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Legislature’s budget votes fall outside party lines

DFL legislators in the House and Senate today passed a supplemental budget bill by comfortable margins. The votes weren't cast along straight party lines, however.

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Party units raising and spending chart

This chart shows six major party units' fundraising and spending action in the current year and for the same period in the last major election year.

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Betzold eyes return to Judiciary chairmanship

Sen. Don Betzold would like to regain the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee. Betzold, who currently is chairman of the State Government Budget Division, was Judiciary chairman from 2003 to 2006.

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Senate DFLers outraise GOP

The Senate DFL Caucus has raised $1.95 million as of Oct. 18. That trumps the Senate Republicans' $466,600 raised this year.

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Smart Politics: GOP will gain 8 seats in MN Senate

The Humphrey Institute political blog has an analysis that predicts the GOP falling short of taking the 13 seats needed to win back the Minnesota Senate. However, the Senate GOP should wipe out the...

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Tom Bakk elected Senate minority leader

Iron Range Sen. Tom Bakk was elected minority leader this afternoon at a closed-door DFL caucus meeting. The caucus meeting was the first since the Senate DFL lost its 38-year-long majority in...

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Bakk and Thissen face the press

New House and Senate DFL leaders, whose caucuses lost their majorities in Tuesday's election, vow to "negotiate very hard" with Republicans. In contrast to anti-tax Republicans, they said new revenue...

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Paper Trail: Senate DFL committee wish list

The Senate DFL's requests for committee assignments are floating around the Capitol. Among the requests is Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, to be lead minority member on the Senate Taxes Committee.

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Senate DFL caucus fills leadership slots

The Senate DFL rounded out its leadership staff Thursday, announcing some of the final staffers to join new Minority Leader Tom Bakk in running the caucus next session.

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Senate chair picks mix old guard with next generation

The Senate DFL has formalized its committee structure and appointed the chairs who will direct the flow of legislation through the byways of the legislative process in 2013. While the caucus has a...

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