Kline in lead as House set to take on health reform repeal Observers expect the repeal to pass, but if so, it will be largely symbolic, since Democrats still control the U.S. Senate and President Barack Obama wields a veto pen.January 6, 2011
Dayton set to expand state's Medicaid enrollment Gov. Mark Dayton is expected today to put an end to an eight-month discussion over whether the state should enroll thousands of low- and middle-income Minnesotans into an expanded federal health care program.January 5, 2011
Deficit will test new leaders' post-partisan promises Republicans will control of both the House and Senate for the first time since 1972, and it will be the first time in decades that every member in a position of authority will be new to the job.January 4, 2011
Beyond the budget, legislators set to focus on jobs Although the main work facing state lawmakers as they convene the 2011 session today is erasing a $6.2 billion budget deficit, they've also pledged to help create jobs.January 4, 2011
House GOP sending Obama a message on health repeal Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican
majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark
health care overhaul before he even shows up in their chamber to
give his State of the Union address.January 3, 2011
With deficit looming, Dayton becomes governor Gov.-elect Mark Dayton and the new Republican-controlled Legislature have only about five months to figure out how to erase a record state budget budget deficit of $6.2 billion.January 3, 2011
Poll: Baby boomers worried about Medicare Anxious to receive their Medicare benefits
after years of paying taxes into the system, baby boomers say
they're willing to sacrifice to preserve the scope and level of
coverage.December 30, 2010
Bell: Met Council saw transit 'golden age' on my watch On Wednesday Gov.-elect Mark Dayton appointed Susan Haigh to replace Peter Bell as chair of the Metropolitan Council.
Bell is the Met Council's longest serving chair, and the Republican appointee has overseen the completion of several major transit projects.December 30, 2010
Pledges aside, partisan showdowns loom at Capitol Despite public pledges today of cooperation in the coming 2011 legislative session, DFL Gov.-elect Mark Dayton and the new Republican leaders of the Legislature appear to be headed toward some unavoidable showdowns on issues ranging from taxes to energy policy.December 29, 2010
Gov't wants more whistleblowers for Medicare fraud Federal officials are expanding anti-fraud efforts as they work to stem the flow of billions of dollars in fraudulent payments out of Medicare every year.December 29, 2010
Public remains ambivalent over health care reform Experts are debating whether President Obama and Congressional Democrats have done enough to sell the new health law to the public.December 24, 2010
Health care reform to repeal? A landmark health care overhaul was signed into law in March 2010; many opponents of that measure vow that 2011 will mark its dismantling.Midday, December 23, 2010