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THIS WOMAN WRITES Chickens, Dishwashing, and Keynesian Economics
You know, you wouldn't think that Sicilian Buttercup chickens would have much to do with the U.S. economy, healthcare -- yours or society's -- or even whether to wash your dishes by hand or use a dish...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:48 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Bullitt...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 10:39 AM
STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH N.D. House rejects oil tax reform bill
BISMARCK -- House legislators Wednesday rejected an oil tax reform bill that would have lowered the oil extraction tax, closed a tax loophole for low-producing wells and set up guidelines for a new tr...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 7:22 PM
STAFF BLOG EH? PLUS Senior fraud prevention
Two state officials will be in Duluth today for a senior fraud prevention event. Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon and Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman will lead the forum from 1-2:30 p.m. in the chap...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 12:00 AM
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
Minnesota Legislature looks toward increased solar electricity 
A conference committee of the Minnesota House and Senate has agreed to a compromise energy bill that will require large utilities in the state to generate at least 1½ percent of their electricity from the sun by 2020.
By John Myers , May 15, 2013
Dayton signs Minnesota gay marriage bill
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers cheered.
By Patrick Condon , May 14, 2013
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Secret government probe obtains Associated Press phone records
The U.S. government seized the records for more than 20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012.
By Mark Sherman , May 14, 2013
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Bill aims to streamline FAA certification process
A bill that could streamline the approval process for new aviation technologies has been introduced in Congress, and Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., is one of its nine bipartisan sponsors.
By Peter Passi , May 14, 2013
Nolan asks EPA to limit sulfate impact on highway projects
Efforts to use sulfate pollution concerns to thwart highway construction projects in northern Minnesota have caught the wrath of U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan.
By News Tribune staff , May 14, 2013
Reader’s view: Lawmakers listen to NRA, not the people
This letter was prompted by the May 1 Associated Press story in the News Tribune, “Boy, 5, fatally shoots 2-year-old sister in Kentucky.”
May 14, 2013
Overheard
“The collective bargaining bill to unionize child-care providers … would have a negative impact on the children in our state who need us most. It will not give child-care providers a voice or extra benefit. It will only add an extra union hand into the pot of money set aside for (the Child Care
May 14, 2013
Reader’s view: Marriage debate wasn’t about love
I have been a union member for 55 years, and I believe in God’s law of salvation and not man’s. The recent marriage debate in Minnesota isn’t as much about love as it is about money and benefits.
May 14, 2013
Local view: Alcohol tax increase would cause widespread damage in Minnesota
Mark Twain, who visited Duluth in 1895, once said, “No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” If you are employed in Minnesota’s hospitality or tourism industries, never has Twain’s quip seemed less humorous or more ominous than today.
By Jerry Spehar , May 14, 2013
Duluth City Council approves food trucks, carts ordinance
Mobile food vendors operating in Duluth will need to steer around some new rules this summer and pay steeper fees to do business in the city.
By Peter Passi , May 14, 2013
Minnesota Senate vote to legalize same-sex marriage emotional for Duluth couple
Tim Robinson and Gary Lundstrom spent much of Monday talking, singing and chanting at the Minnesota state Capitol, but moments after the Minnesota Senate approved same-sex marriage, the Duluth couple was speechless.
By Danielle Killey , May 14, 2013
Minnesota senators 'vote for love,' legalize same-sex marriage
After Minnesota Senate votes 37-30 to legalize same-sex marriage, bill goes to Gov. Dayton’s desk.
By Don Davis , May 14, 2013
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