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How did our legislatures become so divided by party?
The dramatically contrasting 2015 priorities distinguishing Minnesota House GOPers from State Senate Democrats are ample evidence of polarization.
Session over, finger-pointing begins
Governor Mark Dayton to call lawmakers back as all sides blame each other for stalemate.
Why the 2015 legislative session failed (again)
An archaic and broken budget process, entrenched special interests, and disparate electoral incentives doomed the session before it began.
Ortman: ‘I’ve always thought this is not a career’
Retiring suburban senator says it’s time for ‘new energy from new folks.'
Tough sailing ahead for budget deal
Observers are skeptical before political leaders convene at Lake Vermilion resort.
Woman killed by light rail train was Senate staffer
Lynne M. Thomas was crossing University Avenue when she was struck by a westbound Green Line train.
Tax bills a clash of style, substance
The House tax omnibus bill launches with fanfare; the Senate version quietly passes through its final committee.
Lawmaker wants a ‘sea change’ in divorce law
Rep. John Lesch's own divorce convinced him there must be an alternative process outside the courts.
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.
GOP plan phases out business property tax
House Republicans introduced the specifics behind their $2 billion tax cut in a Monday announcement, detailing a broad agenda that would slash income, business and sales taxes.
Sides dig in over finance bills
The Minnesota House and Senate remain $100 million apart on funding government.
Dayton seeks $842 million in bonding
The governor said the timing is right for another borrowing bill, given the state’s surplus and low interest rates, although he conceded that he faced an uphill battle over bonding with Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.
Top News
- Judge invalidates Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries
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- Courts may deliver anti-vaccine movement’s biggest win
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- Justices back FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines
- Lawsuit alleges Pentagon censorship of Stars and Stripes newspaper
Expert Testimony
- Perspectives: Election litigation starting early in Minnesota
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