GOP adds $8 million for broadband after rural objections
A week of intense criticism about lack of broadband funding in a House funding bill ended Friday with $8 million being set aside for high-speed Internet development. The $8 million is a far cry from...
View ArticleSession spotlight bill on hold
Minnesota senators at midday today delayed public debate on a bill funding environment and agriculture programs, the most controversial part of a historic special legislative session. Senate...
View ArticleLegislative notebook: Jobs-energy bill funds aircraft to jobless payments
Legislators approved a jobs and energy bill that funds workforce housing, job training and broadband expansion. The bill passed in a Friday special legislative session provides a $4 million loan to...
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Minnesota Committees Fall Short Of Special Session Deals
SONY DSC Two of three Minnesota legislative committees looking into issues a special session could consider later this month came to broad agreements Thursday, but fell short of settling on specifics....
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Range Unemployment Legislation May Be Headed To Negotiation
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk A two-part bill to extend Iron Range unemployment benefits and reform a trust fund that pays the benefits appears destined to be negotiated by a House-Senate...
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Unemployment Aid Easily Passes, But With ‘poison Pill’
Minnesota Rep. Jason Metsa of Virginia argues Thursday, March 17, 2016, in favor of splitting an unemployment bill into two, an effort to speed benefits to laid-off Iron Range workers. (Forum News...
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GOP Pushes ‘smarter Government’ Spending Plan
Three Minnesota House committee chairmen brief reporters Wednesday, April 27, 2016, on spending legislation. From left are Reps. Rod Hamilton of Mountain Lake, Pat Garofalo of Farmington and Denny...
View ArticleChatter: Who Says Lawmakers Can’t Agree?
Minnesota legislators actually can work together. Sure, the media mostly covers things when Democrats and Republicans disagree. But there have been several bills to gain broad bipartisan support, and...
View ArticleChatter: Sweet Tweet Makes Sugar Producers Happy
It was not his best-known tweet, but a short Thursday, June 29, message from President Donald Trump was sweet to American sugar producers. “New Sugar deal negotiated with Mexico is a very good one for...
View ArticleGOP Lawmakers Concerned About 3M Lawsuit Settlement
Some lawmakers fear state agencies will drain funds away from a lawsuit settlement with iconic Minnesota business 3M, which is accused of dumping dangerous chemicals in the southeastern Twin Cities....
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