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Do you want to know which House members will serve on the education committees in the 2015-16 biennium? Who will play roles as members of the agriculture, health and human services or transportation committees?
Legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton are expected to have more than a billion additional dollars at their disposal.
Rep. Kurt Daudt is expected to be the next speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Minnesota State Fair polltakers are narrowly opposed to the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state but strongly support same-day voter registration and lean toward increasing the state’s gas tax for road and bridge construction.Conducted by the nonpartisan House Public Information Services Office, the annual poll at the House of Representatives booth during the 12-day Minnesota State Fair is an informal, unscientific survey of issues discussed in prior legislative sessions and may be topics of discussion in 2015.Of the 7,607 people filling out a ballot in 2014, 48.1 percent are against the state allowing the recreational use of marijuana for persons age 21 and older; however, 43.3 percent support the idea. Nearly 9 percent of those taking the poll were undecided or had no opinion.Do you think Minnesota should legalize recreational marijuana use? Take our poll and see the results.The 2014 Legislature passed a law for use of medical marijuana for nine specific illnesses, but not for recreational use of the drug. Only the use of pills, oils or vaporizing of a cannabis compound through a device similar to an e-cigarette is allowed. 2014 Minnesota House State Fair Poll ResultsFifty-four percent of polltakers support raising the state’s gas tax by 5 cents per gallon to help fund the backlog of highway and bridge needs across the state. More than 40 percent are against the increase and 5.5 percent were undecided or had no opinion. Continue Reading
Since 2009, there have been 66 births by women serving time at the state’s women’s prison. Approximately a dozen women incarcerated there at any one time are expecting a child.
Someone who commits domestic violence or stalks another person could lose access to a firearm.
A compensation process for cases where a person was determined to be innocent of a crime for which they were wrongfully incarcerated was passed 121-2 by the House on Monday.
A bill designed to give a second chance to Minnesotans who made a past mistake was passed early Wednesday morning by the House.
Unfair labor practice charges under the Public Employment Labor Relations Act would no longer be heard in a district courtroom, but instead by a newly created Public Employment Relations Board under the Bureau of Mediation Services.
Public colleges and university buildings could get some much-needed repair and three civic center projects could be constructed — but funding to continue State Capitol renovations is up in the air.