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Jobless rate dips again, but racial gap remains
The state’s top labor expert said further improvement could be difficult without efforts to break down barriers for black job seekers.
Senators assess bonding needs up north
The Senate Capital Investment Committee is in the middle of the second leg of its four-part tour of state project ideas.
EPA policy flicks switch on power plant fight
Pat Garofalo holds a press conference and a hearing to warn Minnesotans of potential economic fallout from the new federal “clean power plan."
Colleagues remember David Dill as House’s ‘quiet giant”
The entrepreneur and avid sportsman managed to ingratiate himself with a variety of political figures from different regions, ideologies and backgrounds.
Closed session yields no resolution on sex-offender program
The conference was meant to bring the parties together and seek common ground on potential remedies. Of those invited to participate, only Gov. Mark Dayton emerged with a detailed plan.
Who won Legislature’s extra innings?
Discipline appears to have paid off for GOP caucus.
With leaders on board, Dayton calls special session
Fully six bills will be taken up during Friday’s session -- four budget bills, a $180 million capital investment bill and a technical and clerical correction bill -- and legislators will have no surprises about their content.
DFL dissension mounts over Bakk’s leadership
The liberal wing of the DFL caucus complains about process as well as policy.
Tough sailing ahead for budget deal
Observers are skeptical before political leaders convene at Lake Vermilion resort.
DFL trust issues at the Capitol
The initially partisan battle over Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposal to give raises to his state commissioners morphed into an intra-party struggle that leaves Dayton at odds with his fellow Democrats.
Refreshing tone augurs well for equity
While some pessimists are predicting a return to gridlock and dismissing the happy talk as just that, a few important factors are seriously different, and better, this time around.
The Capitol Note: Turns out, Dayton doesn’t support minimum wage changes
Gov. Mark Dayton isn't advocating changes to Minnesota's freshly passed minimum wage hike legislation, a spokesman clarified on Monday.
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