Capitol Budget Negotiations Carry On Into The Night
Minnesota lawmakers are running out of time to reach a budget deal.
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Minnesota lawmakers are running out of time to reach a budget deal.
The group started at the St. Louis Park community center and walked to the business area of town, chanting "We love Trump! We love Trump!"
Two proposals would have expanded background checks for firearms transfers and allowed police to temporarily confiscate guns from people judged to be an imminent threat.
On Monday, China announced a new round of tariffs in retaliation for American tariffs that were put in place last week. President Donald Trump has argued that China will pay for the new tax on imports. But is that really how tariffs work?
It seems that instead of a trade deal that ends this dispute, both sides are digging in for a longer, more protracted fight with consumers, retailers, farmers and manufacturers caught square in the middle.
Republicans have offered to spend $100 million more on education and public safety, but they are saying no to any new taxes. The Governor says the 2% medical provider tax has to stay, but he has come down several times on his spending proposals. His biggest concession is a 4-cent per gallon drop in his gas tax proposal.
Minnesota has joined 42 other states and Puerto Rico in suing some of the biggest generic drug makers in the country for alleged price fixing.
Under the plan, 731 Customs and Border Patrol officers from ports around the country will move south as agents struggle with record numbers.
If there is no agreement by next Monday the legislature will have to go into special session to avoid a state government shutdown July 1.
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota is sharing her experiences with depression for the first time as she calls for more federal funding for mental health programs.
Two major budget sticking points concern Gov. Walz's proposed 20-cent gas tax and the already in place 2% medical provider tax, which sets aside money for low-income Minnesotans for health care.
Brad Hovel raises hogs, cattle and corn on his farm in Cannon Falls. His family also farms soybeans – one of the products caught in the crosshairs of the growing trade war between the United States and China.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes that age is a "problematic" issue in the 2020 presidential election.
Earlier Friday, the U.S. increased tariffs on approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent.
"Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States," Mr. Trump told Politico in an interview published Friday.
