Some checks flowed in as late as April, although a Dayton political adviser said it was a matter of money being collected months after it was pledged.
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Anderson reflects on session’s major debates
As a key player in the debate over commissioner salaries, and the role of the state auditor, Rep. Sarah Anderson Anderson was involved in two disputes that effectively bookended the session.
Read More »Down to the wire in Mills-Nolan race
State and national Republican groups are targeting the incumbent Democrat congressman in a ‘very purple district’.
Read More »Will ruling upend 2 organizing drives?
The Harris v. Quinn decision will be felt in Minnesota, where two labor groups are working to organize both home care workers and in-home day care workers through a union election.
Read More »Court’s union opinion draws mixed reaction
Both sides find ways to claim victory after the Supreme Court's ruling in the Illinois home care union case.
Read More »Dayton seeks dismissal of daycare union lawsuit
Solicitor General Alan Gilbert argued that the plaintiffs in the case do not have standing to bring their claim.
Read More »Day care union battle moves to next phase
Legislation allowing day care providers and personal care assistants to join labor unions was arguably the most contentious issue of the legislative session. The proposal was debated for 27 hours on the House and Senate floors, longer than any other bill considered in 2013. Ultimately, the proposal cleared the House by the narrowest of margins, 68-66, on the final day of session.
Read More »Day care, PCA unions bill meets resistance
No bill has faced a more tortuous path this legislative session than a proposal to allow child care workers and personal care assistants to unionize.
Read More »Day care, PCA union legislation moves ahead
Legislation that would give day care workers and personal care assistants a path to unionization passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Policy Committee on Monday after lengthy testimony and numerous amendments.
Read More »Minnesota Legislative Session 2013: Four potential tax hike scenarios
A short tour of four potential scenarios as the Dayton administration and the DFL Legislature weigh the next Minnesota budget.
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