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Civil forfeiture task force questioned
Group proposed in omnibus dominated by law enforcement.
Read More »Judiciary might benefit from budget compromise
House, Senate conference leaders say constitutional mandates must be funded.
Read More »Family matters heat up House debate
Public safety/judiciary omnibus survives five DFL defections to pass.
Read More »Lesch takes the leap into criminal defense
Lawmaker quits his job as prosecutor, opens a firm with a partner.
Read More »Body cam ‘brouhaha’ foreseen
Data practices panel weighs conflicting options
Read More »Health plans’ contract data still under wraps
Open-government advocates and state-budget watchdogs argue at least some data in health plans’ contracts should be considered public data.
Read More »Data practices commission debuts with unresolved issues on its mind
Holberg is confident the commission's work will have an impact on state data policies.
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 »Retiring privacy guru Holberg is recognized on House floor
Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, got accolades from both sides of the aisle as the House of Representatives took up the outgoing lawmaker’s parting gift to her colleagues: the opportunity to immerse themselves in maddeningly complex privacy-related policy issues that have largely defined her 16-year tenure at the Capitol.
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