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How the Minnesota Legislature’s struggle to complete a state budget measures up: Exceptional, terrible, or neither?
Budget delays have been common across the country amid lousy economic forecasts, federal uncertainty and other factors.
Minnesota lawmakers continue to finish work behind the scenes, layoff notices go to most state workers soon if they don't pass budget
Minnesota lawmakers continued their behind-the-scenes work on Tuesday as they eye a partial government shutdown next month if ...
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Minnesota’s metal ban to make exemptions for keys, types of paint
After the Minnesota Legislature banned lead and cadmium in certain products in 2023, the state is set to make an exemption ...
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Legislators prepare to balance the Health and Human Services budget during special session
A special session in Minnesota’s government will take place on Monday, June 9. Governor Tim Walz made the decision on Friday ...
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Partial government shutdown looms as majority of Minnesota state budget still has not been passed
While lawmakers were supposed to have the Minnesota budget finished by May 19, at least two-thirds of the state budget still ...
Voyageurs National Park faces budget cuts amid 50th birthday revelry
Voyageurs National Park, the 218,000-acre expanse of water and wilderness on the Canadian border just east of International ...
University of Minnesota faculty and students fear budget cuts and tuition hikes will reduce staffing and enrollment
The University of Minnesota’s proposed 7% reduction of academic programs and steep tuition hike have raised fears they will ...
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Minnesota tax provisions remain in dispute at the Capitol
Divisions with leadership over data centers, R&D credits and corporate tax breaks threaten to sink one of Minnesota’s final ...