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E-12 omnibus budget bill invests in all-day kindergarten and narrowing the achievement gap

By Caitlin Biegler, Minnesota Budget Bites

The E-12 education final omnibus bill (House File 630) for FY 2014-15 makes important investments toward ensuring that all Minnesota students receive a top education and addressing Minnesota’s racial achievement gap. The final bill increases E-12 education funding by $485 million in the FY 2014-15 biennium.

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Starting Line: Recap of 2013 legislative session

By Staff, Session Daily

Many of us have had our interest piqued by a bill and wanted to wait and see if it became law. But, somewhere along the way, we lost track of where it went in the complicated web of the legislative process.

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United in their goal: Soccer gets a new identity in the Twin Cities

By Darwesh Singh, ThreeSixty

Everyone else on the team has escaped to the locker room after the clock signals an official end to practice. Only one player remains, running sprints across the National Sports Center turf and practicing shooting drills until he’s bent over in exhaustion.

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Legislative progress after a decade of regression

By Eric Pusey, Minnesota Progressive Project

After ten years of Republican destruction, budget slashing and poor management and after the epic Marriage Restriction Amendment fight, the 2013 legislative session felt like a new, fresh start for Minnesota.

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New taxes, same-sex marriage mark 2013 session

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

New taxes and the legalization of same-sex marriage were hallmarks of a legislative session in which DFLers wielded more power than they’ve had in a generation.

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Innovative ideas brewing to house nearly 900 aging veterans

By Liz Stoever, Session Daily

Since he was first elected to the House in 2006, Rep. John Ward (DFL-Baxter) has been working to get a veterans nursing home in Brainerd. And he’s not alone.

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What now for all those leftover bills?

By Lee Ann Schutz Wahi, Session Daily

When the gavel came down on the legislature late Monday it didn't put an end to the business of the 88th session.

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Lawmakers approve $33 million for housing and homelessness-prevention programs

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

The Legislature just approved $33 million in funding for housing and homelessness-prevention programs and the state has a new director to prevent and end homelessness.

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Jobs, economic development and housing budget bill makes important investments in our state

By Caitlin Biegler, Minnesota Budget Bites

As the 2013 Legislative Session closes, the final budget bills have been passed by the House and Senate. Last week the omnibus jobs, economic development and housing bill (House File 729) received its final vote in both houses, investing $89 million in additional general fund resources to strengthen the state’s economy by creating jobs, increasing workforce training opportunities and improving affordable housing options.

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