The GOP managed to wrest control of the House from the DFL, but that is scant solace given that the party won’t have another chance at statewide office until 2018.
Read More »Tag Archives: Rick Nolan
Incumbents hold funding edge in U.S. House
Republicans say momentum, not money, is key in two districts.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Federal HHS to audit MNsure
Another audit of MNsure has been teed up. This time, it's from the feds.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Republicans criticize DFL priorities in state flyaround
1) Republican lawmakers flew around the state on Monday to denounce the DFL's control of state government, the Duluth News Tribune reports. Marking the beginning ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: Senate bonding bill out Monday, $1.2 billion still unlikely
1) The Senate will release the last remaining proposal to fund public infrastructure on Monday, filling in the final set of blanks that will precede ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: Medical marijuana proposal advances in Senate, future uncertain
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-3, across party lines, to move the languishing proposal forward. It has so far passed one committee in the House. Sen. Scott Dibble, the measure's chief Senate sponsor, called the proposal a "responsible bill."
Read More »Nolan led Mills in first-quarter District 8 fundraising
DFL U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan overtaking Republican challenger Stewart Mills in contributions for the first time in two quarters for the competitive 8th Congressional District race.
Read More »The Capitol Note: MNsure hires Deloitte
1) Deloitte Consulting will take on a roughly $5 million contract to fix MNsure, the exchange announced on Wednesday. The exchange's choice of Deloitte came ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: House and Senate poised to move on supplemental budget
The most important spending to many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, a 5 percent pay hike for home and community-based services workers, will cost a projected $91 million.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton signs $440 million tax cut bill
1.) Gov. Mark Dayton signed $440 million in tax cuts into law late Friday, reports the Pioneer Press. It followed a day in which both ...
Read More »