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The Capitol Note: Dayton approval at 58 percent
Notably, both Democratic candidates get a slight boost when the poll of adults is trimmed to include only likely voters.
Transportation spending picture stays muddled
During the 2013 legislative session, DFL lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton settled on a $300 million funding package for so-called Corridors of Commerce. In October, when Dayton announced the awarding of grants for 10 projects spread throughout the state, his announcement was heralded as good news by a number of Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Rep. Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove.
The Capitol Note: DFL, GOP leaders lay out session priorities
Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, predicted that the Senate would be able to pass a bill that is closer to the House's $9.50 figure than to the $7.75 mark.
The Capitol Note: DFL leaders announce “Women’s Economic Security” initiative
The proposal seeks to deal with a variety of issues that disadvantage women in the workplace.
The Capitol Note: Kurt Zellers announces $403,000 haul for 2013
The campaign said Zellers had "far out-raised candidates not dependent on their personal wealth."
Duluth Rep. Tom Huntley to retire
Huntley has chaired the Health and Human Service Finance Committee in three different legislative sessions, including the present.
Bergstrom aim: ‘get out in front’
Greta Bergstrom’s campaign strategy to win the DFL endorsement for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Michael Paymar is simple, according to her campaign co-chair. “Get out in front and get people backing you right from the start,” St. Paul City Council member Amy Brendmoen said.
Another forecast, another surplus
After years of budgeting under the strain of current and future deficits, the November economic forecast continued Minnesota’s streak of glad tidings. The report, released Thursday, was the fifth straight (dating to November 2011) in which the state has projected a surplus for the current biennium. The November report predicts that the state will end the 2014-15 budget cycle with an $825 million[...]
November forecast looks to $825 million projected surplus
The November economic forecast released Thursday projects that the state of Minnesota will end the current biennium with an $825 million surplus. In the immediate afterglow, one note of consensus among major players was that the news should be taken with cautious optimism – though each cited different reasons for doing so.
House staffer Matthew Bergeron joins 64B DFL field
Bergeron works as a committee administrator on the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee.
The Capitol Note: Sex offender recommendations met with tepid support
The sex offender task force's final recommendations emphasized the importance of separating the civil commitment process from the risk of political interference.
The Capitol Note: SCSU poll finds Dayton, Franken approval below 50 percent
Dayton's and Franken's relative unpopularity does not seem to have hurt their party.
Top News
- Mexican food trademark fight grinds on in federal court
- Target faces ‘non-drowsy’ meds suit
- Melodie Rose named president at Fredrikson
- Supreme Court lawyers have rituals of their own
- Minnesota artists consider what’s next in AI copyrights
- Defining ‘and’ in sentencing statute falls to Supreme Court
- Hashtag rates higher libel protection
- Court: Performance issues, not bias, prompted union to fire organizer
Expert Testimony
- Briefly: A chat with Supreme Court Commissioner Tim Droske
- Perspectives: Oral arguments at high court stir lively debates
- Quandaries & Quagmires: Advance waivers: Lessons from Paul Hastings vs. Coca Cola
- Perspectives: Recent cellphone ruling recalls high court cases
