day left in the legislative session, and Republicans in the Minnesota House are blasting Democrats for passing a bill early this morning (Mon) that increases taxes on high-income Minnesotans and hikes the cigarette tax a dollar-60 per pack.
May 20, 2013
Rural-urban split in legislature on legacy funding
Minnesota News-- Rural and urban Minnesota senators battled Wednesday night about how to divide outdoors and arts program funding.
By Don Davis - Forum News Service , May 19, 2013
Minnesota News Roundup: DFL leaders announce final tax plan
-- The Minnesota House, Senate and governor’s office agreed to a tax plan Thursday night, four months after the Legislature started and four days before lawmakers must wrap up work for the year.
By Don Davis , May 17, 2013
Minnesota News Roundup: House passes jobs bill
Minnesota News-- The Minnesota House passed the omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Finance Bill late last (Wed) night.
May 16, 2013
Minnesota News Briefs: State Senate approves day care unionization bill
Minnesota News-- After nearly 17 hours of debate and a very close vote, the Minnesota state Senate approved a bill that allows some day care providers and home health care aids to unionize.
May 15, 2013
Minnesota News Roundup: Senators debate union bill for 14 hours and counting
-- Minnesota state Senators have been burning the midnight oil; so far there has been more than 14 hours of debate over the bill that would unionize in-home daycare providers and some other small businesses.
May 15, 2013
Minnesota News Roundup: Senate to vote on same-sex marriage amendment today
-- A final vote today (noon debate start) at the state Legislature on legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
May 13, 2013
Minnesota News Roundup: Senate to vote on same-sex marriage amendment Monday
May 10, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: Minimum wage appears headed up, but how high?
-- Minnesota’s minimum wage likely will rise after the House voted 68-62 Friday to increase it to $9.50 an hour, but the question is how high it will go.
By Don Davis , May 06, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: Senators pass tax bill following uncertainty
-- Minnesota senators passed a tax plan 35-31 Monday -- eventually.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , April 30, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: Rural Minnesota 'left behind' or a priority?
-- House Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Rep. Paul Marquart stood side-by-side Tuesday introducing House Democrats’ education funding plan. Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, praised Marquart’s work as education finance chairman: “He has done such a fantastic job.”
By Danielle Killey , April 29, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: Legislature making more health care changes
-- Minnesota already is on track to establish a new way for its residents to buy health insurance, and now legislators are poised to change how the state takes care of its elderly, disabled and poor.
By Don Davis , April 26, 2013
Minnesota Legislative Roundup: House approves tax plan
-- Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one thing: The House tax plan raises a lot of money.
By Danielle Killey , April 25, 2013
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