Tag: Minnesota

For the 2014 legislative session, Gov. Mark Dayton and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor majorities in the state House and Senate set about repealing hundreds of laws. (AP Photo)

In Minnesota, being your own boss doesn’t mean you won’t be unionized

Sean Higgins · August 18, 2014 10:41 pm

State Auditor Rebecca Otto will face Matt Entenza, the former state legislator who has statewide campaign experience, in the upcoming Democratic primary. Otto has lots of backers miffed by the idea that she is being challenged at all. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Intense race for usually obscure auditor’s office in Minnesota

Brian Bakst · August 11, 2014 1:02 pm

State-licensed child care providers in Massachusetts will no longer be required to pay dues to the Service Employees International Union, the latest consequence of the Supreme Court'sÃÂ Harris v. QuinnÃÂ decision.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

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After Supreme Court ruling, Massachusetts lets child care providers opt out of union dues

Sean Higgins · August 6, 2014 4:24 pm

Grab the popcorn for Sarah Palin vs. Jesse Ventura

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Grab the popcorn for Sarah Palin vs. Jesse Ventura

Becket Adams · August 5, 2014 1:16 pm

Another Minnesota Miracle?

Barry Casselman · August 4, 2014 4:00 am

Minnesota School of Business, Glove University face suits from Minnesota AG

Minnesota School of Business, Glove University face suits from Minnesota AG

Bryan Cohen · July 29, 2014 5:20 pm

In this July 25, 2014 photo, an oil train moves through the area South of St Paul, Minn. Railroad documents released by the state Department of Public Safety show about 50 trains carrying crude oil from North Dakota are passing through Minnesota each week. The documents obtained by The Associated Press were first reported Saturday, July 26 by the Star Tribune. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Connor Lake) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT

Dozens of oil trains pass through Minnesota weekly

Washington Examiner · July 27, 2014 12:13 am

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton addresses the media in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota's next two-year state budget will top the $40 billion mark. The four Republicans seeking to defeat Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton say they'll apply the spending brakes if put in charge. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

GOP hopefuls differ on how to rein in state budget in Minnesota

Associated Press · July 20, 2014 4:00 am

Opponents of Minnesota union drives hail ruling

Opponents of Minnesota union drives hail ruling

Brian Bakst · June 30, 2014 4:47 pm

President Obama brushed aside House GOP plans to file suit over his use of executive actions to bypass Congress, calling the legal action a "stunt" and vowing not to let him stop him from taking more executive actions in the future. (AP/Jim Mone)

Here’s what Obama just called a Republican lawsuit against him

Susan Crabtree · June 27, 2014 5:08 pm

Miners and steel-industry supporters rally in Virginia Minn., Monday morning, June 23, 2014. Participants in the rally in Minnesota's Iron Range called for an end to foreign countries illegally dumping steel in the U.S. and threatening the local mining industry.Gov. Mark Dayton joined Monday's rally and urged iron miners to step up the fight. (AP Photo/Mesabi Daily News, Mark Sauer)

Minnesota miners rally for end to steel dumping

Washington Examiner · June 23, 2014 10:44 pm

The Range Race

Barry Casselman · June 9, 2014 4:00 am