Dayton Signs Concussion Bill Into Law
The law requires coaches to complete online training on the signs and symptoms of concussions.
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The law requires coaches to complete online training on the signs and symptoms of concussions.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will send layoff notices to 6,000 employees Friday if it can't work out a deal to get access to its money in a state government shutdown.
Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders met for another unproductive budget negotiation as hopes fade for heading off a state government shutdown on July 1.
The state's employee unions are now in the fight in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown on July 1.
A push to curb lawmakers' daily expense payments yielded savings in the Republican-controlled Senate this session.
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty pitched an economic plan Tuesday that includes deep cuts in personal and business taxes to spur the struggling U.S. economy but would add to deficits in the short term in the hope that badly needed jobs would follow.
With only 23 days left before a government shutdown in Minnesota, a possible budget agreement continues to be at a standstill.
Republican backers of requiring a photo ID to vote in Minnesota say they'll try to take the issue to voters themselves next year after Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a bill with the requirement.
A top adviser to President Barack Obama says former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty left his own state with a deficit but now wants to counsel the rest of the country on financial matters.
Sarah Palin's version of Paul Revere's ride has triggered a tug of war over the Wikipedia entry on that historic event.
On hot nights like Monday, patios and rooftops are packed at restaurants with outdoor seating in Minneapolis.
Republican Tim Pawlenty was set to propose an economic policy Tuesday that would simplify individual tax rates to just three options and cut taxes on business by more than half as he offered himself as a replacement to Barack Obama in the Democratic president's hometown.
In an effort to break a budget impasse and avert a government shutdown July 1, Minnesota Republican leaders made a budget counteroffer to Gov. Mark Dayton Monday. Dayton characterized the meeting as constructive, but said the two sides remain far apart.
Gov. Mark Dayton's top lawyer plans to retire next month.
After days of denials, a choked-up New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner confessed that he sent a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman. He also admitted that he had "inappropriate" conversations with six women before and after getting married.
