State Auditor Rebecca Otto, whose office audits 59 of 87 Minnesota counties among other responsibilities, said a technical glitch in the state government finance bill that passed in the final hours of the legislative session could leave those counties without any auditing.
Progressive activist Peggy Flanagan announced Friday she will run for outgoing Rep. Ryan Winkler's seat in district 46A, which includes St. Louis Park and Golden Valley.
Unsatisfied by the lack of money for universal prekindergarten and other priorities, Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday formally rejected the education budget bill.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, has an alternative to his proposal for a $7.2 million underground parking garage for 30 spaces on the Capitol grounds, according to a news release today.
Calling it a "difficult decision," Winkler, the Golden Valley Democrat, said in a statement the move is an "incredible professional opportunity" for his wife, Jenny.
Gov. Mark Dayton and House Speaker Kurt Daudt will begin negotiations over a special session on Tuesday, with the governor saying he hopes to convene the session by early June.
Minnesota boaters won't have to pass a 30-minute training course on aquatic invasive species (AIS) or put a decal on their boats to indicate they passed such a class.
An umbrella group of more than two dozen environmental organizations, including Audubon Minnesota and Conservation Minnesota, has sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton objecting to more than a dozen provisions of the recently passed environment budget bill and urging him to veto it.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt said Wednesday that his caucus will push for larger increases on basic school funding formula, and that a pending veto is "not on Republicans."
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