MINNESOTA_NEWS
House wants more work on seat belt bill
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – Torrey Westrom lost his eyesight, but survived a traffic accident when he was 16 and not wearing a seat belt.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 12, 2008
House thanks Lieder, other World War II vets
ST. PAUL – Rep. Bernie Lieder is a member of the “Greatest Generation,” but he never would use such a term about himself.By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 09, 2008
Lawmakers wade through 8,000-plus bills
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – Rep. Tom Rukavina has introduced 66 bills during the current two-year legislative session, including at least one he knew would go nowhere.
By Marisa Helms, Minn. State Capitol Bureau , May 09, 2008
Bathroom fire forces flight to make emergency landing at Fargo airport; FBI investigating
Minnesota State NewsFARGO, N.D. -- The FBI is investigating the cause of a bathroom fire that forced a Compass Airlines jet to make an emergency landing Wednesday at Fargo’s Hector International Airport.
By Mike Nowatzki , May 09, 2008
Pawlenty prepares for budget woes
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – In a sign that state budget negotiations are not going well, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is looking at ways to fix a budget deficit if he and legislative leaders cannot reach an agreement by the Legislature’s May 19 adjournment date.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 09, 2008
Hockey/Education bill heads to governor
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – Minnesota Rep. Bud Heidgerken thinks legislative education negotiators had an ulterior motive to make hockey the state sport.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 09, 2008
Single lane on Hastings bridge extended by an hour through May 9
Construction crews reduced traffic on the Hastings bridge to one lane for most of the past two weeks as they worked to install a platform beneath the deck to support equipment and workers during the project.May 09, 2008
House votes to raise most property taxes, some down
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – A third of Minnesota homeowners would pay lower property taxes under a bill the House passed 80-52 late Monday.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 06, 2008
Agreement reached on bridge survivors' compensation
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – Minnesota lawmakers approved a plan Monday to pay survivors of last year’s Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 06, 2008
Delta chief: Merger won't hurt rural service
ST. PAUL – Passenger air service in rural areas of the upper Midwest would not be harmed by a Northwest-Delta airline merger, but high fuel prices could affect service, a Delta executive said.By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 06, 2008
Senate backs foreclosure delay
ST. PAUL – Senators said they were responding Monday to reckless residential mortgage lending practices when they approved a plan giving some homeowners facing foreclosure temporary reprieve.By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 06, 2008
House OK's higher minimum wage
State NewsST. PAUL – A minimum wage increase lawmakers support needs to change before Gov. Tim Pawlenty can support it, he said Thursday moments after the House approved the wage hike.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 02, 2008
Ozment gets attention
State NewsST. PAUL -- Veteran Rep. Dennis Ozment is retiring from the Minnesota House this year, but does not appear to be in a legislative senior slide.
By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 02, 2008
McCain blames federal earmarks for I-35 bridge collapse
State NewsPresidential candidate John McCain’s blaming of federal earmarks as causing the Interstate 35W bridge to collapse in Minneapolis upset the Minnesota Senate’s transportation chairman.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 02, 2008
Lawmakers, unions question Northwest
State NewsST. PAUL – Northwest Airlines often does not fulfill promises, a key state senator said Wednesday, so lawmakers should not believe a pledge to retain most Minnesota jobs if the company becomes part of Delta Air Lines.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 01, 2008
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