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Dayton calls for airport pay bump
Gov. Mark Dayton wants the lowest paid workers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to get a raise.
McCollum blasts new wild rice plan
The state shouldn't lower water quality standards to "cater to any industry," says DFL U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum.
House GOP budget plan cuts taxes, spending
Despite the state's projected $1.9 billion budget surplus, House Speaker Kurt Daudt said that Republicans are trying to reduce government spending.
Your daily dose of Minnesota politics and policy.
GOP transportation plan: $7B, 10 years, no tax hike
The approach contrasts sharply with DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Democrats who want gas tax and metro sales tax increases as well as metro transit project funding.
Your daily dose of Minnesota politics and policy.
House GOP deadlocked on body cam bill
The chief House author of a bill involving cameras carried by police says the House is unlikely to take up the issue this year.
It wasn't just Ventura-era tax cuts that sent Minnesota into a spiral of budget deficits. It was a major recession, too.