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Reporting on State Politics and Government

Downey elected state GOP chair
Former Edina state rep. defeated three other candidates.
State lawmakers grind through another day of committee work in the House and Senate on health and human services spending bills at the Capitol. The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy gets briefed today on the effects in Minnesota of the automatic federal budget cuts, known as sequestration.
Health and human services spending gets a second day of heavy activity in Minnesota House and Senate committees. Religious leaders and members of their congregations will rally today at the Capitol in on the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.