Reality Check: Minn. Legislature Boosts Pay Out Of Public Eye
New numbers from the Minnesota legislature show state lawmakers paid themselves more than a $1 million last year in per diem payments -- out of the public eye.
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New numbers from the Minnesota legislature show state lawmakers paid themselves more than a $1 million last year in per diem payments -- out of the public eye.
The National Hockey League lockout is now in its 111th day, and now a state lawmaker says the league should be held responsible for the economic impact of the lockout on local businesses.
It doesn't seem to be quite the deal that any politician in Washington wanted, but Congress and President Barack Obama did manage to steer the country away from the fiscal cliff.
The nation's largest gun-rights lobbying group responded for the first time Friday since the elementary school massacre in Connecticut a week ago.
When the Minnesota Orchestra got $14 million in taxpayer funds to renovate its Minneapolis concert hall, they vouched for its financial stability at the time, citing "three balanced budgets in a row." Now, some lawmakers want a hearing to investigate whether that was truthful.
While lawmakers in Washington are working around the clock to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, Minnesota's medical device manufacturers face a tax hike of their own.
In Minnesota, guns are banned on all school properties -- public or private, across all grade levels.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) airport is considering electronic pull tab games as a way to help the state pay for its share of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
President Barack Obama is ramping up efforts to force Congress to make a deal.
Minnesota's Democratic leaders don't want anyone to think the 2013 Legislature is not going to vote on legalizing gay marriage.
The revenue coming in from the electronic pulltab games are not enough to fund the new Vikings stadium.
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has lent his high-profile support to an author who says she has proof Lee Harvey Oswald didn't assassinate President John Kennedy.
The State Capitol may be Minnesota's most visible and open public building. But how safe is the Capitol and the buildings around it?
Minnesota voters came out in record numbers again this year.
Voters gave Democrats one-party control of the Minnesota statehouse for the first time in a generation.
A Minnesota man told police he feared two teenagers breaking into his home had a weapon when he shot and killed them on Thanksgiving Day.
Minnesota led the nation in voter turnout again this year with a remarkable 76 percent of voters going to the polls on Election Day.
A Minnesota judge has ruled that election officials must randomly cancel 35 ballots in a tight legislative race due to a counting error.
The Minnesota Vikings say they haven't decided to charge fans extra for the privilege of buying a ticket.
If Congress does not end the battle over the so-called "fiscal cliff," Minnesotans could pay thousands of dollars in higher taxes by January. That's according to a new Tax Foundation study, coming just six weeks before the budget must be fixed – or else.
We know now that many voters were motivated by the marriage amendment, but it was not restricted to only one party.
One of the biggest election night, surprises came at the State Capitol where Minnesota Republicans lost their majorities in the House and Senate.
Politics have changed a bit since 1986. Back then, we didn't have social media, the Internet or very many third-party candidates. So on the eve of this year's election, we look back at an unusual one.
Most attention these days is focused on the presidential campaign or statewide races. But the battle for control of the Minnesota Legislature may be the most important Election Day story.
Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will be in the Twin Cities Sunday for a rally just two days before the election, sources say.
