Minnesota House Approves Medicaid Expansion
More than 35,000 low-income Minnesota residents moved closer Monday to becoming eligible for a subsidized health insurance program, part of a state buy-in to the controversial new federal health care law.
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More than 35,000 low-income Minnesota residents moved closer Monday to becoming eligible for a subsidized health insurance program, part of a state buy-in to the controversial new federal health care law.
After the Sandy Hook shooting, a lot of folks thought gun safety bills might have a good chance of passing in Minnesota.
Some recently enacted federal tax deductions could also be extended to Minnesotans filing their state taxes as well.
State lawmakers want to give Minnesota businesses tax credits for hiring veterans.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is expressing his strongest support yet for an expansion of the famed Mayo Clinic that depends on the state aiding with related development costs.
Minnesota lawmakers are moving this week to take the federal government up on a health care offer: By making more low-income people eligible for the Medical Assistance program they're getting the U.S. government to temporarily foot the extra costs.
A recent University of Minnesota graduate has been invited to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address this week.
A former aide to Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has filed an ethics complaint with the Iowa Senate, alleging that during her presidential campaign she made improper payments to a state senator.
A Democratic Minnesota congressman is introducing a constitutional amendment designed to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case that lifted many restrictions on corporate spending in political elections.
The Senate voted Monday to back Edwin Van Petten to lead the Minnesota State Lottery, Susan Haigh as chairwoman of the Metropolitan Council, and Carolyn Parnell as the state's chief information officer.
Minnesota's medical device makers say a new tax to help pay for the federal health care law could cause cutbacks, and even layoffs.
The University of Minnesota has hired an outside consulting firm to analyze the university's administrative costs and report to state lawmakers.
After three days of emotional hearings on Minnesota's gun laws, Democratic leaders are planning their next steps on possible changes.
The state Senate on Thursday confirmed five more members of Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet, but not without a brief fight from Republicans.
After one of the most divisive, costly campaigns Minnesota has ever seen, it appears the second round of the same-sex marriage debate is on.
