MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
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
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER 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 legislative issues: What passed, what failed 
ST. PAUL – Here is a list of how some issues fared in the 2012 Minnesota Legislature.
By Don Davis , May 12, 2012
A to Z: Snapshot of Minn. Legislature 2012 session
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers quickly bolted for home after spending almost four months sparring over thousands of bills they introduced, debated and mostly shelved.
By Brian Bakst, Associated Press , May 11, 2012
Highlights of Vikings stadium proposal
ST. PAUL – Here are some key points of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill:
By Don Davis , May 10, 2012
Sen. Langseth on retirement: 'It is time to move on'
ST. PAUL - Torrey Westrom recalled the last time he saw the Minnesota House chamber when he was in sixth grade, a few years before he was blinded and several years before becoming a state representative.
By Don Davis , May 10, 2012
Rep. Bachmann drops Swiss citizenship
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann ended her Swiss citizenship less than diplomatically Thursday, saying she was giving it up to prove she is a "proud American citizen."
By Associated Press , May 10, 2012
Skol!: Smiles wide as fans, officials cheer Vikings stadium passage
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Vikings and their fans have something to cheer about.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 10, 2012
Minnesota Republicans push smaller tax-relief bill
ST. PAUL – Minnesota legislative Republicans pushed bills that would deliver $46 million in tax cuts and freeze Local Government Aid to cities.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 09, 2012
Minnesota lawmakers prepare for the end, maybe Thursday
ST. PAUL - Signs indicate the end of the 2012 Minnesota legislative session will come soon, but likely not tonight.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine, Forum Communications , May 09, 2012
Minn. bonding bill could expand Moorhead flood control
ST. PAUL – A plan to borrow $500 million for public works projects – potentially including money to expand flood-control projects in Moorhead – is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton, who is expected to sign it into law.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 09, 2012
Minnesota Republicans pass $46 million tax-relief bill
ST. PAUL - A tax bill once described as a “smokin’ hot” tax bill now is closer to lukewarm.
By Don Davis , May 09, 2012
Minn. Senate volleys $496M construction bill
ST. PAUL — A nearly $500 million construction package cleared the Minnesota Legislature on Monday, but has to revisit the House after the Senate squeezed in more projects.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2012
Minnesota Legislature: $500 million public works goes to final negotiations
ST. PAUL – Nearly $500 million in higher education, infrastructure repair and other public works projects will be funded by a bonding bill if the House and Senate agree in final negotiations.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine, State Capitol Bureau , May 07, 2012
LIVE STREAM NOW: Early in debate, House ups Vikings' share of stadium cost
ST. PAUL - A debate a decade in the making began this afternoon as the state House considered whether to build a nearly $1 billion Vikings stadium.
By Don Davis , May 07, 2012
Minn. House passes bill approving nearly $500 million in public projects
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota House this afternoon passed a public works finance bill 99-32 that would spend nearly a half billion dollars on a wide range of projects, ranging from beginning a several-year Capitol building renovation project to fixing college buildings.
By Don Davis , May 07, 2012
Showdown vote expected today on Vikings stadium
ST. PAUL — Lawmakers return Monday from a weekend respite with a showdown vote in the Legislature on the Minnesota Vikings stadium legislation looming. But first they plan to debate a bill financing other construction projects around the state.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2012
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