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
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
Some Minnesota senators went own way on marriage vote
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The capstone vote to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota put some state senators crossways with public opinion back home.May 14, 2013
Minnesota Senate OKs gay marriage; governor to sign
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has voted to legalize gay marriage, putting the state on the brink of becoming the 12th to allow same-sex couples to marry.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Minnesota Senate defeats GOP change to marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has defeated an amendment to the gay marriage bill offered by Republicans that would have beefed up protections for people with religious objections.May 13, 2013
New Minnesota cigarette tax unlikely to exceed Wisconsin's
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's cigarette tax is about to go up, but a top lawmaker says the new rate won't be more than Wisconsin's.May 13, 2013
Bakk says wide expansion to all-day Kindergarten planned
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The budget Minnesota lawmakers expect to pass will contain funding for all-day kindergarten at state expense.May 13, 2013
Minnesota solar energy mandate closer to becoming law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Legislation mandating that Minnesota's largest utilities use solar energy is closer to becoming law, meaning less coal will be burned and utility bills will probably increase for many state residents.May 13, 2013
Gay marriage supporters gather at Minnesota Capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A festive mood among gay marriage supporters is taking hold at the state Capitol as a bill to legalize it nears its final hurdle.May 13, 2013
Minnesota lawmakers enter homestretch of 2013 session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are bearing down for the legislative session's homestretch.May 13, 2013
Solar power bills headed for Minnesota conference committee
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two versions of a bill mandating solar energy for big utilities are heading for a conference committee where compromise legislation should emerge in the final week of Minnesota's legislative session.May 13, 2013
Dayton, Minnesota DFL leaders reach budget deal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature's top Democrats announced an agreement Sunday to raise taxes on Minnesota's wealthier residents and cigarette sales and to spend the extra money on public education and to relieve pressure on local property taxes.By PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Details about Minnesota gay marriage bill
By PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 12, 2013
Dayton, Minnesota legislative leaders to talk budget
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton along with House Speaker Paul Thissen and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk are holding a rare Sunday news conference at the Capitol, indicating a possible deal on the state budget.By Associated Press , May 12, 2013
Minnesota Senate next stop for gay marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Supporters already are celebrating the Minnesota House's passage of a measure to legalize gay marriage, but there are a few more steps before it gets to Gov. Mark Dayton's desk.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press PATRICK CONDON,Associated Press , May 10, 2013
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