Gov. Dayton and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk have proposed a special session to deal, in part, with the state’s racial disparities.
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Senators examine health disparities
Near the end of a public, off-site meeting for the Senate Health, Human Services and Housing Committee on Monday night, a public health advocate for ...
Read More »With leaders on board, Dayton calls special session
Fully six bills will be taken up during Friday’s session -- four budget bills, a $180 million capital investment bill and a technical and clerical correction bill -- and legislators will have no surprises about their content.
Read More »Senate ethics panel stumped again
Complaints against Jeff Hayden and Bobby Joe Champion are still splitting the Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct along party lines.
Read More »Ethics panel deadlocks on Hayden complaint
The four members on the Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct were divided along party lines but will seek further clarification from the Minneapolis school board.
Read More »GOP seeks probe of Hayden, nonprofits
Six Senate Republicans on Wednesday called for an ethics investigation of Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Hayden and his relationship with two embattled nonprofit organizations.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton, others support Otto, while Ellison backs Entenza
DFL challenger Matt Entenza picked up a small win with an endorsement from US Rep. Keith Ellison.
Read More »After strange interlude, sprinklers apparently out of bonding bill
House Capital Investment Chair Alice Hausman told reporters on Wednesday that the sprinkler provision would not be included in either chamber’s final bonding package.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Medical marijuana proposal advances in Senate, future uncertain
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-3, across party lines, to move the languishing proposal forward. It has so far passed one committee in the House. Sen. Scott Dibble, the measure's chief Senate sponsor, called the proposal a "responsible bill."
Read More »Senate panel to examine minority pay gap
The Select Committee on Disparities and Opportunities will be co-chaired by Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, and Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis.
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