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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Senate sends construction bills to the governor

Senate sends construction bills to the governor

The state Senate this morning followed the lead of the House and passed a nearly $1 billion package of public construction projects. The combination of borrowing and cash pays for dozens of projects, including the state Capitol renovation, civic centers in several cities around the state, and part of the Lewis & Clark water pipeline Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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The Daily Digest: last day of session edition

Welcome to the Daily Digest, where lawmakers plan to finish their work today. Minnesota: The House worked into the early morning, passing a bonding bill and cementing agreements on the major issues left to end the session today. MPR’s Tom Scheck worked late too to wrap it all up. (MPR News) Here’s a link from Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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Lawmakers cut deal to end session

DFL legislative leaders appear confident that they can finish the legislative session today. The House passed two bills earlier this morning that spend more than $1 billion on public works projects. The bills fund the renovation of the state capitol, civic centers in St. Cloud, Mankato and Rochester and a regional water pipeline in southwestern…
by Tom Scheck

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Bakk: Legislative leaders signed off on bonding and taxes

DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk said legislative leaders have agreed in principle to most of the outstanding issues remaining in this year’s legislative session. Bakk said Democratic and Republican leaders have signed off on an $846 million public works borrowing bill and a tax bill that increases state aid to cities and provides state Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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Bill restricting e-cigarettes heads to Gov. Dayton

A wide ranging health policy bill that bans indoor tanning use by children and puts greater restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes is on its way to Gov. Mark Dayton. The House and Senate passed the bill tonight. It would ban the use of e-cigarettes in government buildings, in schools and on the campuses of Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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Legislature moves to ban online lottery games

The Minnesota Legislature is poised to ban instant-play lottery games and tickets sold at gas pumps and ATMs. A joint House/Senate conference committee approved the ban Thursday. It would give the Minnesota Lottery until the end of October to phase out the games. Lawmakers have criticized Minnesota Lottery officials for expanding access to new games Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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Water pipeline could get tax bill help

State lawmakers are considering a last minute tax provision to help complete the Lewis and Clark water pipeline in southwestern Minnesota. There’s already $22 million for the project included in the bonding bill scheduled for a vote today in the House. But Republicans have said that amount is inadequate to get their votes. House and Read more →
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