Judges Want Wis. Lawmakers To Reassess Voting Maps
Federal judges on Tuesday postponed a trial over the state's latest election maps, telling lawyers for both sides to spend the day determining whether lawmakers would consider drawing new maps.
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Federal judges on Tuesday postponed a trial over the state's latest election maps, telling lawyers for both sides to spend the day determining whether lawmakers would consider drawing new maps.
State lawmakers have announced a bipartisan bill that would create a new class of corporations in Minnesota.
After a Ramsey County judicial panel gave the green light for Clarence Opheim's release into a neighborhood halfway house, state lawmakers' phone lines lit up.
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced on Monday she will be introducing federal legislation that calls for greater oversight of how Medicaid dollars are being spent.
The Senate has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill requiring teachers to pass a skills test.
State lawmakers plan to hold a special meeting Monday to try to close a loophole in the sex offender notification law. Republican leaders are hoping to pass a bill allowing the public to be notified before Clarence Opheim is released from a state hospital in St. Peter sometime next week.
One of the biggest news stories this week will be the announcement on Tuesday of the new boundaries for Congressional districts and all state legislative seats.
A man who has been labeled as a predatory sex offender -- and locked up in the state hospital in St. Peter -- is about to be released.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton won't allow inspection of his daily calendar despite saying as a candidate that taxpayers should know how he's spending his time and meeting with privately.
A vote is by no means a certainty, but right now it looks like any vote that will happen in the legislature for a Vikings stadium would be for a stadium located on, or right next to, the current Metrodome site.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will speak to a group of northern Michigan Republican activists near Traverse City.
Representatives of Gov. Mark Dayton, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and the Vikings said Friday that no agreement has been reached on a deal for a new stadium in Minneapolis.
House Speaker Kurt Zellers says the House will use emergency steps to pass legislation to close a loophole in sex offender notification law.
Senate Majority Leader David Senjem says he probably will not hold a Rules and Administration Committee hearing about the GOP use of taxpayer money in creating what were perceived as campaign materials.
Lutherans in Minnesota plan to officially voice their opposition to the proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage.
