CAPITOL SCHEDULE: At 1:00 p.m., the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement will hold the first of two meetings to discuss the public employee retirement ...
Read More »Cassellius, Specht dispute importance of MCA scores
"Knowledgeable parents understand that the most important lessons our educators teach won’t show up on an MCA score," Specht said.
Read More »Vikings, MSFA talks at standstill; student reading scores drop off in “Common Core” testing
EVENTS WHAT’S COMING UP DAYTON: At 9:05 a.m., Gov. Mark Dayton will begin his day with a live interview on FOX9 TV from the Minnesota State ...
Read More »Vikings refuse to negotiate before review’s completion; Dayton calls for “unsession” ideas
EVENTS WHAT’S COMING UP DAYTON: Gov. Mark Dayton will interview candidates for the Tenth Judicial District today, and will meet with commissioners and staff throughout ...
Read More »Already-signed Vikes contracts worth tens of millions; Brodkorb insists list leak wasn’t deliberate
EVENTS WHAT’S COMING UP DAYTON: Most of Gov. Mark Dayton‘s day is taken up with closed-door meetings with staff, with one notable exception: Dayton will return ...
Read More »Taxes off the table for storm relief session; MNsure board assumes authority
EVENTS WHAT’S COMING UP DAYTON: Gov. Mark Dayton will appear at the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair at 10:30 this morning. At noon, ...
Read More »Rob Farnsworth joins GOP gubernatorial field
Farnsworth, a special education teacher who lives in Hibbing, has worked on political campaigns and served as a local and state-level party delegate.
Read More »U.S. Senate candidate Abeler doesn’t rule out return to state House
Though focused on his federal campaign, Abeler said he was "not disinterested" in coming back to the Capitol, where he serves as Republican lead on the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee.
Read More »Dayton, leaders to meet on special session agenda; Kiffmeyer considers SoS, CD 6 runs
EVENTS WHAT’S COMING UP DAYTON: The early portion of Gov. Mark Dayton‘s day will be taken up by meetings with commissioners and staff. At 4:00 p.m., ...
Read More »Thompson, Zellers push Dayton on warehouse tax repeal
The loss of projected collections from the agriculture tax will remove $29 million in revenue toward the DFL majority's budget, and the warehouse tax would take away an additional $90 million.
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