After strange interlude, sprinklers apparently out of bonding bill
House Capital Investment Chair Alice Hausman told reporters on Wednesday that the sprinkler provision would not be included in either chamber’s final bonding package.
Senate panel okays $109 million Lessard-Sams package
The recommendations call for the acquisition of almost 2,000 acres of native prairie and would pay for restoration and enhancement projects on another 7,000 acres of such lands.
U seeks funding for terrestrial pest center
The U pegs costs for this “virtual center” at about $9 million over the course of a decade.
Frac sand limitations fail in Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee turned down Sen. Matt Schmit's bid to amend frac sand legislation into the game and fish bill less than a week after it removed from the same bill by a different committee. However, Gov. Mark Dayton's administration has voiced strong support for Schmit's proposal, creating the potential for it to reemerge before session's end.
Conference committees on key finance bills take shape
With most major finance bills clearing the House and Senate floors, attention will now turn towards conference committees this week. Conferees on several bills have already been appointed by legislative leaders.
Marriage bill’s fate uncertain
On the steps of the state Capitol, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton stood in the sleet on Thursday to encourage a crowd of hundreds to push their legislators to legalize gay marriage this session.
House proposes Legacy changes
The Minnesota House is getting pushback as it seeks to reset the calendar for appropriating Legacy dollars for hunting and fishing habitat.
Gun bills give rural DFLers ‘heartburn’
Paul Marquart knows that when it comes to the gun debate at the Capitol, most of it boils down to matters of region and culture.
House may buck Lessard-Sams recommendations
Even though Minnesota faces a $1.1 billion budget deficit, there are still some much-coveted pots of money up for grabs in 2013, thanks to the Legacy amendment’s provisions for spending on outdoors and cultural projects.
Senate Democrats name committee chairs
The Senate DFL has formalized its committee structure and appointed the chairs who will direct the flow of legislation in 2013.
DFL majorities pick their leaders
Close on the heels of Tuesday’s election, members of the new DFL House and Senate majorities gathered behind closed doors on Thursday to elect their leaders. As expected, the minority leaders who helped steer Democrats back into control — Rep. Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, and Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook — were elevated to House speaker and Senate majority leader.
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