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Ex-Vikings coach Bud Grant tells Dayton to ax $9.3M in Legacy cash for metro parks
Bud Grant says Gov. Mark Dayton knows the right call on $9.3 million in outdoors projects approved by the House and Senate.
'Exciting day for the future of Rochester'
Leaders from the city of Rochester, Olmsted County and Mayo Clinic applaud the passage of the Destination Medical Center legislation and thank the bill authors, legislative leaders and Gov.
Dayton Proclaims Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week
Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed this week Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week in Minnesota.
MN Lawmakers Reflect on 2013 Legislative Session
The Governor and DFL leaders say they hit all the marks this session from passing marriage equality to giving childcare providers the ability to unionize.
Minnesota Legislature clears tax hikes ... and heads home
Rep. John Ward, DFL-Baxter, standing, speaks about the bonding bill from the floor as the House of Representatives took care of business on the last day of the legislative session Monday, May 20, 2013.
Legislature Approves Minnesota Child Victims Act
The Minnesota Child Victims Act sponsored by District 46 legislators is just a signature away from becoming law.
Minn. Legislature Ends Historic Session
Minnesota lawmakers worked right up to the end Monday before adjourning a session that produced $2 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage.
Minnesota unions win big victory at Capitol
AFSCME and SEIU members cheered Sen. Sandy Pappas and Rep. Michael Nelson, co authors of the day-care unionization bill, which passed 68-66 on Monday.
Minnesota legislators squeeze out a budget at the last moment
Minnesota DFL legislators scrambled to patch together the final budget measures late Monday night, charting a dramatic new course for the state.
South Metro Bridal Businesses Expect Boom Thanks to Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Amy Zellmer wasted no time after the same-sex marriage bill passed the senate on Monday .
Marriage equality gains momentum
UUA, UCC presidents rally for gay marriage in R.I. Morales, Black urge Rhode Islanders to lobby their state senators after marriage equality bill passes the House.
Mark Dayton Wants Cigarette Tax to Help Build Vikings Stadium
So about that whole stadium financing thing. Turns out electronic pull tabs aren't going to be enough.
Minnesota Legislature Approves Education Bill, Includes All-Day Kindergarten Funds
A $15.7 billion education package that will "make life easier" for working parents, according to the bill's supporters, now awaits Minnesota Gov.
Union debate grips Capitol; budget measures squeaking by
DFL Majority Leader Erin Murphy talked quietly with GOP Minority Leader Kurt Daudt while debate raged over day care unionization.
Marriage and much more: How Minnesota's 2010 election mattered
Here is a surprising hypothesis: The 2012 referendum that rejected labeling marriage as being only between one man and one woman in the state Constitution was not the real referendum that propelled gay marriage toward being legalized in Minnesota.
Suburbs' Chan Poling wants to take 'Love is the Law' on the road
The Suburbs' Chan Poling brings the mic in close for audience members to sing "Love is the Law" on the final song of the night at a concert celebrating Minnesota's new gay marriage law at Ecolab Plaza in St.
Minn. Lawmakers Take Budget Debate Down to Wire
The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year, $38 billion budget were falling into place Sunday as state lawmakers clocked long hours and held a succession of late-night debates at the Capitol.
Mark Dayton pushes for tax court judge's ouster
Dayton wants the Senate to deny Judge George Perez another term on Minnesota's Tax Court.
Minnesota House debates child care bill but delays final action
With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.
Woodbury Eats, Pet Place in Oakdale, One Historic Vote: East Metro Rewind
Some of this week's top stories include: Stillwater Eric Richard pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault charges Friday morning in relation to the death of Adam McCloud after an altercation last year at a bar in downtown Stillwater.