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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

State House panel looks at online voter registration

An online voter registration system that is already in use could get approval from Minnesota lawmakers in the coming months. The House Elections Committee held an interim hearing today on a bill to authorize the procedure that DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie launched last fall. Rep. Steve Simon, DFL-Hopkins, the committee chair, said his Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Dayton to have another surgery next week

Gov. Dayton’s office says Dayton will undergo hip surgery next Thursday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Dayton tore a hip muscle last June when he was rushing down the stairs at the governor’s mansion. He had a procedure known as “platelet rich plasma injection” done on his hip last October.  In October of 2012 he Read more →
by Tom Scheck

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Dayton raises more than $1 million for re-election bid

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s re-election campaign announced today that it raised more than $1 million in 2013. Dayton, who is running for a second four-year term, reported that his cash on hand topped $772,000.  The campaign reported back in October that receipts from January through September totaled just over $628,000. That means his fourth quarter Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Daily Digest (Mills fundraising, racial disparities, farm bill moving)

Daily Digest (Mills fundraising, racial disparities, farm bill moving)

You know you’re in Minnesota when waking up to -15 degrees is a relief because the forecast was for -21.  That’s the kind of good news you’ll find here in the Digest. MINNESOTA: Gov. Mark Dayton laid out a plan to draw the 2018 Super Bowl to Minnesota. By attracting visitors from other states and countries,…
by Mike Mulcahy

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Dayton working on cold weather concerns

With subzero temperatures gripping Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton said today that he’s looking for ways to address the state’s propane shortage. Dayton and DFL members of the state’s congressional delegation already sent a letter to the White House, urging President Obama to take several steps at the federal level to ease the propane crunch. They Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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The Daily Digest (Super Bowl bid, Kline/Obermueller fundraising)

Good morning! Stay warm out there… In Minnesota If you start building a new football stadium, will the Super Bowl come? Later this morning, Gov. Mark Dayton and business and community leaders will announce the state’s bid to bring the 2018 Super Bowl to Minnesota. The start of the 2014 Legislative session is still a Read more →
by Brett Neely

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State House getting a jump on 2014 session

The start of the 2014 Legislative session is still a month away, but several Minnesota House committees are holding hearings this week. More than a dozen interim hearings are scheduled on bills related to bonding, election law, health care policy, housing and environmental issues. Lawmakers will hear public testimony, but they can’t take votes until Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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