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Reporting on State Politics and Government

Gov. Mark Dayton was in Moorhead and Worthington Thursday and plans to go to Duluth and St. Cloud Friday.
Daudt predicts rural Trump bump for House GOP
Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt is predicting that Donald Trump’s presidential bid could be helpful to GOP legislative candidates this fall in the state’s rural districts.
Some items in the news worth a look this Wednesday morning.
Tax-cut bill expires in Dayton pocket veto
Lawmakers forced back to the drawing board after tax-bill veto. But some worry it's too late.
Dayton under pressure as tax decision due
The approaching deadline for Dayton's decision on tax-cut bill brings pressure for his signature.
Some political stories in the news to get you started this Monday.
DFLers gather to debate then unite
Minnesota Democrats gathered in Minneapolis Saturday with their state party still divided between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Dayton: No special session, no tax bill
Gov. Mark Dayton says he will scrap the tax bill that lawmakers passed on the final day of the 2016 session unless a special session comes together by Monday’s deadline for acting on the bill.