MINNESOTA_NEWS
Lawmakers prefer budget polka
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Monday budget-balancing offer did not go as far as Democrats who control the Legislature wanted.By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 22, 2008
Hanna Montana bill passes
Lawmakers decided Monday that brokers should not be able to use special computer software to buy event tickets on the Internet before the general public has access.April 22, 2008
Pelosi raises money for Walz
MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went from visiting Minnesota military veterans Monday to helping U.S. Rep. Tim Walz try to become a veteran of at least two successful elections.By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , April 22, 2008
Lawmakers pledge air service support
State NewsST. PAUL – Legislative leaders pledge to do what they can to protect rural Minnesota air service as Northwest Airlines becomes part of the world’s largest air company.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 21, 2008
DFL leaders optimistic on budget deal
State NewsDemocratic legislative leaders say they are optimistic that their Republican colleagues and Gov. Tim Pawlenty will deliver an offer today that advances session-ending budget talks.
April 21, 2008
Most sex offenses committed by first-time offenders, experts say
Kimberly Coulter remembers riding her bike all over St. Paul’s east side as a kid, not a worry on her mind.By Jon Avise , April 18, 2008
Environmental group puts Minnesota River back on ‘most endangered’ list
State NewsMONTEVIDEO — An environmental group opposed to the proposed $1.6 billion Big Stone II coal-fired plant has put the Minnesota River on its list of the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in America.
By Tom Cherveny , April 18, 2008
Cancer research funding OK'd
State NewsST PAUL – Iron Range lawmakers and Gov. Tim Pawlenty have reached a compromise to fund a miners’ cancer deaths study.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 18, 2008
Legislature says yes to bovine aid
The House unanimously approved a bill aiding cattle farmers in an area of northwestern Minnesota where cattle are infected with bovine tuberculosis.By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 18, 2008
Minnesota House says U.S. should trade with Cuba
State NewsUnder the watchful eye of Minnesota Twins baseball great and Cuba native Tony Oliva, the Minnesota House approved a resolution asking the federal government to end a trade ban with Cuba.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 18, 2008
Menze to challenge Peterson again
ST. PAUL – Glen Menze says U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson has sold himself as fiscally conservative to his western Minnesota constituents, but his record in Congress does not reflect that.By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , April 16, 2008
Airline merger viewed skeptically
State NewsST. PAUL – A mega-airline could be a mega-problem or a mega-opportunity for the Upper Midwest.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 16, 2008
Another dies as a result of SUV plunging into St. Croix River
State NewsSTILLWATER, Minn. -- A second victim has died as a result of an accident Sunday night when an SUV plunged into the St. Croix River at the Stillwater Marina.
By Mark Brouwer and Yvonne Klinnert , April 16, 2008
House leader: Pawlenty threatened projects
State NewsST. PAUL – House Majority Leader Tony Sertich says Gov. Tim Pawlenty erased $1.5 million in state construction projects from his district as revenge for comments he made about the Republican governor.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 14, 2008
Public TV expands its reach
State NewsST. PAUL -- Many Minnesotans living far from St. Paul are able to watch the daily doings at the state Capitol and other Minnesota programming – by tuning into their local public television station.
By Marisa Helms , April 14, 2008
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