Anna Wills

Jun 13, 2014

The Capitol Note: Franken and Dayton face tight margins, poll says

Gov. Mark Dayton and US Sen. Al Franken are facing narrow margins of victory, according to a KSTP-SurveyUSA poll released on Thursday.

Mar 25, 2014

The Capitol Note: No penalty for MNsure enrollments that start before deadline

The news drew a positive reaction from Gov. Mark Dayton.

Apr 5, 2013

House proposes Legacy changes

The Minnesota House is getting pushback as it seeks to reset the calendar for appropriating Legacy dollars for hunting and fishing habitat.

Mar 13, 2013

Next week Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to detail exactly what he’d like to see in a bonding bill this year. On Tuesday he provided a sneak preview, indicating that the capital investment package would be worth roughly $750 million. That’s a 50 percent increase over what was proposed in his initial budget in January.

Dec 5, 2012

Meet the freshmen: House GOP (part 3)

This year, when Rep. Bruce Anderson moved to run for an open Senate seat, O’Neill took it as yet another invitation to the Capitol, and one she couldn’t pass up.

Nov 9, 2012

A night of surprises

Democrats had an outstanding night on Tuesday. They won back control of the Minnesota House and Senate, picked up a congressional seat, and defeated two contentious amendments that most political observers expected to prevail.