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Minn. session '13: What got done, what didn't
Minnesota state lawmakers promised when the legislative session began that their top priority was setting a new state budget. To that end, they produced a $38.3 billion two-year spending plan that hikes taxes on top income earners and on cigarettes, and distributes hefty spending increases to public schools, freezes tuition at state colleges and steers new money to job-creation programs.
New Minn. taxes to get more scrutiny next year
Top Minnesota lawmakers purposely delayed the start of a new sales tax on warehousing services until next April in case they need to revise or undo it before then.
Minn. day care provider charged in baby's death
A day care provider in Dakota County is charged with manslaughter in the death of a 3-month-old boy who died in her care last July.
Minn. agency approves 4th Magnetation plant
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's citizens board has approved a company's plans to build its fourth iron ore recovery plant on the Iron Range.
Attorneys argue over notes about man on death row
While Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. spent another day on death row at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., the parents of his victim sat in a federal courtroom in North Dakota Tuesday and listened to attorneys argue about the notes of mental health experts.
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