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Gov. Mark Dayton this morning releases his budget and tax proposals to the 2013 Legislature. Keep it here for the latest.
Minneapolis Fed offers a different way to look at government employment in the Upper Midwest.
Quiet day for Minnesota politics. Today is a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. All eyes will turn to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration ceremonies for President Obama’s second term. The action returns to St. Paul on Tuesday with Gov. Dayton expected to release his budget and tax proposals. State Pros and cons of…
No guns ever for violent felons.
Franken pushes back on a story saying he's undecided an assault weapons ban.