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Gay-marriage party sends message: St. Paul welcomes diversity and fun
St. Paul Pioneer PressNearly three hours before store closing, gay pride wiped Erbert & Gerbert's out of sandwich bread. It overwhelmed two bars inside the Amsterdam Bar and Hall. And it quickly emptied five food trucks, reducing Andrew Zimmern's "AZ Canteen" to selling ice...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Services and Shopping, Marriage
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Minnesota borrowing proposal fails on mostly party-line vote
Star TribuneIn a stunning last-minute setback, House DFLers failed Friday to pass a proposal for $800 million in state-backed construction projects. The surprise defeat throws dozens of new projects in doubt, everything from buildings at state colleges and...Tags: Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Lobbying, Justice System, Alice Hausman
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Dayton turns to smokers to fill Vikings stadium funding gap
Star TribuneA bailout of the $977 million Minnesota Vikings stadium by smokers and businesses was proposed by Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday as a hedge against the limited success of electronic gambling games that were supposed to help build the sports palace. The...Tags: Personal Income, Inventories, Taxation, Mayo Clinic, Economic Policy
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Minnesota minimum wage hits roadblock in Legislature
Star TribuneLow-wage workers hoping for a boost in the minimum wage may be out of luck. After meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday morning, DFL legislative leaders emerged saying they simply could not bridge their differences on how much the wage floor...Tags: Elections, Government, AFL-CIO, Politics
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Minnesota lawmakers spell out tax increase details
St. Paul Pioneer PressGov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislative leaders have cut a deal on a tax bill that will increase income taxes on top earners and more than double cigarette taxes, clearing the way for the Legislature pass a budget and get their work done by Monday's deadline...Tags: Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Property, Business, Telecommunication Equipment
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Turns out, backup funding for Vikings stadium was there all along
St. Paul Pioneer PressGov. Mark Dayton's secret plan to backstop funding for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium has turned out to be not so secret after all. The new revenue -- from changes to corporate tax law and a one-time cigarette tax -- already was in the budget plans...Tags: Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Inventories, Lifestyle and Leisure, Regional Authority
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Minnesota Legislature: Work continues on $11.3 billion health and human services bill
St. Paul Pioneer PressNursing homes would get a little more money while hospitals would pay less with compromise health and human services legislation being considered Thursday, May 16. A conference committee of House and Senate members was working Thursday night to complete...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Budgets and Budgeting, Medical Specialization, Health Insurance, Minnesota Legislature
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EDITORIAL: Sure, tax 'rich,' but 6? Poor choice
St. Cloud Times, Minn.Heading into the 2013 session, DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and his legislative peers made it clear they planned to "tax the rich" through a "fourth tier" income tax bracket. Now, though, as this session heads toward its close and a new state budget, it's...Tags: Personal Income, Business, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Taxation, Government
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Minnesota Senate OKs unions for child, personal care workers
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe Minnesota Senate's 17-hour debate over a bill that would let unions try to organize personal care workers and child care providers highlights a growing partisan rancor and offers a preview of what's to come in the waning days of the legislative...Tags: Small Businesses, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Unions
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Lakeville schools to seek tax increase from voters in fall, though size to be determined
St. Paul Pioneer PressFacing another multimillion-dollar budget deficit, Lakeville school board members are moving forward with a fall tax request, though they just aren't sure how big it will be. Board members voted unanimously Tuesday, May 14, to ask voters to increase...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Voting, Teaching and Learning, Politics
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Legislature: Action begins on budget bills; Vikings stadium funding plan due
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe Minnesota House on Wednesday night, May 15, approved the first of the nine tax and spending bills that will make up the state's $38 billion budget for the next two years, opening the floodgates for a torrent of financial action before the Legislature'...Tags: Environmental Issues, Republican Party, Energy Saving, Budgets and Budgeting, Health and Safety at School
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St. Paul rolls out the white carpet for gay weddings
St. Paul Pioneer PressEager to put a gay-friendly stamp on St. Paul, city officials are making select times and weddings venues available to gay and lesbian couples looking to tie the knot on the first day the state's new Freedom to Marry law takes effect. And vendors are...Tags: Marriage, Services and Shopping, Public Officials, Arts, Photography
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