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Minnesota’s slain Democratic leader saw liberal victories, then brokered a budget deal out of power
State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House’s Democratic leader and former speaker, was shot to death early Saturday.
University of Minnesota faculty and students urge regents to reject budget cuts and tuition hikes
University of Minnesota faculty, students and staff urged the Board of Regents to reconsider significant budget cuts and ...
Minnesota Legislature passes next state budget in special session, averting government shutdown
The Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted ...
A teenager with a job making burritos became a powerful Minnesota lawmaker who trained service dogs
Melissa Hortman's power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Minnesota Legislature was a far cry ...
Minnesota Legislature passes $66 billion budget, averting government shutdown
The Minnesota Legislature passed the final bills comprising the state’s two-year, $66 billion budget — an 8% decrease from ...
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New Minnesota budget sealed up in legislative spree as immigrant health coverage rescinded
A budget bottleneck came unclogged as the Minnesota Legislature bolted through bill after bill to finish a $66 billion ...
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‘Most impressive achievement’: Walz, Minnesota lawmakers pass state budget, avoid shutdown
With a tied House and partisan divides, Minnesota lawmakers passed a $67 billion state budget and a $700 million bonding ...
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University of Minnesota Regents to Decide on Proposed Operating Budget Amid Financial Challenges
University of Minnesota Regents review a balanced budget proposal addressing tuition, state funding, and university economic ...
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Minnesota Legislature passes budget and bonding package in one-day special session
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Legislature passed a $67 billion state budget and a $700 million bonding package by 1:54 a.m. Tuesday — roughly five hours before their 7 a.m. deadline. Lawmakers ...
Tucked inside budget bills, some key provisions passed as part of Minnesota's new budget
The legislature passed a number of new policies as part of the broader spending bills that will fund the government over the next two years.
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Minnesota budget deal cuts health care for adults who entered the US illegally
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Adults living in the U.S. illegally will be excluded from a state-run health care program under an overall budget deal that the closely divided Minnesota Legislature ...