LEGISLATURE
Watford City to house new judge
BISMARCK -- Watford City will be home to a new judgeship aimed at addressing the increase in court filings in growing Oil Patch communities, the North Dakota Supreme Court decided Tuesday. State legis...
Posted on 6/4/13 at 7:41 PM
Child care providers go to court
By Don Davis Minnesota child care providers who want nothing to do with a union are taking a new law to federal court. The law Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton signed Friday allows home-based child care p...
Posted on 5/29/13 at 5:10 PM
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
Are things THAT bad at the state Capitol?
Eh? knows that Minnesota faces a budget deficit, but are things really that bad? The state flag flying outside of the Capitol in St. Paul on Tuesday was upside down. A flag flown upside down can be...
Posted on 2/2/13 at 12:00 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
Wisconsin bill limiting drone use up for hearing 
The bipartisan proposal from Rep. Tyler August would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before using unmanned aircraft equipped with video or audio recording devices as part of criminal investigations.
By Associated Press report , May 22, 2013
Tax break could make Mall of America larger
The owners of the Bloomington, Minn., megamall, Triple Five Group, said the $1.5 billion project would double the size of the mall, add hotels, a waterpark, performing arts center, officer towers and hundreds of additional stores.By Associated Press report , May 22, 2013
Minnesota Republican legislators bemoan session of 'overtaxing, overspending, overreaching' 
By Steve Kuchera , May 22, 2013
Capitol, flooding, vets, disaster end session of Minnesota Legislature 
The Minnesota Legislature decided to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans a new facility and provide disaster assistance Monday night as it ended its 2013 session.
By Don Davis , May 21, 2013
Ness hopes to hold tax rates steady after state funding boost 
Duluth Mayor Don Ness said he was encouraged and disappointed Monday as Minnesota lawmakers wrapped up their latest legislative session in St. Paul.
By Peter Passi , May 21, 2013
Capitol repair, disaster assistance end Minnesota legislative session 
By Don Davis , May 20, 2013
House OKs $2 billion tax bill, Senate backs Capitol repair 
UPDATED: The keystone of Minnesota Democrats’ budget plans, $2 billion in tax increases, won House approval early today and the Senate pulled a surprise in the early morning hours by approving money to fund state Capitol building renovations.
By Don Davis , May 20, 2013
Our view: Hard to knock ND for targeting Minn. 
That didn’t take long. Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders hadn’t even finished hammering out the details of their taxing and spending plans late last week when Minnesota’s neighbors to the northwest, North Dakota, made a bold play to steal away business and jobs.
May 20, 2013
Legislature puts $485 million more into public schools 
Minnesota Democrats say new money they are putting into education will boost the economy by giving the state a better-educated work force.
By Don Davis , May 20, 2013
Minnesota legislature provisions include paint, bees, farmers 
Paint will cost more and be recycled. Bees will be protected. Financially troubled farmers will be able to access state aid. Those are a few of the impacts from a diverse environment, natural resources and agriculture funding bill headed for Gov. Mark Dayton’s expected approval.
By Don Davis , May 20, 2013
No pay increases for Minnesota lawmakers this year
Pay increases for Minnesota lawmakers won't be happening this legislative session.By Associated Press report , May 19, 2013
Minnesota lawmakers take budget debate down to wire 
By Associated Press , May 19, 2013
Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots
Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.By Associated Press report , May 19, 2013
Wisconsin lawmakers not likely to take up gay marriage issue anytime soon
Wisconsin's neighbor Minnesota may have become the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex unions on Tuesday. But gay marriage is not on the legislative agenda in Wisconsin, and that's not expected to change in the near future.By Associated Press report , May 19, 2013
Loud union dispute joins Minnesota legislative budget debate 
By Don Davis , May 18, 2013
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