1.) A bid to expedite the passage of a tax-cuts bill through the Minnesota Senate ran aground Thursday when the chamber’s Republican minority refused to ...
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Senate tax cut vote delayed until Friday morning session
Senate Minority Leader David Hann argued that the bill was not fully vetted.
Read More »Transportation plan clears House committee despite doubt, opposition
The House Transportation Finance Committee passed a comprehensive funding package during a Thursday hearing, but the fate of that proposal remains very much in doubt.
Read More »School bullying bill looks cleared for passage
Revisions to the Senate version address objections from administrators and lawmakers.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Amended bullying bill clears Senate committee
GOP Sens. Carla Nelson and Roger Chamberlain have introduced an alternate bill.
Read More »House passes $500 million tax cut
Republican speakers expressed gratitude, though several used the occasion to criticize the DFL for passing the taxes in the first place.
Read More »Dayton budget devotes $616 million of surplus to tax cuts
In announcing the package, Gov. Mark Dayton argued that the state's positive budget forecast makes the business-to-business taxes unnecessary.
Read More »Bakk looks to raise bar for amending constitution
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk says proposed amendments to the state constitution should need backing from 60 percent of both the Senate and the House.
Read More »The Capitol Note: “Unsession” roll-out highlights 1,000 proposed changes
Dayton also issued an executive order calling on all executive branch agencies to begin using plain, "easy-to-understand" language.
Read More »Dayton administration outlines ‘unsession’ package
Gov. Mark Dayton's ideas to reform and simplify state government include more than 1,000 adjustments to policies already on the books.
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