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Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Wilhelmina Wright was tapped to replace retiring Chief Judge Michael Davis, although it's unclear when the U.S. Senate will confirm her.
Gov. Mark Dayton has signed an executive order requiring the Minnesota Department of Transportation to reinstate missing umlauts on city limit signs in Lindström. If the department doesn't do it, Dayton says he'll paint them on himself.
Minnesota Democrats rally against trade deal
They point to the taconite industry's troubles and say existing trade agreements need to be more strongly enforced.
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Campaigns are filing fundraising reports ahead of a midnight Wednesday deadline.
House Republicans want to hold state funding flat for the university over the next two years. A key GOP leader says the U can handle it.
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Most Democrats on the committee voted against the bill because they think it shifts money from the state's general fund to pay for road and bridge projects.
The state of Minnesota would begin paying for the new legislative office building under construction next door to the Capitol, as well as its annual operational costs, under legislation moving through the Minnesota Senate.
Bakk: Soccer stadium wouldn’t get one vote
A day before a private meeting with the head of Minnesota’s new pro soccer franchise, Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk threw more cold water on the idea of a state subsidized stadium.