POLITICS
Weekly Memo 5-10-13
Each Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on theCity Councilweb page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Legislative Update There was relatively little final action on key legislation...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 12:53 PM
Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Bullitt...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 10:39 AM
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
Meet Kylie Oversen!
I moved to Grand Forks to attend UND and have been here for six years now. I love the University and the Greater Grand Forks community. Coming from a town of less than 1000, I love that its a bigger c...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 2:43 PM
Senator Heitkamp on News @5
Senator Heidi Heitkamp joins us this evening on WDAZ News @5....
Posted on 2/21/13 at 12:24 PM
Minnesota House to debate lawmaker pay hike panel
The Minnesota House is planning to vote on a constitutional amendment that would take decisions about their own pay out of their hands.By Associated Press , May 17, 2013
Cramer speech linking abortion, school shootings draws national attention
By TJ Jerke , May 16, 2013
Cigarette tax to back Vikings stadium construction
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis , May 16, 2013
Obama promises action on a trio of controversies
President Barack Obama confronted a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power, urging legislators to provide more money to strengthen security at U.S. diplomatic outposts and promising to seek "a balance" between national security and a need to protect freedom of the press.By Julie Pace , May 16, 2013
Backup Vikings stadium funding source to surface
A new plan for paying off Minnesota Vikings stadium debate is about to surface at the state Capitol as the legislative session nears its conclusion.By Associated Press , May 16, 2013
Tax, budget work continues as Minnesota session nears end
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis , May 15, 2013
Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas
A wrinkle in the federal Affordable Care Act that could affect tens of thousands of people who consider themselves Native Americans nationwide isn't expected to hit many in Minnesota.By Steve Karnowski , May 15, 2013
Minnesota House votes to up candidate donation limits
The Minnesota House has passed a bill that raises the maximum donations that candidates for office can accept from donors.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Marathon Senate session OKs child care union
Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8 a.m. today after senators debated it continuously since Tuesday afternoon.By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , May 15, 2013
Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party
The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax management enabled agents to improperly target tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status.By Stephen Ohlemacher , May 15, 2013
LEGISLATIVE NOTEBOOK: Minnesota Senate debates PCA, childcare unions
By Don Davis , May 14, 2013
Trio of troubles threatening Obama’s second term
President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore.By Charles Babington and Julie Pace , May 14, 2013
Gay couples ready for married rights
By Don Davis , May 14, 2013
- A rainbow flag flies in front of the Minnesota Capitol
- Gov. Dayton signs a bill into law to legalize same-sex marriage
- Sen. Stumpf says his vote against same-sex marriage was a vote for tradition, religious freedom
- Minnesota senators ‘vote for love’
- PHOTO GALLERY: Same-sex marriage passes in Minnesota Senate
- Gay marriage no given in North Dakota
- Same-sex marriage facts
Scaled-back gun bill moves ahead in Minnesota Senate
A significantly scaled-back plan to revise Minnesota's gun laws advanced toward a final Senate vote after receiving the blessing Tuesday of a vocal gun-rights group.By Brian Bakst , May 14, 2013
Gov't secretly obtained work, personal phone records of Associated Press employees
By Mark Sherman , May 14, 2013
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