Minn.'s Aging Population Poses Budget Challenges
Minnesota is headed toward a significant milestone in which more of its residents are senior citizens than school-aged.
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Minnesota is headed toward a significant milestone in which more of its residents are senior citizens than school-aged.
With added focus on the early childhood development, some Minnesota lawmakers think issues involved with that stage of life deserve its own state agency.
Minnesota lawmakers are getting ready to vote on the bill that will create the state's version of a health insurance exchange, a way for uninsured people to obtain health coverage that's a centerpiece of the Obama administration's health care overhaul.
Three days into the sequester and there are signs that many Americans are not that concerned.
Minnesota Sheriffs issued more than 30,000 gun permits last year -- that's 10,000 more than the year before.
Minnesota high school coaches could soon have a bit more job protection.
Minnesotans could suffer from those budget cuts too. Some over time, and some right away.
The weekend after a heated debate over gun control, Colorado state Rep. Rhonda Fields was flooded with emails, including some she later told police "disturbed and shocked" her.
Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's a fundraising opportunity.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk says a proposal to require background checks on all firearm purchases probably lacks support to become Minnesota law.
A bill at the Capitol to strengthen state laws against bullying in schools has passed its first committee hurdle.
Minnesota lawmakers are hearing from the public on Gov. Mark Dayton's proposals to overhaul the state's tax code.
Minnesota apparently won't pass any laws to ban assault rifles or high-capacity ammunition magazines this year.
Victims of child sexual abuse were at the state capitol Thursday, fighting to change a Minnesota law that would allow survivors more time to take civil action.
Minnesota's budget pressures eased dramatically on Thursday, but not the political rift over how to shore up the state's finances.
