The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor doesn't plan to investigate a move from Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to implement a new online voter registration tool, but a House Research report raises questions about the legality of the new program.

The nonpartisan House Fiscal Analysis and Research departments have set their committee rosters for the 2013 legislative session. Some veteran staffers have retired in recent months and new staffers have been hired to fill their places.

Minnesota lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to enact financial incentives for investors in small, start-up companies. A new House Research report, however, questions the conventional wisdom of giving tax credits to angel investors.

House Research has completed the brief of amicus curiae that supports a complaint in Ramsey County District Court against Gov. Tim Pawlenty's unallotment.

House Research offers two memos to lawmakers about previous forays into the courts

Nonpartisan Minnesota House researchers Joel Michael and Anita Neumann last Friday delivered new papers to the House Jobs Task Force that provide a detailed list of the state’s spending and tax programs for economic development and job growth.