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 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
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
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