GOP, Dayton move closer on K-12, public safety and courts funding
Republican leaders at the Legislature say they are willing to match Gov. Mark Dayton's numbers for the K-12 Education, Public Safety and Judiciary budget bills.
View ArticleGOP senators file petition challenging courts authority to spend money
Four GOP senators have filed a petition in Ramsey County District Court seeking to prohibit the judicial branch from spending state dollars if a government shutdown occurs. The legal brief argues that...
View ArticleKSTP poll: Dayton’s support slips ahead of potential government shutdown
Support for Gov. Mark Dayton is slipping as an impasse with the Republican-led Legislature heads towards a potential government shutdown, according to a new poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Of those...
View ArticleGOP leaders, Dayton say they’re having ‘constructive’ budget talks
With just days to go before government will shutdown absent a deal to solve the state's budget deficit, Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders of the Legislature say they are having "worthwhile" and...
View ArticlePaper Trail: GOP policy-laden offer to Gov. Dayton
The so-called “cone of silence” over budget negotiations has cracked since talks melted down Thursday afternoon and Minnesota headed into a state government shutdown. Dayton spokesman Bob Hume also...
View ArticleRunning Aces pushes racinos with statewide radio campaign
Running Aces Harness Park is airing radio ads statewide promoting Racinos as a partial solution to the state's budget impasse. The racetrack will initially spend $35,000 to tout the economic benefits...
View ArticleCanterbury Park reaching critical point as another weekend of lost racing looms
Canterbury Park is heading toward its third straight weekend of canceled racing cards. Some trainers and jockeys are starting to move on to other racetracks across the country.
View ArticlePaper Trail: Inmate visitations, religious services curtailed during shutdown
Prison inmates are feeling the affects of the government shutdown. Visitations have been suspended until further notice and group religious services eliminated, according to a July 7 memo sent to the...
View ArticleFormer House Speaker calls out Legislature for closed-door process
At the close of a press conference called by Republican legislative leaders to discuss the $11 billion health and human services bill, former DFL House Speaker Bob Vanasek offered some pointed...
View ArticleDayton supplemental budget aims at health care, jobs
Gov. Mark Dayton has offered a revised budget that raises revenue from business taxes to provide increased funding for several priorities.
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