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Sep 6, 2013

Storm relief special session may get muddied

Republicans plan to beat the tax drum once again when the Legislature convenes to pass $5M in local storm aid

May 3, 2013

House passes minimum wage increase off the floor

A bill that would bump the state minimum wage up to $9.50 an hour has cleared the floor of the Minnesota House.

Feb 27, 2013

Rochester wants $585M TIF plan, with Mayo

A few Minnesota lawmakers are experiencing déjà vu this session as they take up a bill to help pay for a $6 billion project to build up Rochester and boost the Mayo Clinic.

Apr 25, 2012

Vikings stadium: A reversal of fortune?

The swift pace at which the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill advanced through the House and Senate this week amounted to nothing short of a legislative resurrection.

Apr 18, 2012

Vikings Stadium: The long goodbye

Barring some unlikely resurrection as part of a close-of-session grand bargain, the long-troubled Vikings stadium bill has apparently drawn its last breath of 2012.

Nov 24, 2010

Meet the freshmen: House GOP, part III

Ranging in age from 24 to 65, new class presents a varied face

Aug 11, 2010

Dayton wins narrow victory over Kelliher; 23 lege primaries settled

Mark Dayton rode a dominating performance in greater Minnesota to a narrow victory in Tuesday's DFL gubernatorial primary, edging party endorsee Margaret Anderson Kelliher by just over 6,500 votes out of over 440,000 cast. One-time House Minority Leader Matt Entenza, who spent over $5 million on his primary campaign, garnered just over 80,000 votes.

Aug 6, 2010

Tuesday’s 23 lege primaries will complete the November ballot

The 201 legislative seats on this November's general election ballot include 23 races featuring intra-party challenges that will be settled in Tuesday's partisan primary.

Aug 4, 2010

Rochester GOP primary pits old against new

Voters in Minnesota House District 29A have a long track record of favoring Republican leadership. The area, which covers all of Dodge County and part of the city of Rochester, has elected GOP state Rep. Randy Demmer of Hayfield over DFL challengers handily since 2002.

Jul 28, 2010

The money hunt: GOP primaries

Republicans are slated to squared off in a handful of competitive state legislative primary contests on August 10. In most instances, the GOP rivals are vying to take on a DFL incumbent in districts that look winnable.