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Veterans support license fund use
ST. PAUL — Minnesota veterans took aim at legislators and media accounts critical of the governor’s office using veterans’ funds to pay a staff member, and during a Thursday committee hearing senators apologized to veterans.By Don Davis , March 19, 2010
House committee debates mine financial protections
ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers are trying to find a balance between creating mining jobs and protecting the environment.
By Andrew Tellijohn , March 19, 2010
Legislative Briefs: Bill allows family to care for dead
ST. PAUL — Tears flowed as senators heard about a proposal allowing Minnesotans to take care of dead family members.By Don Davis , March 18, 2010
Pawlenty cuts $313 million from bonding bill
ST. PAUL — Fifty-two public works projects across Minnesota such as college building renovations and state trails fell victim to Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto pen Monday, and legislative leaders say there is little chance lawmakers will send any more projects to him before he leaves office early next year.By Don Davis , March 16, 2010
Supreme Court question: Who decides budget?
ST. PAUL — In the simplest terms, Minnesota’s seven Supreme Court justices are deciding if the Legislature has full control of state spending, or if the governor has a role once a budget is approved.
By Don Davis , March 16, 2010
High court heard unallotment arguments
ST. PAUL -- Whether Gov. Tim Pawlenty acted legally when he cut $2.7 million from the state budget last summer may rest on whether Minnesota Supreme Court justices think the Legislature has given the governor a right to trim budgets.March 15, 2010
Ag panel struggles show budget problem
ST. PAUL — Members of the Minnesota House Agriculture Finance Committee looked through their budget for any place to cut.By Don Davis , March 13, 2010
Magnuson stepping down as chief justice
ST. PAUL — Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, who helped oversee a U.S. Senate recount and argued against massive budget cuts, will leave office June 30 after two years on Minnesota’s highest court.By Andrew Tellijohn , March 12, 2010
Klobuchar offers bill to expand exports to Cuba
Increased sales of U.S. food and commodity exports to Cuba would be allowed under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn.By Brad Swenson , March 12, 2010
Beltrami County inclued in ag disaster declaration
ST. PAUL — Farmers in 16 Minnesota counties, including Beltrami, will be eligible for emergency loans and other help after dealing with multiple weather problems.By Don Davis , March 12, 2010
Legislature passes bonding bill despite gripes
ST. PAUL — Republicans blasted a public works funding bill as being too expensive, but as the Minnesota House and Senate passed a revised measure Thursday, a Democrat delivered the most stinging speech against the plan written by his own party members.
March 12, 2010
Chief Justice Eric Magnuson stepping down from Minnesota Supreme Court
By By Andrew Tellijohn , March 11, 2010
Pawlenty ‘can work with’ bonding bill
ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Pawlenty is looking at ways to chop a public works funding bill down to size and how to expand a sex offender facility on the cheap.By Don Davis , March 11, 2010
Legislation would shift streamlining job to employees
ST. PAUL — The Senate leader’s proposal to abolish two state departments and trim another, while also cutting the number of political appointees throughout state government, met opposition from within his own party.By Don Davis , March 11, 2010
Senator withdraws mining environment bill
ST. PAUL — A senator pushing a bill to increase financial oversight and protect the environment as a new type of mining develops in northern Minnesota abruptly withdrew the measure Wednesday night.By Andrew Tellijohn , March 11, 2010
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