(The Center Square) – The Minnesota House passed Senate File 3567, the Education Policy Bill. The measure addressing a range of school issues passed on a vote of 69-61. “Last year’s historic education budget bill set the groundwork for generational investments in our children’s education,” Chair Rep. Laurie Pryor, DFL-Minnetonka, said in a statement. “This wide-ranging policy bill picks up where last year’s bill left off. We focus on important measures to give...
Republicans say partial veto to literacy program is unconstitutional
"I'm trying to leave no stone unturned here in figuring out something that we can do this session to help with the housing shortage that's facing our state," said Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud.
MISSOURI — A bill designed to regulate the retail of vaping products in Missouri continues to move its way through the legislative process. It's called House Bill 2211, introduced by Representative Lane Roberts of Joplin. The goal of the bill is to mandate every manufacturer of vapor products to receive marketing authorization and regulations from []
Gov. Evers sued over Joint Finance Committee's actions to hold up stewardship funds.
LOS ANGELES \-\- Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist when the Minnesota Wild ended the Los Angeles Kings’ eight-game home winning streak with a 3-1 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild (39-33-9). “They ran us out of the building last time we were here, 6-0 last time \[on March 20\],” Gustavsson said. “We came here, we wanted to finish off strong, and we played good in San Jose \[in a 6-2 win at the Sharks on Saturday\]. We wanted to come...
HUDSON, Wis. — A 54-year-old Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the slaying of a high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river. A Wisconsin circuit court jury found Nicolae Miu guilty of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one count of battery, Minnesota Public Radio reported. No sentencing date has been set. Isaac Schuman, 17, of Stillwater, Minnesota, was stabbed to death in late...
Proposal sails through, with one vocal opponent saying gay first cousins do not risk having a child with birth defectsThe Republican-led Tennessee legislature has overwhelmingly voted to send the Republican governor, Bill Lee, a proposal that would ban marriage between first cousins.The statehouse cast a 75-2 vote on Thursday on the bill after the senate previously approved it without any opposition. Continue reading
The shipping industry continues to make strides in the transition to alternatively-fueled with a significant rise in orders for cleaner ships to start 2024. According to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight
“Key labor market indicators are trending positive,” said DEED’s Labor Market Information Director Angelina Nguyễn. “In short, more people are employed, and wage growth is outpacing inflation.”
The longstanding plan to connect Texas' two largest cities with a bullet train has support from political leaders in the U.S. and Japan, where the high-speed technology was developed. Amtrak continues to explore the idea.
Friday marks the third legislative deadline, which means that any bill with a state spending component has to move through key finance committees in each chamber