Rep. Bud Nornes, who heads the Higher Education Committee, tells KSTP-TV the issue does not require emergency hearings but he’s open to discussing it during the regular legislative session.
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The Twin Cities will get a direct route to the Mexican capital.
He's the second 4-star recruit the Gophers have landed this month.
Dayton wants him to hold a second show after his U.S. Bank Stadium gig sold out.
Heather Edelson was elected as a state representative in last month's mid-terms.
Harv Graczyk was injured in a fall during a Nov. 26 practice.
It's a giant mess with just two weeks to go.
The horse was also badly injured and died.
He was driving the vehicle that crashed, police say.
New offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski is off to a good start.
They went viral, so they must be good.
John Nienstedt resigned in disgrace from the archdiocese in 2015
Matt Dumba was injured, possibly from a fight in the first minute of the game.
A legislative subcommittee is considering rejecting a labor agreement the Dayton administration has reached with state employee unions. But Thursday's hearing on the issue wound up putting subcommittee chairman Mike Parry - who's campaigning for Congress - on the defensive.
The first of eight public hearings will be held Tuesday night in Bloomington. The meetings are one of the steps towards redrawing congressional and legislative district lines.
Some Republican state lawmakers want to hold hearings to discuss whether the governor has the authority to let day-care workers form unions. But Dayton says holding hearings before he's even decided whether to take action is just a political show.
Current law requires drivers to move over a lane when approaching emergency vehicles. A bill moving through the House would allow drivers to simply "slow down" when passing emergency vehicles. The bill's author, Republican Rep. Mike Beard, says anecdotal evidence suggests the current rules could be doing more harm than good.
A Delta flight with dozens of Minneapolis high school students on board made an emergency landing just minutes after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. The plane landed safely at John F. Kennedy Airport. No one was injured. The emergency came after the pilot smelled smoke.
GOP leaders sent a request to Gov. Dayton Friday asking for more information on the recent paroles of two convicted murderers. Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers wants a legislative hearing to review the two paroles of Timothy Eling -convicted of a 1982 cop killing- and John Scruggs- believed to have ordered the execution of a teenage girl.
A Senate joint committee today is holding another hearing on a possible new home for the Minnesota Vikings. Leaders are discussing possible ways to pay for a facility.
Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar voted to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act in a Senate committee hearing Thursday. The repeal effort still needs to pass on the Senate floor and faces challenges in the Republican-controlled House.