MN Legislative RSS

• Judge rules Dayton’s veto of Legislative funding violated constitution
  A Ramsey County judge on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Mark Dayton’s line-item veto of legislative funding violated the state’s constitution.
• New laws on tap for July 1 include long-awaited Sunday sales
  The legalization of Sunday off-sale liquor sales is among new state laws taking effect July 1.
• Judge OKs legislative funding for 90 days
  A Ramsey County judge has given the go-ahead for the House and Senate to remain operational until Oct. 1 while the two chambers’ funding remains in legal limbo with a pending lawsuit against Gov. Mark Dayton.
• Dayton, legislative leaders have their day in court over funding issue
  Lawyers for Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders met in a Ramsey County court Monday to argue the merits of a lawsuit over the governor’s May line-item veto of money meant fund the House and Senate for the next two years.
• Legislative leaders will sue governor over line-item veto
  With closed-door negotiations unproductive, lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton will face-off in court