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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 potential support from both Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature, Minnesota Public Radio reports. Dayton, who made the remarks during a Wednesday press conference, said he was concerned that the ...
The Capitol Note: GOP delays Senate tax vote for review of details
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 potential support from both Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature, Minnesota Public Radio reports. Dayton, who made the remarks during a Wednesday press conference, said he was concerned that the ...
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.
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.
School bullying bill looks cleared for passage
Revisions to the Senate version address objections from administrators and lawmakers.
The Capitol Note: Amended bullying bill clears Senate committee
GOP Sens. Carla Nelson and Roger Chamberlain have introduced an alternate bill.
Bill calls for ‘gross receipts’ sales tax on gas
A state transportation bill introduced last Friday includes a gas sales tax that would help road improvement funds keep pace with inflation, an idea that has the strong support of transportation backers but is likely to face stiff resistance in an election year.
Session ’14 agenda: The fine print
Discussions about the repeal of new taxes, a bonding bill and a proposed increase to the state minimum wage seem destined to take center stage this spring.
The Capitol Note: Transportation advocates push more taxes on gas, metro-area sales tax
Move MN, a coalition of transportation funding advocates, hopes the two revenue streams would result in $727 million per year.
The Capitol Note: Medicinal marijuana support at 51 percent
The idea is significantly more popular with the young and less affluent, and polls much better with Democrats than Republicans.
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 two Jons square off for Benson seat nod
When DFL State Rep. John Benson announced in December that he would not seek a fifth term representing District 44B — a suburban legislative tract comprising northern Minnetonka, southern Plymouth and Woodland — two young men who’d been itching to run for office got their chance.
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