What's In $42 Billion? Minnesota's Next Budget At A Glance
Minnesota's Legislature descended Monday into the usual, end-of-session flurry of finalizing and passing bills.
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Minnesota's Legislature descended Monday into the usual, end-of-session flurry of finalizing and passing bills.
Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto wants Gov. Mark Dayton to bring down a wide-ranging state government funding bill over a provision that shifts audit powers away from her.
A midnight deadline to adopt a new two-year budget bore down Monday on the Minnesota Legislature, which could see its stay in St. Paul extended by a rift over preschool.
Late changes to a plan seeking stricter rules on buffer zones separating farmland and public waterways speeds the timeline for compliance and carries possible fines of up to $500 for violators.
Minnesota lawmakers have approved legislation imposing regulations on police agencies that use license plate readers, but they will wait for now to set new laws for body cameras. The compromise bill sent Sunday to Gov. Mark Dayton limits how long agencies can keep location data gathered by cameras on squad cars or at fixed locations.
The Minnesota House passed the education finance bill early Monday morning. Just before 4:30 a.m. the House passed the bill 71 to 59.
Help is on the way for Minnesota farmers trying to bounce back from this year's devastating outbreak of the bird flu. Millions of turkeys and chickens have had to be euthanized, and the State Fair is canceling all bird exhibits this year as a precaution.
Just a little more than 24 hours before state lawmakers are supposed to finish their business -- it looks like they may need overtime. Gov. Mark Dayton said Sunday he'll veto a major education spending bill because it does not include his No. 1 priority.
Advocates for restoring felons' voting rights faster are hoping to try again next year. Minnesota law bans felons from voting until they've completed parole or probation. Advocates made headway this year in their long push to restore that right immediately after felons are released from prison.
As Minnesota lawmakers scrambled Sunday to piece together the state's next budget before a fast-approaching deadline, the impact of the roughly $41.5 billion package on the states' residents started coming into focus.
Gov. Mark Dayton is not wavering in his threat to veto any education bill that doesn't include more money for Minnesota schools and funding for universal pre-K, his top officer said on Sunday.
Already gazing ahead to next year, Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt is indicating time has run out on a transportation and tax-cut deal for the 2015 session.
The new state budget Minnesota lawmakers are assembling supplies $16.5 million to aid in the state's response to the avian flu.
Minnesota lawmakers are starting a three-day sprint to hash out the specifics of a budget deal. Legislators were expected to return to the Capitol Saturday for a weekend of around-the-clock work to finish bills and pass a budget.
Gov. Mark Dayton says he's standing firm in his insistence that lawmakers spend more on schools and less on potential tax cuts, even if it means a special session.
