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Bill would reverse transgender sports policy
Legislation introduced today in the Minnesota House and Senate would tell transgender students which sports teams they can join and which locker rooms they can use.
Both Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP House Speaker Kurt Daudt make valid points about the state's expanding budget surplus. But both of them gloss over some important facts, too.
The funding options include a portion of the state's surplus, borrowing and dedicating sales tax revenue from rental cars, leased vehicles and auto parts.
Lawmakers resume debate over Sunday growler sales
The Minnesota Legislature waded back into the debate over whether craft brewers should be allowed to sell growlers on Sundays.
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is slamming a proposal to create a new legislative budget office, calling it unnecessary and unproductive.
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GOP rep. wants to lure firms against ‘right to work’
Rep. Pat Garofalo said Wisconsin's right-to-work bill would make it harder for businesses to set terms and conditions of employment. He's inviting those businesses to relocate to Minnesota.