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State Capitol reporter | Minnesota state government/politics

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Divided DFL stalls universal background checks

DFL legislators who represent urban areas are a world apart from those who hail from rural parts.

Updated: March 20, 2013, - 10:39 PM

House DFLers abandon universal background checks for gun buyers

Efforts to expand background checks to gun shows remained alive after House DFLers forced a compromise.

Updated: March 20, 2013, - 08:02 AM

Gun background checks debate moves to House

Two bills, one supported by the NRA and one calling for universal checks, are competing for votes.

Updated: March 15, 2013, - 09:40 PM

Background checks at center of legislative gun debate

Bill would make background inquiries universal, extending them to all private firearms purchases in Minnesota.

Updated: March 13, 2013, - 12:14 AM

Dayton retools budget as poll indicates public approval lagging

When Dayton unveils his new budget proposal this week, the plan will lean heavily on a tax hike for the wealthiest 2 percent of Minnesotans and he is strongly considering a significant bump in the tobacco tax, sources say.

Updated: March 10, 2013, - 06:56 AM

Organized labor agenda gains steam with turn in Capitol politics

With a new DFL-led Legislature, unions are pushing their agenda, starting with child care. Monday they turned out at the Capitol in support of measures that would help unionize thousands of child-care and home health-care workers.

Updated: March 05, 2013, - 10:51 AM