Senate Sunday Liquor Sales Vote Doesn't Go Down Smooth In Wis.
In the border battle for buying booze, Wisconsin has always been the winner on Sundays.
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In the border battle for buying booze, Wisconsin has always been the winner on Sundays.
A Prohibition-era ban on Sunday liquor sales in Minnesota may soon be coming to an end.
On Monday, the Minnesota Senate is expected to vote on a bill to repeal the ban on Sunday liquor store sales.
Minnesota's Senate has passed a bill providing relief for massive health insurance premium hikes.
Just winning the 34-33 majority was a welcome surprise for Senate Republicans: GOP candidates lost two Senate seats but won eight DFL districts en route to the party's second majority in more than 40 years.
Senate Republicans shocked Democrats in November's election, winning eight DFL seats while losing just two to queue up a slim, 34-33 majority for 2017.
A recount has upheld a Republican candidate winning a Minnesota Senate seat in the western Minneapolis suburbs.
Sen. Paul Gazelka takes over Senate Republicans after their previous leader, Sen. David Hann, lost his Eden Prairie seat.
A Minnesota Senate candidate says he'll exercise his right to a free recount after losing by an unofficial 142 votes.
There's a new face at the center of Minnesota's political power: Sen. Paul Gazelka, a lawmaker from the central part of the state who was elected Senate majority leader by Republicans in the chamber that has a new majority.
Preliminary results show Republicans have control of the Minnesota Senate and House.
Democrats hold a 10-seat advantage in the Minnesota Senate, but all 67 seats are up for grabs Tuesday.
Minnesota's Senate is set to vote on a 12-week medical and parental paid leave policy for all workers.
Senate Democrats' plan to borrow $1.5 billion for public construction projects has hit a snag.
Minnesota lawmakers have taken the first step toward banning cellphone cases designed to look like handguns.
A Democratic state senator's name would grace a rebuilt street under a public construction bill released Monday — an illegal honor that one Republican lawmaker says reeks of political favoritism.
Gun safety supporters rallied at a church outside the Minnesota State Capitol Tuesday. DFL State Senator Ron Latz is proposing a bill which requires criminal background checks for the 40 percent of gun transfers he says are currently exempted – including online and gun show sales.
Minnesota legislators on Thursday paved the way for unemployment checks to go out to thousands of out-of-work Iron Range miners, abruptly wrapping up a long-awaited deal just after the Senate's top Democrat doubted whether the relief package would come together.
Minnesota Senate Committee opened hearings Thursday on a bill requiring school boards to expel students who assault teachers.
A state Senate committee is taking up a bill that would allow for physician-assisted death in Minnesota. Sen. Chris Eaton introduced the bill last year, but said at the time she wanted to wait a year to gather public input.
A longtime Democratic state senator says he won't run for re-election, opening a prime seat for Republicans.
Minnesota Senate Assistant Majority Leader Katie Sieben says she won't seek another term. Sieben becomes the sixth DFLer in the chamber to announce plans to retire this year, joining Sens. James Metzen, Barb Goodwin, Roger Reinert, Kathy Sheran and Bev Scalze.
Lawmakers and political groups are setting the stage for the battle for control of the Legislature. Their quest for cash is shaping up, too.
Members of the Minnesota House and Senate racked up almost $2 million dollars in extra pay last year -- over and above their legislative salaries.
This fall, all 201 legislators in Minnesota are up for re-election. The fight for control of the state House and Senate will largely center on a handful of rural districts.
