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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Dayton frustrates businesses
By Andrew Tellijohn Many in Minnesotas business community were pleased with the Legislatures performance during the 2012 legislative session, but they are frustrated with Gov. Mark Dayton for scuttli...
Posted on 5/21/12 at 4:36 AM
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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
New Vikings stadium needs ‘miracle’ after Minnesota House committee defeat 
ST. PAUL - A decade-long effort to build a Vikings stadium may be over for the year after a Minnesota House committee late Monday defeated the proposal.
By By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , April 17, 2012
State’s foster homes may be next to go smoke-free
DULUTH — The “no-smoking” sign will be on for homes with foster children, if a bill in the Minnesota Legislature is passed.
By John Lundy, Forum Communications Co. , April 13, 2012
Minnesota prosecutors celebrate ability to carry guns
ST. PAUL - Prosecutors are happy to now have the same rights of other Minnesotans to carry guns.
By Don Davis, dl-online , April 13, 2012
Byberg beats Hoffman for Republican U.S. House nomination
Last weekend, Lee Byberg won the Republican Party’s endorsement to run against DFLer Collin Peterson in U.S. House District 7.
Byberg was facing State Sen. Gretchen Hoffman of Vergas in a hard-fought campaign to gain the endorsement to run against incumbent Democrat Peterson of Detroit Lakes.
By AL EDENLOFF Forum Communications Co. , April 06, 2012
'Voter ID' proposal to be on November statewide ballot -- GOP plan would amend state constitution
ST. PAUL – Now it’s up to the voters.
Minnesotans will decide on Nov. 6 whether showing photographic identification before casting ballots should be required.
By By Danielle Nordine, State Capitol Bureau , April 05, 2012
Bills say: ‘Let the sunshine in’
ST. PAUL – The sunshine is peeking through the clouds in Minnesota, public information access advocates say.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , April 02, 2012
Peterson: Republican budget creates uncertainty
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., made the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives Passed H.Con.Res. 112, the FY2013 Republican Budget Resolution.
March 30, 2012
Senate OKs bill to repay school payment delays
Minnesota senators Monday joined representatives in voting to take money from state budget reserves to catch up on back pay owed school districts.
By DON DAVIS St. Paul Bureau , March 28, 2012
Some call wolf season a big, bad idea
ST. PAUL — Establishing wolf hunting and trapping seasons is popular among many at the Minnesota Legislature, but lawmakers are hearing from those who do not like the idea.
By DON DAVIS St. Paul Bureau , March 23, 2012
Those bonding bill blues
Fixing the Minnesota Capitol building’s crumbling outside walls and aging interior won easy approval from a key House committee Tuesday, but funding other public works projects around the state may prove more controversial.
By DON DAVIS St. Paul Bureau , March 21, 2012
Wadena seeks aid to rebuild facilities lost in tornado
ST. PAUL — Wadena is losing residents and businesses, city leaders told a Minnesota Senate committee Monday night in seeking state aid to rebuild facilities lost in a 2010 tornado.
By Don Davis, dl-online , March 20, 2012
Students seek end to Minnesota legislature drunk-driving immunity
ST. PAUL – Legislators who drink and drive should face the same consequences as everyone else, a group of college students argues. In Minnesota, legislators get what some deem a “get out of jail free” card protecting them from arrest for certain crimes. Some students from Concordia University in St. Paul were not happy when they discovered that legislative immunity could shield lawmakers from drunken driving arrests.
By Danielle Nordine, State Capitol Bureau , March 16, 2012
House to consider allowing schools to open in August
The annual debate about how early to allow school to begin is headed for the full Minnesota House.
By DON DAVIS St. Paul Bureau , February 29, 2012
Judge suggests Dayton could have avoided lawsuit
A judge deciding the fate of a child care providers’ union election said Wednesday that Gov. Mark Dayton could have avoided a lawsuit by conducting a less formal survey.
By DON DAVIS St. Paul Bureau , February 24, 2012
New maps to change the look of Minnesota Legislature
New political district maps released today show little U.S. House change, but more in the Minnesota Legislature, where 46 of 201 lawmakers were put in districts with other incumbents.
By DON DAVIS St. Paul Bureau , February 22, 2012
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