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It's President's Day, but Minnesota lawmakers are on the job, and there's no break in sight from the ongoing flap over salary increases for members of DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet.  


House Republicans have a couple of opportunities this week to tee off on the pay hikes, and the squabble between Dayton and DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk over the issue is still lingering.

There's also a big report on MNsure coming out this week that could add even more drama to the session. MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with reporter Tim Pugmire about the week ahead for state lawmakers.

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It's President's Day, but Minnesota lawmakers are on the job, and there's no break in sight from the ongoing flap over salary increases for members of DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet.

It's President's Day. But Minnesota lawmakers are on the job, and there's no holiday in sight from the ongoing flap over salary increases for members of DFL Governor Mark Dayton's cabinet.  House Republicans have a couple of opportunities this week to tee off on the pay hikes. And the squabble between Dayton and DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk over the issue is still lingering. There's also a big report on MNsure coming out this week that could add even more drama to the session.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio capitol reporter Tim Pugmire about the week ahead for state lawmakers.

Flap over pay raises due to flare up at Capitol

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