Dill considers kidney transplant
Dill in 2007 Dill this week Like his colleagues in the Legislature, Rep. David Dill faces several months of long nights at the Capitol attending hearings, digesting bills and voting. Unlike his...
View ArticleLegislative notebook: House votes to speed up permits
Minnesota representatives voted Thursday night to speed up the state environmental permitting process in an attempt to attract more business and help existing businesses to expand. On an 82-42 vote,...
View ArticleRails, trails take hit in bonding committee vote
A Minnesota House committee that usually approves spending money to build government facilities voted Tuesday to call back $59 million already approved from as far back as 1994. Continue reading →
View ArticleCapitol debate: Should state buy more land?
Separate reports by the Minnesota Legislative auditor and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources question the state’s ability to fund the upkeep of land it already owns. So lawmakers are...
View ArticleGOP plans upset outdoors groups
Many Minnesota natural resources advocacy groups are concerned that the state’s $5 billion budget deficit is being balanced at the expense of protecting the environment. Continue reading →
View ArticleRangers object to GOP budget plan
Minnesota’s Iron Range lawmakers say a Republican proposal to take up to $60 million from an economic development fund for their area is stealing. Continue reading →
View ArticleOutdoors policy plans produce a divide
Republicans say their proposals to change Minnesota’s environmental policies are needed reform, while many environmentalists say they would harm the state’s natural resources. Continue reading →
View ArticleHouse votes to strip $60 million from Iron Range fund
Iron Range lawmakers waged an emotional fight, but failed to prevent the Minnesota House from taking $60 million out of an economic development fund for their area. Continue reading →
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