Minn. Gov., Legislative Leaders Promise Bipartisanship In 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Legislative session starts next week, and at least in a presession news conference, the governor and legislative leaders pledged to work together despite their...
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Fixes For MNLARS, Tax Filing On Deck For Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday with plenty of work to do and no guarantee they’ll finish it. The Legislature’s work will hinge on an updated estimate of the...
View Article4 Key Players Will Shape Minnesota’s 2018 Legislative Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — All 201 legislators will soon return to the Minnesota Capitol, but three men and one woman will play an outsized role in setting the Legislature’s course. The Legislature...
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Fast-Paced, Election Year Legislative Session Kicks Off At Minn. Capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The Minnesota Legislature is back at the State Capitol in St. Paul. The 2018 session got off to a fast start already, with protest and election-year politics. This is the...
View ArticleMinn. Republicans Push Work Requirement For Medical Assistance
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republicans will push to impose a work requirement for the state’s health care program for those in poverty. A group of House and Senate Republicans introduced a bill...
View ArticleRep. Hamilton’s Chairmanship Suspended Amid Allegations
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota lawmaker is denying allegations of sexual assault. State Rep. Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) is accused of inappropriately touching a woman. The seven-term lawmaker...
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Dayton Vetoes Tax Bill While Visiting Elementary School
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed the big tax bill of the year Thursday, setting the stage for a rocky end of the 2018 legislative session. The Democratic governor vetoed the...
View ArticleTax Deal, Education Funding In Flux As Session Ticks Away
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With time winding down in the legislative session, Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders were searching Friday for a compromise on a tax bill that averts a complex 2019 tax...
View ArticleLawmakers, Dayton Still At Odds As Session Nears End
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers rushed on their last workday Sunday to pass the final pieces of their budget and tax plans. However, with indications that Gov. Mark Dayton wouldn’t sign any...
View ArticleHouse Fails To Override Dayton’s Veto On MNLARS Funding
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has failed to override Gov. Mark Dayton’s veto of funding to reimburse local offices who struggled with the state’s new driver registration system. It’s just...
View ArticleLawmakers Finish Session In A Blur Of Bills, Questions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its work at midnight Sunday with the familiar last-minute flurry of votes and political machinations but surrounded by question marks, as...
View ArticleTaxes, School Funding & Construction: Legislature’s Work In Limbo
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers wrapped up their work as midnight struck Sunday, but the session scorecard was still largely empty on Monday. From revamping the state’s tax code to enhancing...
View ArticleRepublican Leaders Fuming After Gov. Dayton Vetoes Tax, Budget Bills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Minnesota Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed Wednesday the biggest tax and spending bills of the year. The move leaves the 2018 Legislature with few accomplishments, and a long...
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Minnesota’s Midterms Could Come Down To Single-Digit Races
Listen to Pat Kessler’s new podcast! MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Outside money is pouring into Minnesota political campaigns, but its not just in the race for Governor and Attorney General. More than $7...
View ArticleRepublican Rep. Kurt Daudt Elected As House Minority Leader
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Minnesota House Republicans have chosen Kurt Daudt as Minority Leader after a caucus meeting Friday morning. “I’m grateful for the overwhelming support of my colleagues to...
View ArticleNext House Speaker Will Dump Master Mute Button
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The outgoing Republican speaker of the Minnesota House had the power to silence debate with the push of a button. His Democratic successor says one of the first things she’ll do when...
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Minn. House Democrats To Disable Capitol ‘Mute’ Button Installed By GOP
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It is no secret that the Minnesota lawmakers sometimes hold raucous legislative sessions. But there’s something even many lawmakers didn’t know. House GOP leaders installed a “mute...
View ArticleTop House Republican Calls For Fraud Crackdown
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The top Republican in the Minnesota House says a legislative auditor’s report shows that fraud is pervasive within the state’s Child Care Assistance Program. House Minority...
View ArticleMN Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal, Prepare For Special Session
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Minnesota lawmakers adjourned their 2019 legislative session at midnight Monday with little to show for it. Governor Tim Walz is now preparing to call a special session so the...
View ArticleMinnesota Legislature Passes $48B Budget In Special Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature ended its special session Saturday after approving a $48 billion budget to fund state government for the next two years. The House and Senate pulled an...
View ArticleMinnesota Health Plans Seek Only Modest Premium Increases
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s health insurers are seeking relatively small premium increases and in some cases cuts for patients who buy coverage on the individual market. The Commerce Department...
View ArticleGOP Leadership Call Gov. Walz’s $2B Spending Bill ‘Extreme’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Gov. Tim Walz rolled out the first phase of his proposed $2 billion spending bill. Walz is asking for a record $276 million for affordable housing. It’s all part of the governor’s...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Lawmakers Pass COVID-19 Response Bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature passed a $330 million financial aid package Thursday to help soften the economic impact and help public agencies and the state’s health system kick into...
View ArticleCoronavirus In MN: House GOP Leader Stymies Bonding Bill To Get Gov. Walz To...
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A bill that would help create jobs across Minnesota is locked in debate at the...
View ArticleCoronavirus In MN: Gov. Walz Says He Won’t Give Up Emergency Powers In...
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota House Republicans are threatening to block a billion-dollar public...
View ArticleFight Continues Over Gov. Walz’s $2B Bonding Bill, Deemed ‘Out Of Touch’ By...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota House wants a $2 billion bonding bill. The state would borrow that money for projects ranging from $452 million for transportation, to hundreds of smaller items, like...
View Article‘Much Was Accomplished’: Session 2020 Ends Sans Bonding Bill, But Its...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s 2020 Legislative Session went out with a whimper late Sunday night. Lawmakers failed to agree on an all-important bonding bill that would fund hundreds of construction...
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‘Where Is It?’ Nurses, Lawmakers Voice Frustrations Over Continued Lack Of...
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota lawmakers heard pleas from nurses on the front lines in the COVID-19...
View ArticleCommunities Urge Minnesota Lawmakers To Pass Bonding Bill, COVID Relief Deal...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Special Session came to a crashing halt Saturday morning passing none of the major bills both sides were hoping for. While the debate around a police reform proposal...
View ArticleState House Again Blocks Measure To Limit Walz’s Ability To Declare Peacetime...
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our New App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota House of Representatives once again rejected a measure that...
View ArticleMinnesota Lawmakers Point Fingers After Failure To Pass Bonding Bill
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — While Minnesota lawmakers did manage to pass a historic police reform bill overnight, they failed to come to an agreement on a bonding bill, which means it likely won’t be...
View ArticleSpecial Session Ends With GOP Not Voting To End Gov. Walz’s Emergency Powers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Legislature was in special session Thursday, and for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Republicans did not hold a vote on ending the Gov. Tim Walz’s...
View ArticleMinnesota Legislative Leaders Express Optimism For COVID Aid Plan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The top four leaders in the Minnesota Legislature expressed optimism Friday that lawmakers can agree on a new coronavirus relief package in time for a Dec. 14 special session, though...
View ArticleAs Walz Announces Loosened COVID Restrictions, GOP Argues They Should Go Further
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday changes to the current dial-back restrictions — including adjustments for restaurants, gyms, youth sports, and elementary education — some...
View ArticleState Troopers Moved Gov. Walz’s Son From Governor’s Mansion During Local...
By WCCO Reporter Caroline Cummings ST. PAUL, MINN. (WCCO) — A local protest at the Minnesota State Capitol last Wednesday — the same day as the U.S. Capitol siege — didn’t turn violent, but the threat...
View ArticleGOP Makes Fresh Push To End Gov. Walz’s Emergency Powers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican legislative leaders made a fresh push Wednesday for ending Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s reliance on emergency powers to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, while state health...
View ArticleWalz, Legislators Seek Budget Breakthroughs As Minnesota Capitol Reopens
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz sat down with top lawmakers Thursday to try to bring the divided Legislature closer to agreement on the budget bills that they were unable to finish before their...
View ArticleWith 10 Days Left In Special Session, Legislators Still Have Plenty Of Work...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Legislature has 10 days to get all 15 budget bills done or the state government will shut down. And unlike past shutdowns, this one would be more severe because...
View ArticleSpeaker Hortman Says She’ll Send Any Complaints Against Rep. John Thompson To...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman says she will refer any ethics complaints regarding embattled DFL Rep. John Thompson to the Ethics Committee after Republicans said...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Budget Surplus Balloons To $9.25 Billion
Originally published Feb. 28 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) — Minnesota’s already-huge budget surplus has become even more enormous, growing to a projected $9.25 billion, the Walz administration announced...
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