Minnesota

• 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.

• MN Businessman Announces Run for Governor's Seat

  Wayzata, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Scott Honour posted the announcement video on his website Wednesday.

• MN House OKs Education Finance Bill

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The bill boosts funding for schools by $550 million dollars compared to the last budget.

• MN House Approves Health & Human Services Bill in 70-64 Vote

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill includes the implementation of federal health reform and offers a funding increase for nursing homes and long-term care facilities workers.

• 'Ban the Box' Bill to Give 2nd Chance to Job Seekers with Records

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The Senate gave the green light to the "Ban the Box" bill this weekend in a 44 to 16 vote which would essentially do away with the box on job applications that asks about past criminal convictions.

• House DFL Proposes Their Own Bonding Bill

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The Minnesota House DFL has released their proposed bonding bill that would allocate $800 million for projects statewide and create almost 23,000 jobs.

• Lawmakers Reactions Mixed to Governor's $750M Bonding Proposal

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Governor Dayton has released his proposal for a bonding bill that includes money for Northeast Regional Corrections Center, Wade Stadium, Giant's Ridge and more.

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  Two Harbors Mayor Testifies for Safe Harbor Bonding Money

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The city's Mayor presented his case in front of a Senate Committee Thursday.

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