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Senate charges ahead on medical marijuana
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk explained that the Senate’s quickened pace came at Dayton’s urging. “The governor, probably about two weeks ago, actually asked the Legislature to move on the bill,” Bakk said. “I guess, at his request, we thought we would show him that courtesy.”
The Capitol Note: House bonding bill supports higher ed, short on Capitol
Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, proposed $850 million in capital investment projects that include $370 million for higher ed, investments in public safety and infrastructure and roughly $150 million for local projects.
Bonding bill worth $850 million debuts in House committee
The most surprising omission in Hausman's plan is its lack of funding for the renovations to the Capitol building.
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: Disagreement looms over surplus plans
[Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the Senate legislation’s approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday evening.] From tax cuts to bonding, the big-picture stories of ...
House staffer Matthew Bergeron joins 64B DFL field
Bergeron works as a committee administrator on the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee.
Standoff over MSOP at a critical juncture
After years of inactivity punctuated by sporadic talks at the Legislature, the issue of Minnesota’s civil commitment of the sexually dangerous seems to be coming to a head. The question now is whether a judge will intervene to force changes in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program before the 2014 Legislature even convenes.
Advocates of Sunday alcohol sales gird for renewed fight with powerful liquor lobby
Jason Alvey says he’s tired of mincing his words when it comes to the powerful lobbying forces that have protected a decades-old ban on Sunday alcohol sales in Minnesota.
MSOP: Settlement or court action?
Over the past year, there have been more than 60 hours of settlement talks between lawyers representing nearly 700 civilly committed sex offenders and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. On Thursday, they will meet again to try to negotiate an end to a class-action lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the troubled Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
House inaction dooms MSOP reforms
At a Friday morning committee hearing, just 10 days before the close of the legislative session, Rep. Steve Drazkowski offered an idea for dealing with the state’s troubled civil commitment program for sex offenders. Drazkowski proposed creating a bipartisan task force to recommend changes to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
Daycare, PCA unionization bill sent to Dayton’s desk after 68-66 House vote
The bill passed the House by a tally of 68-66, with the entire House Republican caucus joined by five moderate Democrats who voted in opposition.
House passes tax bill with $2.1 billion in increased revenues
The House passed a tax bill that includes just over $2 billion in tax increases by a 69-65 vote early Monday morning. The legislation now heads to the Senate and is the lynchpin of the budget deal needed to conclude the legislative session.
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