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At ‘freedom rally’ conservative groups push back on DFL priorities
By Dana Ferguson Conservative Minnesotans rallied at the Capitol Tuesday in opposition to the DFL trifecta at the Capitol and early legislation on abortion, gender-affirming ...
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Details on Minnesota tax relief to become clearer next week
Dana Ferguson Minnesota lawmakers will take a brief break this week before launching into the final sprint of the legislative session. Debates around tax relief, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 3, 2023 1:32 pm
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Minnesota schools in line for big funding year
By Brian Bakst It’s shaping up as a banner year for schools in the Minnesota budget with billions of new dollars earmarked for education. The ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:55 am
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Legislature sets out to build a budget — a big one
By Brian Baskt It’s officially budget bill season in the Minnesota Legislature. Category-by-category spending packages will roll out this week. The plans all have to ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 6:47 pm
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Minnesota House passes bill that shields abortion providers, out-of-state patients
Dana Ferguson The Minnesota House of Representatives voted 68-62 Monday for a bill that would offer legal protections to patients who travel to Minnesota for ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 6:22 pm
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Two administrators fired amid concerns over Hastings Veterans Home
By MPR News Staff State officials have fired two top Department of Veterans Affairs administrators amid complaints about operations at the Minnesota Veterans Home in ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 6:21 pm
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Walz signs universal school meals bill into Minnesota law
By Elizabeth Shockman Republicans in the Minnesota Senate Thursday voted down a $1.5 billion capital investment bill, arguing that it should be tied to tax ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 17, 2023 8:40 pm
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State agencies not sold on new chronic wasting disease test option
By Dan Gunderson Research at the University of Minnesota led to the recent launch of a company marketing a new test for chronic wasting disease ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 17, 2023 5:57 pm
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Senate GOP blocks bonding bill, sending DFL back to drawing board
By Dana Ferguson Republicans in the Minnesota Senate Thursday voted down a $1.5 billion capital investment bill, arguing that it should be tied to tax ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 17, 2023 9:16 am
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Legislature primed to serve up lunch money for Minnesota students
Free school meals for all Minnesota students are closer to reality following a Minnesota Senate vote Tuesday that would use part of the state’s budget ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 6:03 pm
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Tax cuts likely in Minnesota session but who benefits still unknown
By Brian Bakst Minnesota lawmakers are immersed in another robust debate over taxes – who should pay more or less given a giant budget surplus ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 13, 2023 1:31 pm
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Minnesota lawmakers to get a 7.25 percent salary bump
By Dana Ferguson Minnesota lawmakers are set to get a 7.25 percent pay hike starting this summer under a proposal approved Friday by an independent ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 10, 2023 6:16 pm
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‘It’s a blessing’: For jailed Minn. parents, in-person visits with children are rare
A budget proposal would expand program to allow more kids to visit parents while incarcerated By Nina Moini Holding the small wooden blocks his ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 10, 2023 5:42 pm
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Walz signs immigrant driver’s license bill into law
By Dana Ferguson Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed a bill allowing people in the state to obtain a driver’s license or ID card regardless ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 5:45 pm
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Rochester City Council votes to censure one of its own
By Catharine Richert The Rochester City Council on Monday night approved a censure of one of its members. The vote comes after what city council ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 5:19 pm
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