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Sen. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth, talks to reporters Monday, March 4, 2013, with Sen. Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, in announcing a "purple" caucus to bring Democrats and Republicans together.
Forum News Service photo by Don Davis

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, and Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, said there is...

news Tue, Mar 05, 2013 - 8:26am

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...

news Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 10:21am

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...

news Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 9:01am

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...

news Tue, Feb 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...

news Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 8:27am

Sen. Roger Reinert of Duluth shows fellow senators on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, his bill to allow Sunday and holiday beer sales. He later said that he will not pursue the bill unless there is a public outcry of support.
Forum News Service photo by Don Davis

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 says. Sen.

news Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 8:21am

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lori Gildea makes a light-hearted remark in July of 2012 during a voter identification lawsuit hearing.
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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 eased two years ago and now court...

news Mon, Feb 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...

news Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 8:34am

Minnesota legislative notebook: Dayton praises Iron Ore Alliance

ST. PAUL -- Employees and officials at U.S. Steel want to keep their industry strong and hope the new Iron Ore Alliance is one way to do that. "We need...

news Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 8:53am

Minnesota expands health care for poor

ST. PAUL -- Another 35,000 poor Minnesotans will get health care under a bill Gov. Mark Dayton signed Tuesday. The bill expands Medical Assistance, the state's Medicaid program. The federally...

news Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 8:44am

Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth tells his House Education Committee about Gov. Mark Dayton's education funding proposal on Tuesday. Watching is Tom Melcher of the State Education Department.
Don Davis/Forum News Service

Early childhood education featured in Minnesota budget plan

ST. PAUL -- Adding money to early childhood education and all-day kindergarten programs, as Gov. Mark Dayton suggests, is important to Minnesota's future, the state House education finance leader says...

news Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 8:38am

Joan Peterson of Duluth tells a couple hundred people at a Monday Minnesota Capitol rally that she she has fought since 2000 for stricter gun laws. Her sister was killed by a gun in the Twin Cities.
Don Davis | Forum News Service

Nothing is not an 'option' in gun debate

ST. PAUL - Joan Peterson said Minnesota lawmakers must act to control gun violence like the shooting that killed her sister in the Twin Cities 13 years ago. "Nothing is...

news Tue, Feb 19, 2013 - 8:27am

Minnesota congressman says Americans should expect big budget cuts, job losses

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news Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 12:03pm

A Valentine's Day rally produced one of the largest crowds of recent years at a Minnesota Capitol event. Up to 2,000 gathered to support gay marriage.
Forum News Service photo by Don Davis

Hundreds at Minnesota rally want Valentine gift: gay marriage

ST. PAUL -- Three mothers of gay men joined hundreds of others in the Minnesota Capitol on Thursday with one goal. "It's important that they be treated equally," Mabel Galvin...

news Fri, Feb 15, 2013 - 8:20am

Minnesota not alone in debating gun laws

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota legislators are considering gun-related laws at the same time lawmakers in other states are walking similar paths. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed...

news Wed, Feb 13, 2013 - 8:36am

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