Beyond the budget 2013
The path through any budget session leads to a negotiating table at which the governor and legislative leaders work out the most politically palatable taxing and spending deal they can muster. But the...
View ArticleMinnesota’s DFL majorities face social issues pressure
As they prepare to take the reins of state government starting in 2013, Minnesota Democrats are attempting to strike a delicate balance between erasing a projected budget deficit and handling pent-up...
View ArticleWhat to watch for in Minnesota’s coming legislative session
Here’s a guide to key policy matters that are likely to be addressed and heavily lobbied in the 2013 legislative session.
View ArticleState’s unclaimed property cache grows
The state of Minnesota has a potential pool of revenue at its disposal that many lawmakers may not know about. Over the last decade, the value of assets held by the state as unclaimed personal property...
View Article‘Dream Act’ not on Pelowski’s legislative wish list
Rep. Gene Pelowski does not intend to schedule a vote on legislation that would allow students without legal immigration status to pay in-state tuition at public universities. The chair of the Higher...
View Article‘Dream Act’ heading to the floor in the Senate
The Finance Committee amended the bill on Monday to include a $100,000 appropriation in 2014 to cover the costs of buying or licensing a computer system for processing financial aid documents.
View ArticleAfter 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.
View ArticleLimmer: Use law to ban state action sparingly
One Minnesota law has been causing awkward moments in state government since it was enacted in 2009. And that means it’s working perfectly, according to its Senate sponsor, Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple...
View ArticleFamily matters heat up House debate
Public safety/judiciary omnibus survives five DFL defections to pass.
View ArticleMitchell: Probation policy a likely commission emphasis
New chair presides over first Sentencing Guidelines Commission meeting May 9.
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