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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

The Daily Digest (Budget deal passes, Dayton has MNSure doubts)

Good morning! Please send any tips, comments and suggestions to bneely@mpr.org and remember to follow us on Twitter at @mprpolitics and @brettneely. If you enjoy reading the Daily Digest and find it useful, please share it with others who might enjoy it, too. In Minnesota The main reason for establishing health insurance exchanges such as MNsure is to Read more →
by Brett Neely

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Klobuchar and World War II veteran push immigration overhaul

Klobuchar and World War II veteran push immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON – So many major initiatives have died in Washington this year that it’s sometimes hard to keep track. But 99 year-old St. Paul resident Joseph Medina doesn’t want to let overhauling the nation’s immigration laws be one of them. Medina’s story is a fascinating one that gives a sense of how much immigration laws Read more →
by Brett Neely

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Dayton stops short of backing MNsure executives

Ongoing problems with MNsure, Minnesota’s online health insurance exchange, have Gov. Mark Dayton expressing new doubts about the system which his administration developed. Dayton was asked  at a press conference today whether he had full confidence in MNsure’s board of directors and executives. “Let’s see how they perform in the next week, 10 days,” he…
by Mark Zdechlik

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GOP lawmaker, governor trade barbs over conflict question

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton said today there is no ethical conflict for his chief of staff to head a key regional development panel, and he described a Republican lawmaker’s claim that there is as “totally ludicrous.” Dayton was responding to a letter he received this week from Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover. Scott contends the dual Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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The Daily Digest (MNSure security flaws, budget deal vote)

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Dayton now looking for bigger bonding bill

Gov. Mark Dayton is now considering a $975 million measure next session for public construction projects throughout Minnesota. That’s about $200 million higher than his earlier bonding bill estimate. The DFL governor said he’ll propose spending $3.5 million from a projected budget surplus to cover the additional debt service costs. Dayton told reporters today that Read more →
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Senate approves payment for Brodkorb lawsuit legal bill

A Minnesota Senate panel voted Monday to pay the final legal bill related to the recently settled Michael Brodkorb lawsuit. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration approved the payment of $77,000 to the Larkin Hoffman law firm for four months of work. The total bill reached $396,000. Brodkorb was the Republican staffer who lost Read more →
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Expense reimbursements boosted for state senators

Minnesota senators will soon see a boost in their monthly expense reimbursements. Language approved Monday by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration would allow each senator $200 per month for telecommunication expenses, up from the current $125. Senators living more than 50 miles from the Capitol would also be able to claim as much Read more →
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