Gov. Mark Dayton is challenging legislative leaders to agree on a special session to offset health insurance rate hikes. The potential special session could also ...
Read More »Lawmakers seek to bar DWI ignition interlock GPS
Legislators are concerned over reports that the Department of Public Safety could track drivers.
Read More »Great Lakes cleanup to continue 5 years under legislation
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program will continue an additional five years under newly enacted legislation that funds water projects around ...
Read More »Legislative leaders avoid hot buttons during annual forum
The annual Session Outlook event contrasted with last year’s somewhat more contentious event
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Dispute prompts call for legislative hearing
Read More »Status Report: Civil War paintings keep prime spots
Civil War paintings: Several Civil War paintings will return to prominent spots in the Capitol when it reopens next month, a historical panel involved in ...
Read More »Capitol Retort: $1.4B surplus, Trump’s Cabinet, Dylan Day
Fresh perspectives on recent news events from Sarah Walker, Don Betzold and Fritz Knaak.
Read More »Reynolds faces spotlight in rise to Iowa governor
DES MOINES, Iowa — For six years as lieutenant governor, Kim Reynolds has traveled throughout Iowa alongside the governor she described as her mentor and ...
Read More »Untangling mental health care
Lawmakers seek ways to make help more consistent
Read More »Status Report: Historical forecasts, not a threat, exports down
Historical forecasts: The State Economist is preparing a first-ever report that will compare Minnesota’s historical budget forecasts to actual revenue collections over time. The report ...
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