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May 15, 2019 6:38 PM

Talks over state budget stretch on as adjournment approaches

Lawmakers have gone largely silent in public as they hash out a budget agreement in private. Time for getting that passed is dwindling.

by Brian Bakst

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May 15, 2019 11:00 AM

Advocates rally for 11th-hour conversion therapy ban

The proposal would prohibit mental health practitioners and professionals from any practice “that seeks to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity," including attempts to "reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender."

by Briana Bierschbach

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May 15, 2019 1:22 AM

Daily Digest: Gun bills fail on tie votes

A quick roundup of some Minnesota political stories making news.

by Mike Mulcahy

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May 14, 2019 10:23 AM

Pair of gun proposals stymied in split vote

Competing arguments around two gun proposals were aired before a House-Senate committee stopped them from being added to a joint public safety budget bill.

by Brian Bakst

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May 14, 2019 6:31 AM

Another deal for Walz to strike? His Mankato house is for sale

Gov. Tim Walz and wife, Gwen, are selling their house in Mankato now that their family lives full time at the official Governor's Residence. It's the only house they've owned in Minnesota.

by Brian Bakst

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May 14, 2019 1:16 AM

Daily Digest: Another day without a deal

A quick look at the latest from the Capitol and some other news.

by Mike Mulcahy

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May 13, 2019 3:53 PM

Capitol budget talks break down

DFL Gov. Tim Walz and top legislative leaders traded some offers Monday aimed at resolving their budget impasse. But they failed to make any meaningful progress and remain far apart on spending and taxes.

by Tim Pugmire

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May 13, 2019 6:47 AM

Bill would share tax data for minimum wage study

A bill advanced in the House Monday that would authorize sharing state tax data with the Federal Reserve Bank for a study of minimum wage ordinances in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

by Brian Bakst

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May 13, 2019 1:22 AM

Daily Digest: One week to go, still no deal

With a week to go in the legislative session, leaders have yet to agree on spending and taxes.

by Mike Mulcahy

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May 11, 2019 6:35 AM

Minnesota could get a new state holiday: Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial Day

May 14, 1975 was the last day of airlift evacuation of soldiers and their families from a covert headquarters in Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand. Tens of thousands of Hmong soldiers lost their lives in the Secret War.

by Briana Bierschbach

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