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STAFF BLOG PRAIRIE FIRE Even after improved budget outlook, Minnesota nursing homes prepare for 'a pretty bad situation' of deep funding cuts
Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal last month earned praise from some local leaders with its plans to maintain local government aid funding at the current levels - an important funding source for ma...
Posted on 3/2/11 at 11:04 AM
STAFF BLOG THE CITY BEAT LGA unallotment, property tax hikes, Part 2
Update 10:36 p.m. June 18, 2009: I checked Matt Entenza's charts and they show only projected tax increases in different cities or groups of cities throughout the state. He said the charts are ...
Posted on 6/17/09 at 10:04 PM
Dayton frustrates business leaders
Many in Minnesota’s business community were pleased with the Legislature’s performance during the 2012 legislative session, but they are frustrated with Gov. Mark Dayton for scuttling some of their biggest goals.
By Andrew Tellijohn , May 18, 2012
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Phil Krinkie, St. Paul column: How are Twins’ stadium promises working out? 
Just three years later at the Twins stadium, attendance is dropping, and the team have the worst record in baseball. Remember, the owners had told the Legislature that the team needed a new stadium in order to stay competitive.
By Phil Krinkie , May 15, 2012
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OUR OPINION: A great stadium for political football
Fifty-nine Democrats and 48 Republicans voted yes, 29 Democrats and 61 Republicans voted no. That’s the total from both houses. And it represents bipartisanship that’s now extremely rare on such a big and expensive bill.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 14, 2012
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CAPITOL CHATTER: Capitol quiet after stadium debate dominated
The Capitol is quiet after days of chants, cheers and songs like “Skol, Vikings.” The Vikings stadium issue that dominated the just-completed session climaxed with a love fest among state, Vikings and Minneapolis leaders after the House and Senate passed the plan to build a $975 million stadium.
By Don Davis , May 13, 2012
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Stadium debate ‘took all the energy’
Democrats’ term for the just-completed Minnesota legislative session is “do nothing,” but if that is true the House speaker said it is because of what he calls Gov. Mark Dayton’s top priority.
By Don Davis and Andrew Tellijohn , May 12, 2012
Legislative issues: What passed, what failed
Here is a list of how some issues fared in the 2012 Minnesota Legislature.
By Don Davis , May 12, 2012
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Tears flow at legislative retirements
Torrey Westrom recalled the last time he saw the Minnesota House chamber when he was in sixth grade, a few years before he was blinded and several years before becoming a state representative. Bill Hilty said many of his colleagues will be back next year and “carrying on, which makes my decision easier.” And John Kriesel called his time in the House “crazy.” The three and 20 other Minnesota House representatives are leaving after this session, along with 13 senators.
By Don Davis , May 11, 2012
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'Skol, Vikings’ heard ‘round the Capitol
The Minnesota Vikings and their fans have something to cheer about. And they did cheer and sang “Skol, Vikings,” the team’s fight song, during a Thursday evening news conference celebrating legislative passage earlier in the day of a plan to build a new stadium for the Vikings and other events. It is to be open in 2016.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine , May 10, 2012
Republicans push smaller tax-relief bill
Minnesota legislative Republicans pushed bills that would deliver $46 million in tax cuts and freeze Local Government Aid to cities. House Tax Chairman Greg Davids, R-Preston, said the GOP listened to what Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said after vetoing a $200 million tax-relief bill Friday and crafted a new plan he could accept.
By Don Davis , May 09, 2012
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Minnesota Senate approves Vikings stadium plan
The Minnesota Senate approved a Vikings stadium construction bill 38-28 late Tuesday night. Bill author Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, said the bill was a compromise among the parties involved, and “there’s a lot of win-win in it.”
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis , May 09, 2012
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LIVE VIDEO: New Senate stadium plan includes user fees
User fees dominated the Minnesota Senate’s Vikings stadium construction debate Tuesday. Senators rejected a plan 35-30 to replace stadium construction funding with user fees. They had voted 34-33 to accept the amendment, but rejected it after a member asked for senators to vote again.
By Don Davis , May 08, 2012
Governor to decide on public works borrowing
A plan to borrow $500 million for public works projects is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton, who is expected to sign it into law. The Minnesota Legislature approved a public works borrowing bill, which includes money for flood prevention, transit, infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges and other needs. Nearly $200 million of the proposal goes to state-run colleges and universities and $44 million to Capitol building renovations.
By Danielle Nordine , May 08, 2012
House to review public works bill
The Minnesota House will decide today whether to send a nearly $500 million public works borrowing bill to the governor or continue work on it. On Monday, the House and Senate passed slightly different versions of the bill, which would allow state funds to go toward colleges, roads, bridges, flood prevention and the state Capitol building, among other needs throughout the state.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis , May 08, 2012
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