MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Duluth-area leaders bring a message of thanks to Capitol
ST. PAUL Previous years visits to the state Capitol by Northeastern Minnesota community leaders included requests to fund projects such as an airport terminal, a hockey arena, an intermodal transpo...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 1:00 AM
Price of Minnesota hunting and fishing licenses to go up in March 2013
Well, its official: If you hunt and fish in Minnesota, youre going to be paying more for the privilege beginning next March. According to C.B. Bylander, a spokesman for the Department of Natural Reso...
Posted on 5/4/12 at 10:03 AM
State Farm Insurance Building
Call me corn-fed, but I've always thought of the North Dakota Capitol building in Bismarck as cool, especially when you consider it was built in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Working in Bism...
Posted on 4/20/12 at 10:44 AM
Areavoices Digest #67 - More than just Marilyn Hagerty
That title you see above is my cheap ploy to get you to click on my blog. I'm not beneath trickery. But the fact is: Marilyn Hagerty is hot. Stories about her and now her Areavoices blog are generatin...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 4:39 PM
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
In Minnesota, 1 party rule clearly alters state course
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Here's where Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree: The just-finished legislative session sent the state and its government on a dramatically different course than it traveled the last couple of decades.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Minnesota session '13: What got done, what didn't
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota state lawmakers promised when the legislative session began that their top priority was setting a new state budget. To that end, they produced a $38.3 billion two-year spending plan that hikes taxes on top income earners and on cigarettes, and distributes hefty spending increases to public schools, freezes tuition at state colleges and steers new money to job-creation programs.By PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 21, 2013
New Minnesota taxes to get more scrutiny next year
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Top Minnesota lawmakers purposely delayed the start of a new sales tax on warehousing services until next April in case they need to revise or undo it before then.May 21, 2013
Retiring Minnesota justice glad Legislature tackled marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Outgoing state Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson says he's relieved the Legislature and not the courts made the call on same-sex marriage in Minnesota.May 21, 2013
Minnesota leaders to recap legislative session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton and Democratic legislative leaders call the just-finished session a success and that they accomplished what they set out to do.May 21, 2013
Minnesota legislative session closes on adjournment
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Short on sleep and time, state lawmakers darted Monday toward the finish of a legislative session that already has produced a hefty tax increase, substantial new money for schools and a landmark law legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Minnesota House finally passes daycare union bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.May 20, 2013
Minnesota Senate rejects tax judge at Dayton request
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has voted unanimously to reject the confirmation of a Minnesota Tax Court judge who is facing suspension and censure.May 20, 2013
School bully bill stumbles at Minnesota Legislature
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Supporters of legislation to crack down on bullying in schools are vowing to press on next year after their bill got held up in the Minnesota Senate.May 20, 2013
Measure on Minnesota lawmaker pay now on 2016 ballot
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota voters will decide in 2016 if the constitution should be changed to let an independent board set the pay of legislators.May 20, 2013
Minnesota Capitol renovation could get last-day rescue
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature may resort to a stand-alone borrowing measure that would pay for state Capitol-related renovation costs and nothing more.May 20, 2013
Minnesota bill scooping up $2.1B in new taxes advances
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the first time in five years, state taxes in Minnesota are headed up. But only on certain people and entities.May 20, 2013
Minnesota lawmakers take budget debate down to wire
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year budget were falling into place Sunday amid a time crunch for lawmakers to get it all approved.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 19, 2013
Downed Minnesota projects bill may be back but slimmer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Top Minnesota lawmakers are searching for a way to assemble a slimmed-down construction projects bill that would include renovation funding for the state Capitol.By Associated Press , May 19, 2013
Minnesota House defeats construction projects bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has defeated an $800 million construction projects bill that failed to win a needed super-majority.May 17, 2013
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