House passes State Government $579 million grab bag bill

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Among other items it includes:  provides health insurance to domestic partners, including same-sex partners; cuts high-level political appointees; takes away Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau's car; and sells naming rights to almost every state building.

The Minnesota House passed a bill last Thursday that keeps school funding flat over the next two years, almost guaranteeing deep cuts in school district budgets.

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Following a Senate vote, the Minnesota House along with a party line, plan to raise substantial taxes on every Minnesota family, taxpayer and business in Minnesota.

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