House negotiators rejected the Senate’s $9.50 offer last night, in part because its application would have been restricted to big businesses.
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The Capitol Note: Senate building plan headed for House committee later this month
House Majority Leader Erin Murphy said she plans to hold an informational House Rules Committee hearing in late February.
Read More »The Capitol Note: GOP activists pick Seifert, Ortman in straw polls
The statewide straw poll contest gave the most enthusiastic party members just their second opportunity to voice an opinion in either contest.
Read More »DFL Party, candidates have financial edge over GOP
DFL Party chair Ken Martin said the current financial state puts the party in one of its strongest positions ever.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Supreme Court rejects Vikings stadium lawsuit
The finding clears the path for the state to sell bonds that will help finance the stadium construction.
Read More »Standoff over MSOP at a critical juncture
After years of inactivity punctuated by sporadic talks at the Legislature, the issue of Minnesota’s civil commitment of the sexually dangerous seems to be coming to a head. The question now is whether a judge will intervene to force changes in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program before the 2014 Legislature even convenes.
Read More »DHS rescinds exemption offered to Amplatz hospital
In a statement issued to Politics in Minnesota on Thursday afternoon, Fairview argued that it still felt that it qualified for the exemption.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Bill authors defend Ritchie’s online voter registration
The issue of voting registration apparently did not arise during the debate over the legislation's passage more than a dozen years ago.
Read More »Disability groups rally for 5 percent funding increase in 2014
The increase would cost about $86 million in the current budgeting period, and advocates are hoping there will be extra cash in the state’s coffers after the November and February budget forecasts.
Read More »The Capitol Note: MMB plans to go forward with stadium bond sale
Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter rejected calls from American Indian activists who were pushing for the delay of bond sales on the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, the Star Tribune reports. The activists are trying to get assurances that the word "Redskins," the' nickname for the Washington, D.C. NFL team, will not be displayed inside the stadium.
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