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    May 19, 2019
    Legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday, May 19, 2019, announced a two-year budget plan with a day left in the regular legislative session. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
    Walz, legislative leaders strike budget deal, drop gas tax hike
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota legislative leaders and the governor on Sunday, May 19, announced a compromise budget deal with hours remaining in the...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 19, 2019 - 8:17pm
    May 13, 2019
    Gov. Tim Walz spoke with reporters between a round of budget negotiation talks on Monday, May 13. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
    At Minnesota Capitol, budget talks heat up, moms make final pitch to secure insulin access
    ST. PAUL -- State legislative leaders and the governor on Monday, May 13, again deadlocked over state spending with a week left to get their...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 13, 2019 - 5:56pm
    May 11, 2019
    Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, at far left, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, left, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, share a laugh at the Governor's Fishing Opener on Saturday, May 11, 2019, in Albert Lea. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
    Walz, legislative leaders net walleye, fail to reel in budget deal
    ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The governor and Minnesota legislative leaders hooked a baker's dozen fish at the Governor's Fishing Opener Saturday, May...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 11, 2019 - 3:12pm
    May 6, 2019
    It's a typical scene for this time of year: The Minnesota Capitol press corps grilling a legislative leader coming out of budget negotiations. In this case, reporters are asking questions of Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka on Monday, May 6, 2019, right after he left a meeting with other key lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    'It’s obvious we’ve got a ways to go': Legislative leaders miss deadline after days of negotiations
    ST. PAUL — Seeing laws being written often is compared to watching sausage being made, but the 2019 Minnesota Legislature may look more like...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 6, 2019 - 3:37pm
    February 19, 2019
    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, presented his first budget proposal, which included a gas tax hike and more funding for schools. Dana Ferguson / FORUM NEWS SERVICE
    Here's a quick look at what's in Gov. Tim Walz's first budget request
    ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, Feb. 19, presented his first budget proposal which came with a $49.5 billion price tag for the next two...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 19, 2019 - 5:41pm
    November 8, 2018
    House Democrats elected Rep. Melissa Hortman to the position of Minnesota House Speaker Thursday, Nov. 8, in St. Paul. Forum News Service photo
    Minnesota Democrats pick new House Speaker
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday night elected that chamber's next speaker and majority leader in...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 8, 2018 - 11:01pm
    February 16, 2018
    Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk of Cook is center of attention as he answers a reporter's question during a Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, Forum News Service-sponsored pre-session briefing. From left are Bakk, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, Gov. Mark Dayton, House Speaker Kurt Daudt and House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman. David Oakes / Minnesota Senate photographer
    Minnesota lawmakers must pass own budget, but not much work mandatory
    ST. PAUL — The 2018 Minnesota Legislature opens at noon Tuesday, Feb. 20, and there are plenty of questions about what topics might be debated....
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 16, 2018 - 10:44am
    February 13, 2018
    Gov. Mark Dayton, left, and House Speaker Kurt Daudt take a 'selfie' before the start of a question and answer session on the upcoming Legislative session at the Minnesota State Senate Building on Tuesday, Feb, 13, 2018. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Dayton, legislative leaders: We get along just fine, thanks
    ST. PAUL — It wasn't exactly a kumbaya moment, but Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton wrapping his arm around Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 13, 2018 - 6:46pm
    February 9, 2018
    Minnesota's political leaders do not always agree when they sit at the same table answering reporters' questions. Here, in a 2016 pre-session briefing, Gov. Mark Dayton, left, and House Speaker Kurt Daudt discuss a difference. They will be at the same table on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, previewing this year's legislative session. Zach Kayser / Forum News Service
    Gov. Dayton, legislative leaders to answer questions together
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota's governor and legislative leaders often communicate with each other by letter or by talking to the media. But a week...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 9, 2018 - 11:50am
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