Minnesota Legislature
What's Pawlenty vetoing today?
In the last week, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has killed seven bills with the swipe of his veto pen, with the promise of more to come as the session ticks down toward its close Monday.MORE »
Trying to wean police off forfeitures
UPDATE: Both amendments failed miserably, with only 20 votes in favor of each. Arguments that police don't abuse the forfeiture system, that the state would rob local governments of the money, won the day.MORE »
Will Pawlenty preserve discrimination beyond the grave?
Survivors of deceased domestic partners would soon have the power to inherit their partners' remains, if Gov. Tim Pawlenty signs a bill headed his way in the closing days of the legislative session.MORE »
The DFL budget solution: cuts, shifts and a little veto bait
DFL leaders in the Minnesota Legislature on Monday unveiled a budget deficit-erasing bill that gives Gov. Tim Pawlenty most of what he wanted, but will still probably get him to pick up his veto pen. MORE »
Why the MN Legislature will fail to find a budget solution
Want a list of reasons why our elected leaders won't solve the state's budget deficit by May 17 like they were supposed to? Let's count the ways in which they will fail:MORE »
Vikings stadium bill: Not dead yet
After a House committee voted 10-9 Wednesday against a proposed Vikings stadium finance bill, many are writing early obituaries for this lateMORE »
Supremes tell Pawlenty to settle down, Legislature to step up
In a 4-3 ruling delivered Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court essentially rejected $2.7 billion in unilateral spending cuts Gov. Tim Pawlenty made last year after he vetoed a tax bill that would have raised that amount at the end of the session.
Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, a Pawlenty appointee who's retiring this June, along with Justices Alan Page, Paul Anderson and Helen Meyer, decided Pawlenty did not follow the law when it came to unalloting more than $5.3 million in approved spending for Minnesota's Special Diet Program.MORE »
Pawlenty nixes college student credit transfer fix
You'd think that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities students would be able to transfer college credits within the system without losing one in 10 of them. MORE »
Children, disabled, poor in DFL Legislature's crosshairs again
Mental health services for children and adults, assistance for poor families, vulnerable adults, and home-based elderly adults would suffer the most from $154 million in cuts to a health and human services budget bill making its way through the Minnesota House of Representatives.MORE »
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