Democrats who control the Legislature saved some politicking and deal-making on Capitol restoration bonding and taxes for the final hours of the regular 2013 Legislative session
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House passes K-12 funding bill
The bill will increase the basic funding formula to schools by $234 million, or 3 percent, which Marquart said would break down to more than $300 in new spending per student.
Read More »Bakk changes tone on minimum wage deal
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, who earlier this week said a proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage was likely dead, now says there’s a “very good chance” something could get done on the issue yet this year.
Read More »Fate of minimum wage increase uncertain
Winkler said the bill would pass when the Senate has a majority of votes lined-up to vote for a $9.00 minimum wage.
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 »Capitol 10: Best Legislative Orators
Politicians give speeches for a living. We asked the Capitol Insiders which of the current legislators are the best orators? Here are their top answers.
Read More »Campaign finance bills move to the House and Senate floors
Campaign finance legislation that’s proposing to increase fundraising limits for candidates has passed to the House and Senate floors. The House and Senate bills allow spending and contribution increases to give candidates a chance to compete with big-spending outside groups.
Read More »House passes minimum wage increase off the floor
A bill that would bump the state minimum wage up to $9.50 an hour has cleared the floor of the Minnesota House.
Read More »Amended minimum wage bill heads to House floor
Legislation that would significantly raise the state's minimum wage for the first time in eight years is headed to the House floor. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, cleared the Ways and Means Committee on a voice vote Monday.
Read More »Union leaders push ahead on legislative agenda
Union leaders say they are moving full speed ahead with their legislative agenda this year, despite recent comments from Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk that many issues on their wish list will not pass this session.
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