House GOP Shuts Down DFL Education Spending Proposal
House Democrats have the highest bid in Minnesota's education funding debate.
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House Democrats have the highest bid in Minnesota's education funding debate.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency over a bird flu outbreak that's killed millions of birds in the state's poultry industry. The governor's order activates an emergency operations plan to support the state response to the epidemic.
Changes in law enforcement surveillance and internal investigations are on the docket at the Legislature.
The Minnesota House and Senate went their separate ways Wednesday with expansive bills covering economic development, energy regulation and broadband Internet access programs, offering a glimpse of the gulf they'll have to bridge on those items and the broader budget over the final weeks of the session.
Minnesota lawmakers got an earful Wednesday from Mille Lacs County business owners about tough new walleye limits on the state's most famous lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources imposed a one-walleye limit on Mille Lacs two weeks ago to try to revive the fish population.
A measure that has won initial backing of Minnesota House and Senate lawmakers would ensure that Iron Range taconite workers are eligible for unemployment benefits when several plants are idled in coming months.
It's that time again: when politicians set aside their differences and come together for a hot dish competition!
Gov. Mark Dayton says a Republican lawmaker should be reprimanded for a House floor speech linking north Minneapolis with a state prison.
Gov. Mark Dayton's administration says a new ban on cameras for prison inmate interviews is meant to shield crime victims from harmful images of their assailants.
More than 100 law enforcement leaders across Minnesota are asking lawmakers for a minimum of $150 million a year for preschool programs.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is heading west to make connections in Minnesota. Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt says he and other Republican lawmakers will meet with the likely presidential candidate Thursday.
Serial offenders of Minnesota's prohibition on texting while driving could soon face steeper fines.
A 10-year, $7 billion plan for Minnesota road-and-bridge construction has the GOP-led House on a different course than Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton for solving a top issue for both parties this legislative session.
Minnesota lawmakers are aiming to provide extra money as the state struggles to get a bird flu outbreak under wraps.
Wednesday is Earth Day, and new rules on restaurant takeout packaging will go into effect in Minneapolis.
