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Susan Kent defeats Tom Bakk as Senate DFL leader

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Plan for shelling out rest of Minn. surplus set

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Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT

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Lawmakers reach deal to hike minimum wage to $9.50

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Voters could get say on auto-hikes to minimum wage

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Tangled Minn. tax bill exposes Democratic rift

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This screen shot made March 13, 2014 shows the Minnesota State Lottery Web site which features eScratch Games. The Minnesota Lottery began selling electronic “scratch-off” tickets over the Internet last month. Now top state legislators are pushing a bill to end the venture and bar future ticket sales over the Internet. Minnesota’s lottery was the nation’s first to make instant-win tickets available online. (AP Photo)

Lottery’s venture into online sales fuels backlash

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Senators back higher bar for voter amendments

By PATRICK CONDON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2014 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Thomas Bakk talks with other Minnesota legislative leaders about the agenda for the upcoming legislative session in St. Paul, Minn. While talks go on about about possible tax cuts with the state's budget surplus, Bakk, D-Cook, said he'll insist on building a bigger reserve as final negotiations arrive this year. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe,File)

Lawmakers mull padding reserve with budget surplus

By BRIAN BAKST - Associated Press

Rep. Joe Radinovich, Democrat from Crosby, and chief sponsor of the heating aid bill, addressed fellow lawmakers before the House passed the bill unanimously on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota House approves $20M in heating aid

By PATRICK CONDON and BRIAN BAKST - Associated Press

Minimum wage hike advocates rally at Minn. Capitol

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Senate committee backs controversial building plan

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