Boost For Early Education In Minn. House Budget
Minnesota schools would receive state funding for all-day kindergarten and an extra $200 per pupil on average in House Democrats' plans for education spending.
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Minnesota schools would receive state funding for all-day kindergarten and an extra $200 per pupil on average in House Democrats' plans for education spending.
Lawmakers' plans to improve Minnesota's background check system for gun sales would cost the state almost $1.1 million.
Minnesota lawmakers would get their first pay boosts since the late 1990s under a budget proposal rolled out Tuesday in the Senate that also includes salary increases for the governor and top agency leaders.
A Democratic-crafted House plan for publicly financed construction sprinkles a host of projects across Republican-held districts but it is far from clear that it can attract the needed GOP votes to pass.
Minnesota House Democrats are planning to reveal their spending priorities for Minnesota's public schools.
Funding for the Viking stadium has come up short at the Capitol in the past, but racino supporters say lawmakers can't ignore it any longer.
State Capitol repairs, civic center expansions and veterans home upgrades are all expected to have a place in Gov. Mark Dayton's plan for Minnesota-financed construction projects.
Two lawmakers are joining a growing tide of officials pressuring to keep University of Minnesota hospitals in the state's hands.
A leading House Democrat proposed Monday afternoon to add the state sales tax to team jerseys and other pro sports merchandise to help cover the state's share of the new Vikings stadium.
Aaron Schaffhausen has already pleaded guilty to the stabbing murders of his three daughters at their River Falls home last summer. But what are the chances he will actually be found insane?
Minnesota Republicans have elected former state representative Keith Downey as their new chairman.
Minnesota Republicans are meeting to elect a new party chairman.
The Minnesota State Lottery is looking beyond simple scratch off tickets to help fund a Vikings stadium.
When it comes to legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota, supporters have the appearance of momentum: voters rejected a constitutional ban last fall, public opinion shows growing approval and each day seems to bring another national politician flocking to their cause.
How's this for irony? A Minnesota commission created to determine which state agencies and boards are ripe for elimination is now on the chopping block itself.
