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http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/8/50/50/ STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER
Capitol, floods, veterans, disaster bills end 2013 legislative session
By Don Davis The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:16 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/510/50/50/ THE WEST WING
Weekly Memo 5-10-13
Each Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on theCity Councilweb page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Legislative Update There was relatively little final action on key legislation...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 12:53 PM
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Common sense delivered by Dr. Thomas Jacobsen...
Today I want to utilize my blog to both applaud a good citizen and to further spread his thoughtful words. I know my blog readers extend far beyond my local area and beyond North Dakota. I also recogn...
Posted on 5/5/13 at 7:16 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2321/50/50/ STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN
Proposed new N.D. Outdoor Heritage Fund initiated measure to get hearing Thursday
The North Dakota Wildlife Federation and other conservation advocates in the state are asking people who care about the states natural resources and the wild places that remain to get behind a new pro...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 4:47 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2635/50/50/ JIMMY JABBER
Duluth-area leaders bring a message of thanks to Capitol
ST. PAUL Previous years visits to the state Capitol by Northeastern Minnesota community leaders included requests to fund projects such as an airport terminal, a hockey arena, an intermodal transpo...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 1:00 AM
More blog posts about legislature

Garry Leaf, St. Paul, Minn., letter: Dayton must fulfill conservation promise

We urge Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to exercise his line-item veto in the Omnibus Legacy bill, H.F. 1183, to veto two projects contained in the Outdoor Heritage Fund appropriations.

By Garry Leaf , May 22, 2013

Colette Iseminger, Grand Forks, ND, letter: With gratitude for ‘Feeding Grandma’

Thanks to the governor and the hard work of our area legislators, the statewide senior nutrition programs received an additional $1.5 million for the biennium.

By Colette Iseminger , May 22, 2013

Legislative notebook: Voters will determine how lawmaker pay is decided

Minnesota voters will decide in 2016 whether decisions about how much legislators are paid should be handed to an independent group. The House and Senate passed the proposed constitutional amendment in the closing days of the 2013 session.

By Don Davis , May 21, 2013

Legislature puts $485 million more into Minnesota public schools

Legislature puts $485 million more into Minnesota public schools Minnesota Democrats say new money they are putting into education will boost the economy by giving the state a better-educated workforce.

By Don Davis , May 19, 2013

ERIC JOHNSON: Legislative session hurt public health

Now that the North Dakota Legislature has closed its record-setting, 80-day 63rd Assembly, I’d like to review the apparent lack of concern shown by the super-majority Republicans for a number of public health issues.

By Eric Johnson , May 19, 2013

DOUG LEIER: Looking back on the 2013 N.D. legislative session

DOUG LEIER: Looking back on the 2013 N.D. legislative session License fee increase, changes in gratis eligibility among key measures lawmakers passed

By Doug Leier , May 19, 2013

Loud union dispute joins legislative budget debate

Loud union dispute joins legislative budget debate Heather Falk fanned herself Saturday in the hot, muggy Minnesota Capitol building as legislators gradually worked toward finishing the state budget and adjourning for the year.

By Don Davis , May 18, 2013

Capitol Chatter: Gay marriage supporters promise to back ‘yes’ votes

Capitol Chatter: Gay marriage supporters promise to back ‘yes’ votes It is a chant that may never have been heard in the Minnesota Capitol until gay marriage supporters wanted legislators to feel politically comfortable voting for same-sex marriage.

By Don Davis , May 18, 2013

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Minnesota Legislature approves care worker pay hikes

The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers.

By Associated Press , May 18, 2013

Budget bills begin march to governor’s office

Budget bills begin march to governor’s office Minnesota legislators have taken baby steps in passing a $38 billion, two-year budget that must be finished by midnight Monday.

By Don Davis , May 17, 2013

Legislative notebook: Higher education bill freezes tuition at state colleges

A bill funding Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota systems freezes tuitions.

By Danielle Killey and Don Davis , May 17, 2013

Minnesota House bonding bill highlights

A public works borrowing bill was defeated by the Minnesota House on Friday, but it could be revived. Here are some of the major projects proposed in the House’s plan to borrow money for public works projects.

By Danielle Killey , May 17, 2013

Minnesota House defeats construction projects bill

A state Capitol facelift, college campus building projects and regional civic center upgrades got thrown in limbo Friday when the Minnesota House failed to muster enough votes for an $800 million construction bill.

By Brian Bakst , May 17, 2013

Minnesota Senate backs U of M, MNSCU tuition freezes

The Minnesota Senate has voted to freeze tuition rates at the state's public colleges and universities for the next two years. The Senate passed a state higher education budget by a bipartisan, 44-22 vote on Friday that includes a $250 million spending increase.

By Associated Press , May 17, 2013

Minnesota bonding bill in question

Minnesota bonding bill in question The future of a public works borrowing bill to fund state Capitol work, roads and bridges and other projects is in question after it failed in the Minnesota House. Representatives voted 76-56 Friday on a bill to sell bonds to fund public works projects, five votes short of the 81 needed to pass.

By Danielle Killey , May 17, 2013

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