Minn. Senate Backs Matching Some Tax Deductions
The Minnesota Senate has unanimously approved a bill that will let some Minnesota taxpayers claim recently enacted federal tax deductions on their state taxes too.
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The Minnesota Senate has unanimously approved a bill that will let some Minnesota taxpayers claim recently enacted federal tax deductions on their state taxes too.
After last fall's defeat of a GOP-driven effort to ban gay marriage in Minnesota, some Republican lawmakers are leaving open the possibility they might vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
A trio of Republican state senators is pushing to bar law enforcers from using remotely piloted drones in Minnesota for evidence gathering except in rare circumstances.
The Mayo Clinic proposal for government help toward a major expansion in Rochester is making its first committee stop in the state Legislature.
A federal judge has dismissed three counts from former Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb's lawsuit over his firing — but two discrimination counts remain as the case goes forward.
Less than 24 hours after the President Barack Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, Minnesota Democratic lawmakers unveiled a plan of their own to raise state pay for low income workers to $9.50.
A state Senate ethics committee has opted not to act on a complaint filed against a Republican senator that accused him of taking improper payments from Rep. Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign.
Whether tax increases kill jobs is one of the longest running arguments in politics. It's about to get tested in a big way in Minnesota.
A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers want to eliminate a statute of limitations on the ability to file civil claims related to allegations of child sexual abuse.
Minnesota lawmakers are taking a closer look at the labor dispute that has locked out the Minnesota Orchestra for 5 months now.
Two Minnesota House district seats stayed in the same partisan column after special elections to replace lawmakers who resigned after the last election.
Minnesota lawmakers expect a tricky task when they begin refining legislation that more clearly define conflicts of interest and demands more financial disclosure from Minnesota public officials.
A police lieutenant wounded last summer during a deadly mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., is among two dozen guests the White House has invited to sit with the first lady during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Minnesota lawmakers discussing state IOUs to public schools are hearing from education groups that the catch-up payments shouldn't be the priority.
Two Minnesota House districts are holding special elections to replace lawmakers who resigned after the last election.
