1) Gov. Mark Dayton will sign a bill hiking Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 for large employers by 2016 on Monday after two legislative sessions worth of ...
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The Capitol Note: House passes anti-bullying measure, on to Dayton
1) Gov. Mark Dayton will sign an anti-bullying measure on Wednesday following its passage in the House shortly after midnight, the Star Tribune reports. The ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: House passes $322 million supplemental budget after tax relief
1) House lawmakers passed a $322 million off-year spending bill on Thursday that would raise wages for long-term caregivers, fill in the gaps in school ...
Read More »Anti-bullying bill passes Senate vote
The approval sends the bill to the House, where House Speaker Paul Thissen has said his caucus intends to adopt the Senate language.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton wants a larger bonding bill
1) Gov. Mark Dayton suggested abandoning a deal lawmakers reached last session to keep capital investment legislation under $1 billion for this biennium, with some ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: GOP delays Senate tax vote for review of details
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 ...
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 »U seeks funding for terrestrial pest center
The U pegs costs for this “virtual center” at about $9 million over the course of a decade.
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.
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