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Law provides more protection in foreclosures

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:22:26 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota homeowners facing foreclosure would have additional protection under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to sign.

Gov. Dayton signs solar energy standard

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:59 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton.

New Minn. law allows more childhood abuse lawsuits

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:24 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse and want to file lawsuits against both abusers and the institutions that employed them will have greater access to Minnesota's court system under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature.

Dayton signs Minn. budget bills, other legislation

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:40 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a pile of state budget bills and other legislation into law, including $2.1 billion in tax increases.

Minn. lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:23:17 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-completed session, however, was a compromise that still leaves key decisions up to local governments.

Group spends $2M lobbying for gay marriage

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:11:14 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The group that pushed Minnesota lawmakers to legalize gay marriage disclosed Wednesday it invested more than $2 million in the successful lobbying effort.

All Minn. bills reach Dayton; must act by Saturday

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:53 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The late flurry of bills the Minnesota Legislature passed in the session's final hours now sit on Gov. Mark Dayton's desk.

Minn. to help pay Mpls. downtown library debt

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:02:53 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - The state of Minnesota will give Minneapolis about $33 million over several years to help pay off debt on the downtown library.

Minn. session '13: What got done, what didn't

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:36 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota state lawmakers promised when the legislative session began that their top priority was setting a new state budget. To that end, they produced a $38.3 billion two-year spending plan that hikes taxes on top income earners and on cigarettes, and distributes hefty spending increases to public schools, freezes tuition at state colleges and steers new money to job-creation programs.

In Minn., 1-party rule clearly alters state course

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:21 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Here's where Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree: The just-finished legislative session sent the state and its government on a dramatically different course than it traveled the last couple of decades.

Minn. lawmakers wrap up historic session

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:22:38 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota lawmakers worked right up to the end Monday before adjourning a session that produced $2.1 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage.

Minn. Capitol renovation gets last-day rescue

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:44 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Extensive work on the 107-year-old state Capitol is getting the go-ahead from Minnesota lawmakers in a late financial rescue package.

Minn. Legislature allows beer sales in Capitol

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:03 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Your favorite brew may soon be available for purchase at the state Capitol.

Minn. Legislature backs excuse-free absentee votes

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:43:31 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill that lets anyone vote by absentee ballot without being forced to provide an excuse.

Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:33 -0400

Duluth News Tribune, May 20

Minn. legislative session closes on adjournment

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:43 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota lawmakers are looking more likely to bump right up against the midnight deadline to adjourn the legislative session.

Minn. House finally passes daycare union bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:38 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.

Minn. Senate rejects tax judge at Dayton request

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:32 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota Senate has voted unanimously to reject the confirmation of a Minnesota Tax Court judge who is facing suspension and censure.

School bully bill stumbles at Minn. Legislature

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:53:28 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Supporters of legislation to crack down on bullying in schools are vowing to press on next year after their bill got held up in the Minnesota Senate.

Minn. lawmakers refuel dismal Vikings stadium fund

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:50:13 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota Vikings stadium finance plan, take two.

Minn. bill scooping up $2.1B in new taxes advances

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:55:03 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - For the first time in five years, state taxes in Minnesota are headed up. But only on certain people and entities.

Dems to take late stab at Minn. minimum wage bill

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:59:03 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota Democrats are making a late push on a bill to raise the state's minimum wage.

No pay increases for Minn. lawmakers this year

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:04 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Pay increases for Minnesota lawmakers won't be happening this legislative session.

Legislature sends Dayton $15.7B education budget

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:26:30 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a school funding bill that boosts education spending in a number of areas.

Downed Minn. projects bill may be back but slimmer

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:43:05 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Top Minnesota lawmakers are searching for a way to assemble a slimmed-down construction projects bill that would include renovation funding for the state Capitol.