With less than two weeks remaining in 2015, workers are busy touching up ceilings and rolling out office chairs.
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Capitol construction work has lobbyists in a pinch
A key concern is access to the House of Representatives during floor sessions.
Read More »Hann looks ahead to 2016 session, elections
Minority Leader Hann sees a path to swinging the Senate back to GOP control.
Read More »GOP pressed for pricier Capitol furnishings
House Republicans quietly pushed to bump up the furnishings allocation by $2 million, or 45 percent.
Read More »Senate building, Capitol projects advance
Four months after surviving a legal challenge from a former state lawmaker, the four-story Senate building is rising up on a former surface parking lot.
Read More »The Capitol Note: “Unsession” slashes 1,175 obsolete laws
1) Gov. Mark Dayton’s “unsession” initiative has helped slash how long it takes to get an environmental permit in Minnesota and has made it easier to ...
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton, DFL leaders tout progress
During a press conference Tuesday, Dayton and DFL legislative leaders prefaced the looming 2014 mid-term campaigns with a checklist of their accomplishments at the helm of state government.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Medical marijuana proposal continues forward, fate unclear
A medical marijuana proposal is moving to another committee in a continued sprint toward an uncertain future.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton to sign minimum wage hike
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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