Caroline Cummings
Journalist at WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Adopted daughter of the Midwest reporting on politics/govt for @wcco. On Iowa TVs in a past life. D.C. born. @merrillcollege Terp alum. Breakfast food fanatic.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Caroline Cummings
A bipartisan effort to establish a new state watchdog agency to crack down on fraud in public programs won't advance this year, former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman said Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Caroline Cummings
A special session of the Minnesota Legislature is headed for after Memorial Day weekend as lawmakers continue to sort through unresolved bills that will make up the next two-year state budget. On Thursday, the conference committees between the House and Senate that have transformed into unofficial working groups met to continue their negotiations on spending plans for K-12 education, transportation, human services and economic development.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Caroline Cummings
Minnesota lawmakers propose increased tax hike on cannabis products, 5% more than the currant rate Cannabis industry hopefuls and advocates rallied at the capitol on Wednesday in protest of a proposed tax hike on retail sales before the legal market is even off the ground. The 2023 law greenlighting recreational marijuana implemented a gross receipts tax of 10% on sales at licensed businesses. DFL Gov.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Caroline Cummings
Divided Minnesota lawmakers couldn't get their work done before the clock ran out The Minnesota Legislature adjourned on Monday, though a special session looms to finish up the remaining budget bills that will piece together the next two-year state spending plan. On Tuesday, unofficial working groups met to finalize some of the remaining proposals on the to-do list. But lawmakers already sent some bills to Gov.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace |Caroline Cummings
Monday is the last day of the state legislative session, and as Minnesota lawmakers face the countdown clock to pass a budget, they know they aren't going to make it on time. Minnesota House leaders Rep. Lisa Demuth and Rep. Melissa Hortman reiterated on WCCO Sunday Morning that they'll need a special session to get their work done.
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RT @RyanFaircloth: A group of DFL lawmakers are protesting the budget deal struck by Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders that ends health…
Protestors outside the governor's reception room chanting against this part of the deal, intermittently banging on the locked door.
Part of #mnleg budget framework deal w/ leaders removes undocumented immigrant *adults* from MinnesotaCare at the end of this year. But compromise is *children* will remain in the state program providing health coverage. Big sticking point for GOP in negotiations.
RT @bydanaferguson: Here is the budget framework: https://t.co/CEY74nuxfj
