Minn. Senate Majority Leader says there's still room to discuss an expanded sales tax even though Minnesota Gov. Dayton intends to abandon that budget approach.
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't decided whether to keep a proposed sales tax expansion intact but says he expects to announce a revised budget early next week.
Dayton said Wednesday that he's consulting with senior administration officials about how to reconfigure his recommendations...
Minnesota's budget debate kicks into a higher gear on Thursday when state finance officials set the parameters for a process that must conclude by mid-May.
U.S. Rep-elect Rick Nolan has landed one of the committee assignments he wanted most - a seat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Hundreds of people have turned out in Mankato to mark the 150th anniversary of the hanging of 38 Dakota men - the largest mass execution in U.S. history.