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Minnesota lawmakers pushing to keep state health care program

ST. PAUL — Thousands of lower-income Minnesotans could continue to get health insurance from the state even as major reforms take root under a plan lawmakers moved forward Wednesday. House...

news / state Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 11:25pm

Kandiyohi County, Minn., officials tout Hwy. 23 funding request

WILLMAR — A request for $140 million in funding to finish the state Highway 23 four-lane project from Willmar to St. Cloud was wholeheartedly endorsed this week by the Kandiyohi...

news / local Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 11:16pm

Minn. Senate budget does not include surcharge

ST. PAUL — Senate Democrats would not go as far as their House colleague in raising taxes in a budget framework they announced this morning. By Don Davis Forum News...

news / state Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 11:08am

Minn. House DFL would add tax surcharge on rich

ST. PAUL — State schools would be the biggest beneficiaries of a state House Democratic budget proposal that goes beyond the governor’s plan to increase taxes on the rich. Minnesota...

news / state Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 11:42pm

Minnesota gun control bill whittled down, but compromise achieved

ST. PAUL — Gun control backers have given up controversial proposals in an effort to pass some measures aimed at curbing gun violence in Minnesota. The House Public Safety Committee...

news / state Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 11:38pm

Minn. House DFL would add tax surcharge on rich

ST. PAUL — House Democrats today said they want to not only permanently raise income taxes on wealthy Minnesotans, but also add a temporary surcharge on the richest of the...

news / state Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 2:53pm

Gun control bill set for vote tonight in Minn. House committee

ST. PAUL – A House committee is poised to take a vote on a gun control bill tonight. By Danielle Killey Forum News Service ST. PAUL – A House committee...

news / state Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 12:27pm

Talks crumble on proposal regarding Minnesota nurses’ staffing levels

ST. PAUL — Nurses and the Minnesota Hospital Association appeared to have stitched together a deal late last week on a proposal that originally would have required specific nurse staffing...

news / local Mon, Mar 18, 2013 - 10:58pm

Minn. health insurance marketplace now needs only Dayton signature

ST. PAUL — Minnesota senators approved 39-28 a health insurance marketplace along party lines this morning, leaving only Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature as the final step. By Don Davis Forum...

news / state Mon, Mar 18, 2013 - 12:35pm

State health insurance marketplace close to reality

ST. PAUL — Minnesota is just a few steps away from some of the biggest health insurance reforms in recent history. Lawmakers have worked out a final plan from House...

news / state Sun, Mar 17, 2013 - 10:46pm

Sen. Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara City, answers questions from constituents Saturday during a townhall meeting at McKale’s restaurant in New London. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Health care center stage at New London legislative forum

NEW LONDON — The state’s proposed health insurance exchange system required under the federal Affordable Care Act took center stage at a legislative forum Saturday morning in New London. Sen...

news / local Sun, Mar 17, 2013 - 10:38pm

Nurse staffing legislation scaled back

ST. PAUL — A Minnesota nurses union and the state’s hospitals neared a deal Friday to study and publish more data about medical center staffing plans rather than put minimum...

news / state Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 10:44pm

Minn. House passes online health insurance marketplace

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House passed a bill early Friday creating an online health insurance marketplace that aims to provide a new way for at least 1.3...

news / state Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 8:13am

Sen. Koenen to hold town hall Saturday in New London, Minn.

NEW LONDON — Sen. Lyle Koenen will host a town hall meeting Saturday morning at McKale’s Family Restaurant in New London. The event is scheduled to take place from 9...

news / local Thu, Mar 14, 2013 - 11:23pm

Gov. Mark Dayton wants Minnesota’s wealthiest residents to pay higher income taxes to boost spending on education and other services. AP photo

Governor draws Minn. tax debate into sharper focus

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday set up the clear-cut tax debate his aides say he’s always craved, demanding that Minnesota’s best-off residents pay higher income taxes to...

news / state Thu, Mar 14, 2013 - 11:16pm

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