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Judiciary might benefit from budget compromise
House, Senate conference leaders say constitutional mandates must be funded.
Advocacy group ends its appeal of ruling on Amazon HQ2 bid
Public Record Media was set to move that case to Minnesota’s Court of Appeals.
Bar Buzz: Marital rape exception signed away
Jenny Teeson managed to do what few achieve these days.
Senators skip cybersecurity hearing
If early signals are accurate indicators, one particular portion of the public safety omnibus budget—judiciary funding—appears most likely to benefit from a pending but still unachieved budget compromise. If a deal is eventually reached, the gap between the House’s $49.818 billion overall state budget plan and the Senate’s $47.726 billion stance will close. (Gov. Tim ...
Mitchell replaces Dietzen as sentencing guidelines chair
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Dietzen has been replaced as chair of Minnesota’s Sentencing Guidelines Commission by that group’s former executive director, Kelly Lyn Mitchell.
The Capitol Note: Lawmakers end session with key tax and spending measures passed
Lawmakers finished out the 2014 legislative session Friday evening with the passage of three major finance and spending bills and a restrictive medical marijuana proposal. Those four pieces were seen as the last major measures to pass this year.
The Capitol Note: Lawmakers set to announce a deal on minimum wage hike
Lawmakers are expected to announce a deal on Monday raising Minnesota's minimum wage to $9.50 an hour with inflationary increases thereafter. Negotiations between the Senate -- which has been dragging its feet on the issue -- and the House, have been a major political division this session between the Democrats who control the Legislature.
The Capitol Note: Dayton says stadium will boost state economy
Political and ideological opponents did not waste their chance to grab some of the spotlight from Tuesday's groundbreaking.
The Capitol Note: Vikings stadium construction to start in early December
The announcement signals the state reaching an agreement with Mortenson Construction on a $738 million contract.
Franken, Dayton endorsed by Minnesota AFL-CIO
Franken's 98 percent career voting record in favor of AFL-CIO positions is the fourth-highest among all U.S. Senators.
News links: Hodges wins Minneapolis mayoral election
The race had divided many of the city's prominent Democrats.
Sen. Carla Nelson decides against CD 1 run
Nelson said she would eventually endorse one of her fellow Republicans in the CD 1 race, but wasn't ready to commit to one candidate yet.
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