A variety of hot-button policy issues remain unsettled this session, and the gulf between positions taken by the governor and either or both legislative chambers leaves just about many of those proposals in jeopardy.
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GOP Sen. Pam Wolf, author of ‘LIFO’ bill, loses teaching job
Freshman Republican Sen. Pam Wolf, who spent much of her first term at the Capitol working to repeal a seniority-based teacher layoff law, was one of 29 teachers in Anoka County that recently lost their job.
Read More »Dayton vetoes bill to repeal LIFO
As promised, Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a key GOP education bill to repeal the state's so-called "last in, first out" law, which protects teachers with the most seniority when school districts are hit with layoffs.
Read More »Meanwhile, outside the spotlight
While legislative leaders haggled in private regarding the 2012 session’s marquee legislation, rank-and-file legislators spent long hours on the floors of the House and Senate processing members’ pet bills.
Read More »Dayton: ‘This is the time to be patient’
At an impromptu news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Mark Dayton reiterated that he would like to see a bonding bill and a proposal to fund a new Vikings stadium passed before the session adjourns -- which could be as soon as early next week -- but he is waiting for word from Legislative leadership on which pieces they think can be in the mix.
Read More »Session endgame stumps most observers
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders of the Legislature spent the week fielding questions about their close-of-session priorities, and lawmakers shuttled between news conferences and marathon floor sessions in both chambers.
Read More »LIFO repeal appears headed for veto
A year after Republican legislators joined forces with DFL Gov. Mark Dayton to enact changes to state education policy, the GOP’s 2012 K-12 agenda is foundering.
Read More »Senate approves ‘Last In, First Out’
A bipartisan majority voted to send the bill to conference committee. Teachers have blasted the bill as an attack on tenure.
Read More »Senate to take up ‘Last In, First Out’ Monday
Assistant Senate Minority Leader Terri Bonoff predicted Friday that the bill -- which has drawn the ire of teachers and some DFLers -- would pass and head to the governor's desk.
Read More »House passes ‘Last In, First Out’ bill
The House moved to eliminate state law that directs school districts to terminate teachers with the least seniority during rounds of teacher layoffs.
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