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Gun group opposes police keeping license plate data
A Senate committee took testimony Wednesday about how long police departments should be able to keep information collected by license plate readers.
Dayton unaware of MNsure woes until just before launch
After MNsure's problems became public, Gov. Dayton said he wanted to shut down the health plan exchange for six weeks to fix it, interview notes from the legislative auditor show.
State Senate GOP wants no strings funding for schools
Republicans in the Minnesota Senate say they want more money going to public schools with fewer strings attached.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson had warned shoppers to be "careful" if they planned to visit the Mall of America.
Minnesota Senate committees have begun a series of confirmation hearings for Gov. Mark Dayton’s commissioners.
Last year, a cap on how much money candidates can accept from individual donors was lifted. For some candidates, that meant more campaign cash.
The Daily Digest: Bakk unsure about raises
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The top Democrat in the Minnesota Senate says he is not yet ready to embrace the legislation passed by the House last week to delay DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s pay raises for commissioners until July 1.
Legislation placing new restrictions on the state lottery is heading for another vote in the Minnesota Senate.