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State and local government agencies attempting to outsource a public service would have to demonstrate genuine cost savings and meet new standards, under legislation that moved to the floor of the Minnesota Senate Wednesday.
SEIU’s Lobby Day was a chance for ordinary people to meet firsthand with elected officials and tell them, face to face, the issues that concern them ? and why.
Should morality play a role in state budget decisions? During its 2005 session, the Minnesota Legislature is directly confronting this question.
The Ham Lake City Council declined to take immediate action Monday night on a moratorium on “big box” development, deferring a decision until the council’s next meeting in two weeks.
Legislation that unions say would let local units of government “opt out” of state requirements on collective bargaining, prevailing wages, pay equity and unemployment insurance has passed a Minnesota House committee.
More than 1,000 members of AFSCME rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday and met with legislators to send the message: “No more Band-Aids!”
Much as Paul and Sheila Wellstone did during their lifetimes, the documentary about them is bringing people together in communities across Minnesota, most recently in Luverne.
A state Senate committee Tuesday advanced legislation that would require Minnesota to track and reveal the names of employers who freeload off taxpayers by letting their workers rely on public medical care for their health coverage.
Fasten your seatbelts. We could be heading for a wild ride in races for local offices in Minneapolis.
Leaders from more than a dozen labor organizations continue to stick together as they size up the strengths and weaknesses of the three announced candidates for St. Paul mayor