Bipartisan group says no expansion of gambling for Vikings
Responding to potential proposals for new casinos and racinos that would finance a Minnesota Vikings stadium, a group of legislators from both parties spoke this morning against expansion of gambling...
View ArticlePeter Wagenius to run for District 59 Senate seat
Long-time DFL operative and Minneapolis city hall staffer Peter Wagenius will run for the open state Senate seat in District 59. Wagenius, 40, who is the son of Rep. Jean Wagenius is running in a...
View ArticleCandidates line up for Minneapolis Senate seat
At least three strong DFL challengers — Jacob Frey, Cordelia Pierson and Peter Wagenius — are seeking the Minneapolis Senate seek vacated by Larry Pogemiller. The three-decade veteran legislator...
View ArticleFranken brings hospital debt collection hearing to state Capitol
The uproar over debt collection practices at Fairview Health Services hospitals in the Twin Cities intensified in St. Paul as U.S. Sen. Al Franken convened a field hearing at the state Capitol to...
View ArticleMinnesota Republicans tee up Obamacare for election season
Despite the relatively low public profile of legislative races in the dog days of summer, Republicans are starting to prime the issue of the Affordable Care Act for this fall’s general election.
View ArticleHouse DFL names assistant majority leaders
On Sunday, incoming House Majority Leader Erin Murphy congratulated the new assistant leaders over Twitter, naming Reps. Carly Melin (Hibbing), John Ward (Baxter), Leon Lillie (North St. Paul), Kim...
View ArticleLiquor taxes? Lege may drink to that
The next frontier in the battle over tax increases emerged subtly, almost imperceptibly, at the tail end of a Monday evening floor session.
View ArticleConference committees on key finance bills take shape
With most major finance bills clearing the House and Senate floors, attention will now turn towards conference committees this week. Conferees on several bills have already been appointed by...
View ArticleMinnesota’s historical palette
Capitol artwork panel hears what citizens want hanging on the walls
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