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Minn. Legislature examines child-care union push

...union and the state, and should be given a vote. A handful of daycare providers brought their concerns to the House Commerce Committee on Monday. The committee delved into Gov. Mark Dayton's executive order setting a December unionization vote...

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Political
House to take on Vikings stadium proposal in hearing

...retooled Vikings stadium bill that tries to resolve several issues holding up its progress at the Capitol. The House Commerce Committee meets Monday night. They'll get a bill now supported by Minnesota charities with gambling operations, whose...

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Nursing home bill advances

...the legislations. Hasskamp backs change in fireworks law ST. PAUL -- A bill that recently passed out of the House Commerce Committee would bring Minnesota's fireworks laws more in line with those of neighboring states, Rep. Kris Hasskamp...

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Poor women need cancer coverage too

...through legislation whose lead Senate sponsor was the late John Chafee of Rhode Island. A few months ago the House Commerce Committee approved a bill to allow states to extend Medicaid coverage to women under the age of 65 who are diagnosed through...

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Opinion
House passes bill to increase disclosure of tax take on mutual funds

...with the average investor losing up to 3 percentage points of return each year due to taxes, according to the House Commerce Committee. About half of the $6 trillion invested by 83 million Americans in mutual funds is in taxable accounts. Although...

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Slater rips Ford for not reporting tire problems

...Commerce Committee, led by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced it will hold hearings on Sept. 6. And the House Commerce Committee said it is sending investigators to Ford's headquarters in preparation for its own hearings. House and Senate...

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Congressional staff meets with tire officials

...mismarked or how many mismarked tires were delivered. Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the House Commerce Committee, said Bridgestone/Firestone officials told congressional investigators that nine models made and sold in Venezuela...

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Legislative briefs

...infrastructure development, public outreach and education programming. This bill was recently approved by the House Commerce Committee and sent on to a budget committee. -- Provide $60,000 to the Minnesota Historical Society for continued...

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Ford may be replacing Firestones with faultier tires

...with other brands that have higher failure rates, according to an analysis by congressional investigators. The House Commerce Committee unveiled results of its five-month inquiry into the safety of America's tires at a hearing Tuesday. Rep...

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House panel votes to extend sexual abstinence programs

...with virtually no public discussion. Majority Republicans defended the "abstinence-only" program, and the House Commerce Committee voted 35-17 on Wednesday to extend it for five years. Nothing requires states to take the restricted dollars...

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