DFL leaders announce final tax plan
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House, Senate and governor’s office agreed to a tax plan Thursday night, four months after the Legislature started and four days before lawmakers must wrap up work for the year.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/17/2013
Dayton, DFL leaders forge framework for budget deal
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota political leaders have spent months preparing state budget plans, and eight days before the Legislature must adjourn for the year they announced they have reached agreement on some tax and spend guidelines.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/12/2013
Woodbury's Kieffer among 4 Republicans to back House gay marriage passage
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota is a Senate vote and a governor’s signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage.Woodbury Bulletin, 05/09/2013
GOP governor ballot could be crowded
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota’s 2014 governor race is underway.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/29/2013
'Tough decisions' back passage of Minnesota House tax plan
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one thing: The House tax plan raises a lot of money.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/25/2013
Three tax routes face Minnesota lawmakers
ST. PAUL – Minnesota lawmakers now have three distinct tax proposals to consider with release of a Senate Democratic plan that includes an income tax hike, sales tax changes and property tax relief.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/24/2013
House OKs health funding without knowing hospital impact
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota state representatives approved 70-64 a health-care spending bill late Monday without knowing how it would affect hospitals around the state.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/23/2013
U-Fairview talks off as lawmakers still want Minnesota hospital ownership
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota leaders say they are relieved that talks ended Wednesday that could have allowed University of Minnesota health facilities to be governed by out-of-state owners, but lawmakers say they will pursue legislation to prevent that from happening in the future.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/11/2013
Nixed gas tax could delay transportation projects
ST. PAUL -- Maybe next year. That is what state lawmakers in charge of the transportation budget are saying about major transit and road projects, which likely will be put off because they cannot get new funds.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/11/2013
House DFL wants to set school goals
ST. PAUL -- Goals of 100 percent high school graduation, every third-grader being able to read, ending an achievement gap and all students being ready for careers or college after graduation are lofty, but House Democrats say their sights are set on those accomplishments by 2017.Woodbury Bulletin, 04/10/2013
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