An August 28 Minnesota Supreme court date has been set in the constitutional battle between Governor Mark Dayton and the legislature. Both sides say they’d like the balance of power issues over budgets settled. Continue Reading →
Ramsey County District Court judge has ruled that Governor Mark Dayton’s line-item veto of funding for the legislature is unconstitutional. Dayton will appeal the ruling to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Continue Reading →
A judge has signed off on an order that temporarily funds Minnesota’s legislature, but the way it is written may indicate that judge may ultimately rule against Governor Dayton according Hamline law professor David Schultz. Continue Reading →
Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt says the Legislature will appeal its case over Gov. Mark Dayton’s line item to the Minnesota Supreme Court should it lose in Ramsey County District Court. Continue Reading →
A Ramsey County Judge hears the legislature’s case against Governor Mark Dayton’s line-item veto of their funding. Both sides what the judge to decide the constitutionality of the veto so they can negotiate. Continue Reading →
Gov. Dayton says Republicans used a “sneak attack” and he won’t fund the legislature unless GOP leaders agree to his five conditions. Continue Reading →
As lawmakers present their respective proposals for higher education funding, students representing a handful of Minnesota State universities, from Mankato to Moorhead to Bemidji, completed a 100-mile walk Wednesday. Continue Reading →
An analysis of early-childhood education in Minnesota has been released, and advocates are calling for full funding of child-care assistance, saying it’s more likely those kids have access to Pre-K programs. Continue Reading →
Business leaders, residents and those concerned about clean drinking water in Minnesota are converging on the state Capitol on Wednesday for Water Action Day. Continue Reading →
Minnesota has a budget surplus of $1.65 billion and state lawmakers are being urged not to blow it on tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Continue Reading →
A bill aimed at stopping a form of financial protest against Israel for human rights abuses has passed Minnesota’s House. It’s part of a larger trend in the legislature to outlaw or silence dissent. Continue Reading →
Trains with flammable crude oil and hazardous materials rumble next to people’s homes across Minnesota on a daily basis. The state has new regulations and training to reduce the hazard, but is still needs more cooperation from the railroads. Continue Reading →
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Collapses during his State Of The State Speech. He was attended to by EMTs as the joint meeting of the House and Senate was adjourned. He apparently fainted. Dayton will turn 70 this Thursday. Continue Reading →
Governor Mark Dayton delivered his 2017 State of the State address to Minnesota House and Senate members. Continue Reading →
When rural schools in Minnesota pass tax levies, farmers say they’re the ones who pay the lion’s share of the bill. They’re asking for help from the Legislature Continue Reading →
A group that represents working Minnesotans is asking the state Legislature not to blow the budget surplus on tax breaks for billionaires and big business. Continue Reading →
A rare public negotiation between Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R) ended with both of them walking away.
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Starting today, Minnesota will be kicking in more money to help under served areas of the state get access to better child care. Continue Reading →
Minnesota is being called a leader when it comes to restricting the use of pesticides that environmentalists say hurt bees. Governor Mark Dayton has ordered the broadest restrictions in the country on the use chemicals known as neonicotinoids. Continue Reading →
Child-care proponents say Minnesota’s new voluntary free pre-K program is a step in the right direction, but they’re renewing calls for state lawmakers to do even more. Continue Reading →
The line of people wanting to speak just kept growing. NAACP Minneapolis President Nekima Levy-Pounds had called a 10am news conference outside of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s residence to urge him to take action in the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile. Continue Reading →
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton talks to protesters in the wake of police shooting and killing Philando Castile. Later Dayton answered questions from the press about the shooting. Continue Reading →
Politics is preventing a special session for the bonding and tax bill says Governor Dayton. He also reaffirmed that he would veto any legislation restricting abortions in Minnesota. Continue Reading →
The appointment means a majority of the Minnesota Supreme Court justices have been chosen by Dayton who is a Democrat. It also means a majority of the justices are women. Continue Reading →
More than a thousand people streamed into Minneaplis’ Loring Park – driven by a need to be with others after such a senseless massive tragedy, a need to offer prayers, and a need to find an answer to the nation’s mounting gun violence problem. Continue Reading →
