POLITICS
THE WEST WING Weekly Memo 5-17-13
Each Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on the City Council web page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Labor Update There are two labor agreements on next weeks Council agenda. Tha...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 2:08 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Bullitt...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 10:39 AM
EH? PLUS 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
GREATER GRAND FORKS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 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
THE DULLUM FILE 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
Peterson hopeful for passing farm bill this summer 
An influential Minnesota voice on agriculture says he's hopeful that Congress will pass a new farm bill this summer after efforts last year failed.
By Steve Karnowski , May 08, 2013
Minnesota House backs small move toward earlier voting
An elections bill that would let people vote absentee without a valid excuse has won approval from the Minnesota House.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
Minnesota Senate to vote on minimum wage bump
The Minnesota Senate is ready to vote on a bill to bump up the state's minimum wage, although not as fast as House lawmaking counterparts want.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers.
By Alan Fram , May 07, 2013
Minnesota House to vote on gay marriage Thursday
Minnesota House leaders expect representatives to approve gay marriage Thursday, with the Senate following in the next few days.
By Don Davis , May 07, 2013
GOP lawmaker who was on fence a no on gay marriage in Minnesota
A Republican legislator who was weighing his vote on a gay marriage bill says he will oppose it during Thursday's Minnesota House vote.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2013
Minnesota advanced-practice nurses lobby to remove barrier
Nurses at the top level of their profession can do many of the same things doctors do: diagnose illness, manage treatment, prescribe medications, order tests.
By John Lundy , May 06, 2013
Obama dares college graduates to reject cynical voices
A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through vigorous participation in their democracy can they right an ill-functioning government and break through relentless cynicism about the nation's future.
By Josh Lederman , May 05, 2013
Tax relief tops $850 million as N.D. Legislature wraps up in wee hours
North Dakota legislators wrapped up their work after 4 a.m. today, setting a record for the longest session in modern history and approving an unprecedented $850 million-plus in property tax relief.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 04, 2013
Minnesota Capitol Chatter: Unionization measure on track for passage
An effort to allow child care workers and personal care assistants to join unions appears on the verge of a partisan victory.
By Don Davis , May 04, 2013
DFL swing vote on gay marriage to support bill in Minnesota
A freshman Democratic state representative from a socially conservative district said Friday that he'd support the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota, a key pickup for supporters as votes on the issue get closer at the Capitol.
By Patrick Condon , May 03, 2013
N.D. Legislature: K-12, college budgets still awaiting action on the last day
After starting the day with the House defeating a bill that would have increased funding for K-12 schools and provided about $714 million in property tax relief, the final day of the North Dakota Legislature is dragging on.
By Forum News Service , May 03, 2013
N.D. House kills K-12 funding, property tax relief bill on second try
Reversing a vote from Thursday, House lawmakers today defeated Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposal to increase state aid to K-12 school districts while providing about $714 million in property tax relief.
By TJ Jerke , May 03, 2013
80-day North Dakota Legislature marks record
North Dakota's Legislature has marked its longest session in modern state history. Friday is Day 80. That eclipses the 2009 session when lawmakers met for 79 days.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
Medical marijuana bill outlined in Minnesota, but debate waits
Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical use put their plan forward at Minnesota's Capitol on Thursday even though the major debate will wait until next year.
By Brian Bakst , May 02, 2013
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