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GOP legislators split on plan to raise hunting and fishing fees
A state fund that helps pay for game warden salaries and other state natural resource operations is projected to run out of money as of July 2013.
Where have all the amendments gone?
GOP legislators began sounding the constitutional amendment drumbeat even before the start of Session 2012.
House bonding package draws fire from all sides
In a year that would normally see a bill with a big price tag to pay for public construction projects, House Republicans have introduced a bonding proposal that seems destined to dissatisfy nearly everyone.
GOP lawmakers call on leadership to hold vote on right-to-work amendment
GOP Sen. Dave Thompson, the chief sponsor of the amendment in the Senate, urged leadership at a Tuesday Capitol news conference to move to the bill from its current position in the Senate Rules Committee and bring it up for a vote on the floor.
GOP’s internal battles over right-to-work continue
If Sen. Dave Thompson has his way, the road to the 2012 election will feature many scenes like the one that unfolded early Monday morning at the Capitol.
Right-to-work schism dominates GOP amendment debate
For Republican Sen. Dave Thompson, time is running short. The freshman from Lakeville has spent the last six months readying a ballot initiative that would enshrine so-called “right-to-work” language in the state’s Constitution.
A stable budget and redistricting preoccupations leave the session’s endpoint in limbo
So far this session, Gov. Mark Dayton has steadfastly beat the drum for his legislative program to give a boost to the state’s job market: a bonding bill, a Vikings stadium and a jobs tax credit. The Republican majorities in the House and Senate, meanwhile, have pushed through committee numerous proposals that they contend will reduce the tax and regulatory burden on business and make government[...]
Republican legislators push for ‘right-to-work’ amendment
On Wednesday Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed so-called “right-to-work” legislation into law, making it illegal for employment to be contingent on paying union dues. Indiana became the first state in a decade to enact such a policy.
Right-to-work battle comes to Capitol
The past year has seen polarizing, multimillion-dollar battles over the role and rights of labor unions across the country.
Drazkowski seeks House hearing on lack of gambling oversight
Drazkowski says Rep. Tony Cornish, chairman of the Minnesota House Public Safety Committee, has agreed to hold the hearing to look into the issue in the coming weeks.
GOP eyes constitutional amendment on state spending in 2012
By most accounts, a constitutional amendment to make it harder to raise taxes was a key sweetener offered by House Republican leaders last summer in their efforts to entice the chamber’s most conservative members into voting for the budget deal that ended Minnesota’s historic government shutdown.
Day care union showdown may fuel right-to-work ballot question
Gov. Mark Dayton’s executive order aiming to allow some in-home day care providers to join a union could prove to be the unintended impetus for anti-labor bills during the 2012 session.
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