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House committee approves constitutional amendments on issues of pay, special sessions
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are concerned that salaries for state legislators are too low to attract a diverse set of representatives.
Is ethanol to blame for food prices?
Rick Tolman has a challenging job: Countering charges from ethanol critics that the corn-based fuel isn’t the only culprit behind skyrocketing food prices.
Report says state taxes are too high
Minnesota must avoid raising taxes to plug budget shortfalls if the state wants to stop hemorrhaging both residents and businesses, a conservative policymaker warned Tuesday.
OTHER NEWS
Profile: Rep. Rod Hamilton
‘Endangered’ Rochester building gets new life
Minimum wage bills focus of debate
Lawmakers debating tax status of nonprofits
Legislature addressing pension fund troubles
Aid cuts squeeze townships
Emissions standards bill has odd twist
Profile: State Rep. Alice Hausman
House passes 20% biodiesel requirement
No easy solutions for state’s health care woes
Day to speak
Merger under scrutiny
Public funds center of MOA growth debate
Disputed HCAF dollars drive budget discussion
Pawlenty names 15 to participate in tax ‘reform’ commission
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ARRIVES IN MINNESOTA -
For the first time in the 150-year official history of the land of 10,000 lakes, an original copy of the Declaration of Independence has come to Minnesota.
The document, one of 25 remaining original copies printed July 4, 1776, was unveiled for viewing Tuesday at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. (Photo by Bill Klotz)
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