MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Duluth-area leaders bring a message of thanks to Capitol
ST. PAUL Previous years visits to the state Capitol by Northeastern Minnesota community leaders included requests to fund projects such as an airport terminal, a hockey arena, an intermodal transpo...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 1:00 AM
Price of Minnesota hunting and fishing licenses to go up in March 2013
Well, its official: If you hunt and fish in Minnesota, youre going to be paying more for the privilege beginning next March. According to C.B. Bylander, a spokesman for the Department of Natural Reso...
Posted on 5/4/12 at 10:03 AM
State Farm Insurance Building
Call me corn-fed, but I've always thought of the North Dakota Capitol building in Bismarck as cool, especially when you consider it was built in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Working in Bism...
Posted on 4/20/12 at 10:44 AM
Areavoices Digest #67 - More than just Marilyn Hagerty
That title you see above is my cheap ploy to get you to click on my blog. I'm not beneath trickery. But the fact is: Marilyn Hagerty is hot. Stories about her and now her Areavoices blog are generatin...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 4:39 PM
Pawlenty to cities: How much should I cut?
Gov. Tim Pawlenty Gov. Tim Pawlenty said small cities will be protected when he cuts spending to balance the state budget, but he wants other cities and counties to say how much state aid they can li...
Posted on 5/21/09 at 1:54 PM
Minnesota House defeats construction projects bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has defeated an $800 million construction projects bill that failed to win a needed super-majority.May 17, 2013
Long fight forecast over Minnesota daycare union bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nearly 100 amendments await Minnesota House lawmakers if they move ahead as planned on a bill that could lead to unionization of in-home day care providers and personal care attendants.May 17, 2013
Minnesota House to debate lawmaker pay hike panel
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House is planning to vote on a constitutional amendment that would take decisions about their own pay out of their hands.May 17, 2013
Time erodes as Minnesota lawmakers polish budget plan
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Pressed for time, the Minnesota Legislature faced increasing urgency Thursday to start sending Gov. Mark Dayton the bills that make up the two-year, $38 billion state budget.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 16, 2013
Minnesota Senate leader: minimum wage hike unlikely
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The state Senate majority leader says a proposed increase in the state minimum wage is not likely to happen this session because Democrats in the House and Senate can't agree how much to raise it.May 16, 2013
Vote on $800M Minnesota construction bill may come Friday
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House plans a Friday debate an $800 million construction projects bill that can't pass without Republican votes.May 15, 2013
Minnesota taxes on way up, but which and on whom?
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota taxes will rise by more than $2 billion in the next two-year state budget, but who pays how much on what is still being hammered out as the Legislature speeds toward a Monday deadline for the session's adjournment.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Minnesota House votes to up candidate donation limits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has passed a bill that raises the maximum donations that candidates for office can accept from donors.May 15, 2013
Minnesota Senate works overnight on day care unionization
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate approved a Democratic-sponsored bill Wednesday to let unions try to organize daycare providers and personal care workers, after a 17-hour debate that stretched through the night thanks to forceful opposition from Republicans.By PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Minnesota Senate passes stripped-down gun bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has approved scaled-back revisions to state gun laws that do not include an expansion of background checks for gun purchases.May 15, 2013
Gay couples in Minnesota will now be able to receive hundreds of benefits that come with marriage
By Becky Parker , May 14, 2013
A local church expects to see more same-sex weddings
By WDAY Staff Reports , May 14, 2013
For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota later Tuesday, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him admiring the fruits of their long and often demoralizing struggle for gay rights.By PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 14, 2013
Scaled-back gun bill moves ahead in Minnesota Senate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A significantly scaled-back plan to revise Minnesota's gun laws advanced toward a final Senate vote after receiving the blessing Tuesday of a vocal gun-rights group.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press , May 14, 2013
Minnesota solar energy mandate closer to becoming law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House and Senate negotiators have agreed to an energy bill that includes a mandate that investor-owned utilities get 1.5 percent of the energy from solar generation.May 14, 2013
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