Capitol, flooding, veterans, disaster end session
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans a new facility and provide disaster assistance.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/21/2013
$2 billion tax bill heads Dayton's desk
ST. PAUL -- The keystone of Minnesota Democrats’ budget plans, $2 billion in tax increases, was headed for final legislative passage late Sunday while a public works bill remained in doubt as time runs out in the 2013 legislative session.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/20/2013
DFL leaders announce final tax plan
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House, Senate and governor’s office agreed to a tax plan Thursday night, four months after the Legislature started and four days before lawmakers must wrap up work for the year.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/17/2013
Dayton, DFL leaders forge framework for budget deal
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota political leaders have spent months preparing state budget plans, and eight days before the Legislature must adjourn for the year they announced they have reached agreement on some tax and spend guidelines.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/12/2013
Woodbury's Kieffer among 4 Republicans to back House gay marriage passage
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota is a Senate vote and a governor’s signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/09/2013
GOP governor ballot could be crowded
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota’s 2014 governor race is underway.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/29/2013
'Tough decisions' back passage of Minnesota House tax plan
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one thing: The House tax plan raises a lot of money.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/25/2013
Three tax routes face Minnesota lawmakers
ST. PAUL – Minnesota lawmakers now have three distinct tax proposals to consider with release of a Senate Democratic plan that includes an income tax hike, sales tax changes and property tax relief.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/24/2013
House OKs health funding without knowing hospital impact
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota state representatives approved 70-64 a health-care spending bill late Monday without knowing how it would affect hospitals around the state.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/23/2013
U-Fairview talks off as lawmakers still want Minnesota hospital ownership
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota leaders say they are relieved that talks ended Wednesday that could have allowed University of Minnesota health facilities to be governed by out-of-state owners, but lawmakers say they will pursue legislation to prevent that from happening in the future.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/11/2013
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