MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER 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
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN 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
THE DULLUM FILE 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
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY 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
TALES FROM THE CHIEF Into the fray
As the Minnesota budget stalemate continues, it’s easy to imagine legislators being just plain frustrated by what’s taking place around them. Chances are the Democratic or Republican lawma...
Posted on 5/14/10 at 5:23 PM
Minnesota Legislature: Reducing gun violence a common goal 
ST. PAUL – Something can be done about gun violence in Minnesota.
Gun rights and gun control advocates generally agree on that point, but they don’t necessarily agree on what comes next.
By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 23, 2013
Minnesota legislative notebook: Bill calls for more study on silica sand mining
ST. PAUL – Minnesota officials would study the environmental impact of silica sand mining and provide technical assistance to local governments dealing with sand mining issues under a bill to be introduced Monday in the state Senate.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , February 23, 2013
Minnesota lawmakers propose stricter restrictions on gun access restrictions
ST. PAUL – Criminals would have a harder time getting guns and law enforcement would have more control over weapons permits in legislative efforts aimed at curbing Minnesota gun violence.
By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 23, 2013
Minnesota Legislature: Mental health concerns enter into guns debate
Advocates concerned that stricter regulations could discourage some from seeking treatmentST. PAUL – Stricter regulations on gun purchases could discourage people dealing with mental illness from seeking treatment, some mental health advocates say.
By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 21, 2013
Minnesota bill for red-light cameras has shaky start
ST. PAUL – A Minnesota House committee hit the brakes Wednesday on legislation that would permit cities to post cameras at intersections to catch and ticket red-light runners.
By Brian Bakst, Associated Press , February 20, 2013
Minnesota GOP senator is likely gay marriage backer
ST. PAUL — A Republican state senator who supports legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota said Wednesday that he hopes to convince GOP colleagues to join him in abandoning the party's traditional stand on the issue.
By Associated Press , February 20, 2013
Minnesota: Gay marriage has choices, costs
Some GOP lawmakers find issue could cost them their seats in next electionST. PAUL – As some Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature weigh whether to support legalizing same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay-marriage votes from other states shows that GOP lawmakers who backed it often faced consequences, including loss of their seats.
By Patrick Condon, Associated Press , February 14, 2013
Hundreds make push in Minnesota for gay marriage
ST. PAUL – Three mothers of gay men joined hundreds of others in the Minnesota Capitol on Thursday with one goal.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , February 14, 2013
Minnesota students seek higher ed funding increase
ST. PAUL – Laura Duscher and Brittany Stanoch say they are Minnesota’s future, so they suggest looking back to 1999.
By Forum News Service , February 13, 2013
Minnesota Legislature considers crackdown on pet mills
ST. PAUL – Animals rescued from so-called puppy mills are often sick, starving and dirty, but groups such as the Animal Humane Society cannot enter those sites until a complaint is lodged about the conditions.
By Forum News Service , February 13, 2013
Assault rifle would have killed more at Red Lake in 2005, ex-FBI agent says
ST. PAUL – Jeffrey Weise shot and killed his grandfather on March 21, 2005, and tried to load a semiautomatic rifle.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , February 06, 2013
Minnesota State of the State speech: Republicans say Dayton's plan has wrong focus
ST. PAUL – Republicans said Gov. Mark Dayton focused on a budget plan that costs too much and does not help create jobs during his third State of the State speech Wednesday night.
By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 06, 2013
Minnesota State of the State speech: Dayton promotes his tax and spend plan, gay marriage
ST. PAUL - Minnesota is doing better than most neighboring states, Gov. Mark Dayton told legislators and Minnesotans Wednesday night in his third State of the State address.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 06, 2013
Minnesota teen to lawmakers: Save our dads from guns
Son of slain business owner says ‘My dad lived the American dream, but died the American nightmare’ST. PAUL – Sami Rahamim delivered a powerful message to Minnesota legislators: Don’t let other youths suffer through the shooting deaths of their fathers.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , February 05, 2013
Minnesota Legislature: Capitol renovations may begin this year
28 years later, state officials finally getting serious about building’s need for myriad physical upgradesST. PAUL – Minnesota officials started planning a state Capitol renovation project in 1984, and chances are improving that serious work could begin in 2013.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , January 31, 2013
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