Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Cottage Grove, announced Tuesday she will leave the Senate after her term ends. Sieben is assistant majority leader — the first member ...
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Local-option RCV bill quashed in Senate
Sen. Katie Sieben, who heads the Senate Subcommittee on Elections, will not hear a bill that would let cities adopt ranked choice voting.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Nguyen’s withdrawal opens door for former GOP Sens. Daley, Howe
1.) The Republican field for secretary of state was turned on its head yesterday by the withdrawal of the lone registered GOP candidate, financier Dennis ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: No endorsement for Loon, GOP ‘yes’ vote on same-sex marriage
It was clear that Loon’s 2013 vote to legalize same-sex marriage provided the motive force for the strong reaction back home.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton to announce running mate choice
The latest conventional wisdom points to chief of staff Tina Smith as the odds-on favorite.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton to pick running mate this week
Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Newport, announced on Friday that she would not seek the Lieutenant Governor position.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Hausman calls Dayton’s bonding proposal “excellent start”
Hausman said the governor's plan includes "strategic investments" for the state, though she was far from endorsing it fully, calling the proposal an "excellent start."
Read More »The Capitol Note: Bond sale delay could cause “major problems” for Vikings stadium
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chair Michele Kelm-Helgen portrayed the situation as a potentially dire one.
Read More »Legislators will review online voter registration
The system launched under Secretary of State Mark Ritchie in late September has so far accepted more than 1,100 applications, 200 of which have come from new registrants.
Read More »Proposed constitutional amendment dealing with legislator pay headed to ballot
A proposed constitutional amendment that would give an independent panel the authority to set salaries for House and Senate members passed the Senate on Monday morning by a 43-23 vote margin. The amendment is expected to be on the ballot in 2016.
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