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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

The Daily Digest (min. wage, light rail and tanning)

Welcome to the Daily Digest. Here’s what you may have missed over the weekend. Minnesota: Like to tan? State legislators are considering banning the practice for minors. (MPR News) Kid tested, mother approved explanation of the Southwest Light Rail controversy. (MPR News) Today is the deadline to sign up for health insurance or face a Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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Minimum wage amendment bill advances, leaders plan private talks

A Minnesota Senate panel has approved a bill that would let voters decide whether to link future minimum wage increases to inflation. The proposed constitutional amendment cleared the Senate Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee today on a divided voice vote. Democrats favored it, while Republicans opposed it. No one who testified at the committee spoke Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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PoliGraph: Bakk office building claim correct

The proposed new Senate Office Building is getting a lot of attention at the Capitol right now, and will be getting a lot of attention this coming election season, too. Republicans are using the estimated $90 million project as a way to paint the DFL majority as wasteful. Meanwhile, Gov. Mark Dayton and the House Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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The Daily Digest (Palin backs Ortman, a win for solar, MNsure questioned)

Welcome to the Daily Digest. Here’s what’s happening in political news. Minnesota: Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin endorsed state Sen. Julianne Ortman in her challenge to unseat Sen. Al Franken. (MPR News) State regulators have given the green light to a project that will use solar power to generate enough electricity to power 20,000 homes. Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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Where do the Republican candidates stand on medical marijuana?

Five GOP gubernatorial hopefuls were asked today whether they’d support a bill that would legalize medical marijuana. All five have criticized Gov. Dayton for the way he has handled the issue, especially for reportedly telling parents of sick children that they could buy the drug illegally on the street. The governor has denied he did Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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GOP Gov candidates bash building

GOP Gov candidates bash building

The five Republicans competing to be the party’s candidate for governor appeared at a joint news conference today to condemn DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Democratic legislative leaders for approving a plan that includes a new office building for the Minnesota Senate and an adjacent parking ramp. The total cost of the project would be Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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Minimum wage talks stall again, amendment bill surfaces in Senate

DFL House and Senate negotiations on a bill to increase Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour have stalled again. Members of the conference committee trying resolve the conflicting bills that lawmakers passed last session met briefly today. They left after Senators rejected the latest House offer, which still includes future automatic increases based on Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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