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Dayton’s curious behavior did him no favors
Judging by his behavior during the 2015 state legislative sessions, Gov. Mark Dayton fits comfortably into the series of unconventional Minnesota politicians.
Who won Legislature’s extra innings?
Discipline appears to have paid off for GOP caucus.
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.
Legislators stuck on the outside
Even legislators in dark on special session negotiations
Confusion, nastiness yield politics of frustration
Politicians will always be sensitive to their supporters, but policies needn’t be driven solely by payback.
More homework ahead for education bill
Other elements of the framework for a special session remain unresolved, including a passage in the state government finance bill that would significantly diminish the authority of State Auditor Rebecca Otto.
Special session’s to-do list grows after vetoes
Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed two more contentious budget bills, rejecting one bill on jobs and economic development and another on environment and agriculture.
Tough sailing ahead for budget deal
Observers are skeptical before political leaders convene at Lake Vermilion resort.
Wholesale tax on gasoline a dumb idea
Neither liberals nor conservatives think it is a good idea to doom a government agency to failure before dime one is spent,yet that is exactly what the wholesale tax on gasoline is likely to do.
Sticker shock: LRT line in doubt
The new $2 billion price tag prompts a reassessment of the proposed light rail line to the southwest suburbs.
The corruption of Minnesota politics
The state’s reputation as a vanguard in political ethics is largely dead, producing problems such as the budget impasses and shutdowns we have seen in the last few years, and which again loom larger and larger this year.
House GOP moves to slash Met Council chair’s pay
House Republicans are moving to cut the Metropolitan Council Chairman Adam Duininck's salary in half, in a jab at Gov. Mark Dayton over a pay increase they believe went beyond the terms of a deal on commissioner salaries.
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