Some Question Whether Hike On Cigarette, Vape Taxes Would Be Reliable Revenue Source
The governor's office estimates adding a tax on vaping devices in addition to the vapor and nicotine solutions will generate $12 million over the two-year budget.
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The governor's office estimates adding a tax on vaping devices in addition to the vapor and nicotine solutions will generate $12 million over the two-year budget.
A post-election fight over whether Minnesota's election laws should be tightened or changed to make voting easier heated up Wednesday as a key Senate panel backed a Republican proposal to require people to present photo identification at the polls but allow those without valid cards to cast provisional ballots.
Minnesota currently requires winners come forward, but a bill was introduced Tuesday in the state legislature to change that.
Two lawmakers announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would put Minnesota among 25 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing sports betting, hoping to change their luck after attempts in past years failed to gain support.
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to repeal Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate, despite warnings from virtually every sector of the health care community that doing so would impair efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
A new executive order signed Monday by President Joe Biden has reversed a Trump-era ban on transgender service in the military.
Another city has its eye on the Minneapolis police chief, but he's not interested.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has released his two-year budget proposal, saying his package bolsters his education plan and offers economic relief for small businesses and families hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mike Lindell, the CEO of Minnesota-based company MyPillow, was suspended from Twitter Monday night. According to CBS News, it is a permanent suspension.
The Minnesota Board of Pardons Monday granted its first full pardon since 1984.
The article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump were delivered to the Senate early Monday evening.
Gov. Tim Walz released on Monday a slate of his education priorities that he believes will help ensure high-quality education is available to all Minnesota students no matter their race or socio-economic status.
Two Minnesota lawmakers will introduce a bill this week to legalize sports betting.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election, CBS News has confirmed. A source familiar with her plans said she will make the announcement on Monday.
