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    April 23, 2013
    Minnesota House approves health bill without knowing impact on hospitals
    Health bill highlightsST. PAUL – Key figures from a House bill funding health programs for the elderly, disabled and poor: $13 billion total spending over two years$105 million new funds from hospital surcharge$1 billion more federal hospital aid expected over next four years3 percent...
    news / governmentApril 23, 2013 - 9:28am
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    March 7, 2013
    New gun bill would do less than earlier bills
    ST. PAUL -- The author of a new gun bill says she wrote it as a compromise, but those who already have related bills are not buying it. Rep. Debra Hilstrom, DFL-Brooklyn Center, on Wednesday announced a bill that falls short of what the Legislature’s judiciary chairmen plan to discuss...
    news / legislativeMarch 7, 2013 - 8:19am
    March 5, 2013
    Minnesota health insurance marketplace moves ahead
    ST. PAUL - Minnesotans either will get a better deal on health insurance or they will face problems if the Legislature and governor agree on...
    news / legislativeMarch 5, 2013 - 8:34am
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    Red plus blue equals purple bipartisanship
    ST. PAUL -- Two Minnesota senators want to form a "purple" caucus to bring lawmakers from both parties together. Sens. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth,...
    newsMarch 5, 2013 - 8:26am
    February 28, 2013
    Minnesota lawmakers learn deficit shrinks to $627 million
    ST. PAUL - Minnesota's projected budget deficit for the next two years is lower than expected at $627 million, the Minnesota Management and Budget reported this morning. Legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton will use this information to set the state's budget over the next three months....
    newsFebruary 28, 2013 - 10:21am
    Electric Asian carp barrier clears Minnesota legislative committee
    ST. PAUL -- State legislators are moving ahead with plans to build an electric barrier in the Mississippi River to stop the spread of Asian carp. A bill instructing the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to contract for design work on an electric barrier at Lock and Dam No....
    outdoors / newsFebruary 28, 2013 - 8:22am
    Gay marriage debate revisits Minnesota Capitol
    ST. PAUL -- Those on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage debate use the same argument: It is about families. Both camps made their case...
    newsFebruary 28, 2013 - 8:18am
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    Butanol may join ethanol as farm-based fuel in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota farmers soon could produce a new biofuel, butanol. "We see Minnesota as being a tremendous place to produce butanol," said Adam Schubert of Butamax, a company formed by BP Petroleum and Dupont to produce the fuel. State House and Senate agriculture committees...
    newsFebruary 28, 2013 - 8:15am
    February 27, 2013
    Lawmakers consider doubling Minnesota tourism budget
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's resorts, government and residents would benefit from a larger tourism marketing effort, supporters of a bill to double...
    newsFebruary 27, 2013 - 9:08am
    Lawmakers want to increase elderly funding
    ST. PAUL -- A proposal to increase Minnesota long-term care funding could help elder care as baby boomers prepare to retire, supporters say, but overall state budget questions threaten its future. House and Senate legislators from both parties on Tuesday released a bill to increase...
    newsFebruary 27, 2013 - 9:01am
    February 26, 2013
    Thursday's forecast to show budget temperature
    One of the big days of the Minnesota legislative session arrives Thursday, when state fiscal leaders announce how state revenues and spending are doing. The budget forecast, released twice a year, tells legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton how much the state has to spend or, most often...
    newsFebruary 26, 2013 - 8:36am
    Representatives hear that minimum wage increase would help economy
    Minnesota minimum wages would rise from $6.15 to as much as $10.55 an hour under bills lawmakers are examining this week. The proposal's first committee votes could come this week. Two wage experts told a House committee Monday that, despite what opponents say, raising the minimum...
    newsFebruary 26, 2013 - 8:27am
    Minnesota Sunday liquor sales stalled, short of a public outcry
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans must loudly demand that lawmakers approve Sunday alcohol sales if the proposal has a chance to pass, its Senate sponsor...
    newsFebruary 26, 2013 - 8:21am
    February 25, 2013
    Courts seek more money for salaries
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota judges for years told the public that justice delayed is justice denied, and budget cuts delay justice. Budget struggles...
    newsFebruary 25, 2013 - 8:37am
    Reducing gun violence common goal, Minnesota gun rights and gun control advocates say
    ST. PAUL -- Something can be done about gun violence in Minnesota. Gun rights and gun control advocates generally agree on that point, but they don't necessarily agree on what comes next. "To do nothing ...
    newsFebruary 25, 2013 - 8:34am
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