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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

The Daily Digest (infant blood, Peterson plans, Crimea)

Welcome to the Daily Digest. Here’s what you may have missed over the weekend. Minnesota: State legislators are poised to consider a bill that would allow the state to store newborn blood samples indefinitely. The debate comes of the heels of a court case that required the Minnesota Department of Health to destroy 1.1 million Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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House DFL releases budget targets

House Democrats released their tax and spending priorities Friday for the 2014 legislative session. Most of the spending is going for tax cuts – $550 million. They would also spend $172 million for capital investment and economic development initiatives, $92 million for k-12 schools, $75 million for home health care workers who provide care for Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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PoliGraph: Minimum wage claim correct

DFL legislators are at odds over an effort to raise the minimum wage. But the one thing Democrats in both the House and Senate do agree on is that minimum wage hasn’t kept pace with the cost of living. Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, underscored that point in a recent press release. “Currently, about 20 percent Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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The Daily Digest (Friday edition)

Welcome to Friday, welcome to the Daily Digest. Minnesota: Gov. Mark Dayton said that chances for passing a medical marijuana bill this session are slim, but after meeting with advocates said he remained open to a compromise. (MPR News) He also said that an overhaul of the state’s sex offender program is unlikely this year.…
by Catharine Richert

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PoliGraph: AAN Nolan ad mostly accurate

If a recent special election in Florida tells us anything, the health care policy will be front and center in the 2014 elections. Republicans won a Florida congressional seat in part by hammering the Democratic candidate on the Affordable Care Act. The same themes are already playing out in Minnesota. Take a recent ad paid Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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Emmer gets fundraising help from Kline, Paulsen and Boschwitz

Emmer gets fundraising help from Kline, Paulsen and Boschwitz

WASHINGTON – Tom Emmer already has a commanding financial lead in his bid to win the Republican endorsement in the 6th District to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann. That edge is sure to grow thanks to U.S. Reps. John Kline, Erik Paulsen and former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, who are holding a Capitol Hill Read more →
by Brett Neely

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Dalhberg accuses Ortman of illegally using ‘robocalls’ in GOP Senate race

U.S. Senate hopeful Chris Dahlberg is accusing fellow Republican Julianne Ortman of possibly violating state law by using automated phone calls to solicit support for her U.S. Senate campaign. “We have to follow the law, and we don’t get to be the person that makes the judgment on this,” Dahlberg said. ” I think the attorney Read more →
by Mark Zdechlik

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The Daily Digest (broadband, e-cigs, hotdish)

Welcome to the Daily Digest. Busy times at the Capitol! Minnesota: Gov. Mark Dayton hasn’t backed a plan to expand broadband in rural areas. (MPR News) A bill to treat e-cigarettes like regular cigarettes advanced in the Senate. (MPR News) House Democrats want answers about a new Senate office building. (MPR News) A Senate panel Read more →
by Catharine Richert

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Proposal: Should constitutional amendment be dubbed “Stop lawmakers from raising their own pay”?

Last year, the Minnesota Legislature placed a constitutional amendment on the 2016 November ballot that asks voters whether a bipartisan citizen commission should be created to approve salary and benefits for state lawmakers. Now, one of the amendment backers wants to modify the title of the amendment on the ballot as “Stop Lawmakers from Raising Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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Delegation competes over who can better prepare starches, liquids and proteins

Delegation competes over who can better prepare starches, liquids and proteins

WASHINGTON – It’s been a long, cold winter, not just in Minnesota but also in Washington, DC. Congress also continues to be wildly unpopular with the American public. How do those two pieces of information fit together? In the case of the Minnesota congressional delegation, it means it’s time for another hotdish competition, a culinary…
by Brett Neely

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