Tag: legislature
No MN Legislature Special Session Agreement Reached
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) meet for final contentious special session agenda negotiations; fail to reach agreement.
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Special Session Possible; Will MN See a Tax Break by Christmas?
St. Paul, MN Governor Dayton and Minnesota lawmakers are negotiating a legislative special session to take place on Dec. 20, 2016. The special session...
GOP Controls MN Legislature with Relph Recount Win
SAINT CLOUD, MN The GOP will take control of the Minnesota Senate when the legislature convenes January 3, 2016. A recount in Senate District...
Minnesota Leaders Disagree If Minnesota Deserves a Tax Cut
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (D SD-3) threatens a "short session" if Republicans attempt to pass tax reductions during the upcoming legislative session.
MN Republican House Speaker Sees $1 Billion Borrowing Bill as “Not...
Minnesota Republican Speaker of the House, Kurt Daudt (R-31A), doesn't see $1 billion dollar biennium borrowing bill for Minnesota as "incredible" or "unimaginable." Minnesota's Democrats want even more.
Minnesotans Weigh In On What To Do With $1.9 Billion Budget...
In a recent Star Tribune poll, Minnesotans are split on what should be done with the $1.9 billion budget surplus.