Minnesota

• Minimum Wage Hikes Clears Hurdle in MN Legislature

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - A bill approved on the House Floor Friday would increase Minnesota's minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2015.

• MN Gun Control Bills Placed on Back Burner

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say this session's hotly debated gun control bills are being shelved.

• No Gun Control Bill this Session, MN House Speaker Says

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - House Majority Leader Paul Thissen told the Star Tribune Wednesday that a gun bill will not be heard on the floor this session.

• Proposed Sunday Liquor Sales Voted Down in MN House

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The amendment to the Omnibus Liquor bill, authored by Representative Tina Liebling (DFL-Rochester), would have allowed liquor stores open on Sundays.

• Medical Marijuana Legislation to be Unveiled Thursday

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The measure, authored by Representative Carly Melin and Senator Scott Dibble, would allow Minnesotans with serious illnesses to access and use medical marijuana if OK'd by their doctors.

• MN Senate Backs $1.8B Tax Bill, Following Initial Fail

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - In a surprising and, for some, a confusing move, several DFL Senators voted against the bill, initially causing it to fail.

• Minnesota Health Bill Passes Another Hurdle

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Lawmakers in the Senate approved the Health and Human Services Bill just after midnight.

• MN House Approves Higher Ed Bill

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The bill freezes tuition at both the University of Minnesota and the State's Colleges and University system.

• MN Senate Backs $15.7B K-12 Education Bill

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Some of the biggest components include funding for voluntary all-day kindergarten, increased money for early learning scholarships and a policy initiative that would replace reading, math and writing GRAD tests with a series of assessments.

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  MN House Approves Tax Bill 69-64; Feat. Tax Hike on Alcohol

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The House is debating a $2.6 billion tax package that includes tax hikes for booze. It would be the first alcohol tax increase in 26 years.

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