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Senate passes phone surveillance bill
Both chambers have rejected provision requiring search warrant, a key provision pushed by privacy advocates.
Read More »A DFL push for gender fairness — and votes
A Senate panel on Monday unanimously approved the Women’s Economic Security Act, which funds programs to lure more women into better-paying, male-dominated fields.
Read More »Endorsement battles refigure legislative field
Retiring legislators, or those seeking higher office, have left some relatively safe seats open, while other districts’ endorsements have been altered.
Read More »Former GOP Rep. Knoblach sues over Minnesota Senate building
The former Republican House Ways and Means chair has filed a lawsuit alleging the funding for a new Senate building and Capitol parking facility in the 2013 omnibus tax bill is unconstitutional. The building is currently scheduled to break ground in February or March.
Read More »Standing up for students
Meet Sarah Clarke, of the Minnesota State Colleges Student Association.
Read More »Day care, PCA unions bill meets resistance
No bill has faced a more tortuous path this legislative session than a proposal to allow child care workers and personal care assistants to unionize.
Read More »Campaign finance bills move to House, Senate floors
The bills, sponsored by Sen. Ann Rest and Rep. Ryan Winkler, increase state limits on the contributions that candidates can receive and the amount of money they can spend.
Read More »Senate plan would delay Capitol makeover
A proposal to pay for the next installment of the Capitol restoration project with $30 million included in the omnibus tax bill could put the project on hold.
Read More »Solar outlook cloudy: House, Senate differ on energy standards
After 10 days of limbo and behind-the-scenes talks at the state Capitol, legislation to boost the state’s solar power industry has passed out of House and Senate committees.
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