Government
Tax debate ends with one bill signed, one pocket veto
This afternoon, we saw the final chapter of the tax debate for the 2012 Legislative Session as Governor Dayton took action on the two remaining tax bills.MORE »
An end to compostables odor?
Scrambling to beat the clock, officials at Organic Technologies Incorporated (OTI) say they’re close to having odors at their site at Dowling and Washington avenues North under control after two, going on three, frustrating and stinky seasons.MORE »
Capital investment bill on its way to the governor
The nearly $500 million capital investment bill came back from the Senate with two additional appropriations that the House voted to accept — a $500,000 grant from the Business Development Through Capital Project Grant Program to fund construction of a flood wall in South St.MORE »
Bonding bills passed in both chambers; conference committee needed
After a long and winding road, a capital investment bill finally made it to the House floor. The DFL put up a majority of the 99-32 votes to move it to the Senate, which passed it 45-22. A conference committee is expected to work out the differences.MORE »
Vikes vote on Monday: Winkler switches vote, watch debate and vote here
The Uptake will have live coverage of the Vikings stadium debate and vote on Monday (video below.) On Sunday evening, Representative Ryan Winkler announced that he was switching his vote and would now vote in favor of the stadium deal, citing the need to create jobs in Minnesota and the legislature's utter failure to pass any other job-creating legislation. His press release concluded:MORE »
Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the omnibus tax bill
Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the omnibus tax bill, legislation that Republicans say would have addressed their session priority — tax relief for Minnesota businesses to help grow jobs.MORE »
A failing grade for a failing legislature
I am an educator. Were I to assign my students three projects and they failed to complete them by the appointed time their grade would be an F. The same goes with the Minnesota state legislature.MORE »
Legislators, governor seek deal on taxes, bonding, stadium
Legislative leaders are attempting to negotiate a session-ending deal with Gov. Mark Dayton, but a two-hour meeting in the governor’s office yielded few signs of progress.MORE »
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