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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Senate DFL not on board with surcharge
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Senate Democrats do not want to place an income tax surcharge on the richest of the rich, but they are looking into expanding a new tax the governor wants on the to...
Posted on 3/20/13 at 7:22 PM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN East Grand Forks MDHA chapter offers annual ‘10-gun raffle’
The Min-Dak Border Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is holding its 10-gun raffle again this fall, selling 750 tickets at $10 each. The raffle is a secondary fundraiser, and all of the...
Posted on 9/14/12 at 7:00 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Guns and Hoses...
Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:49 AM
MODERN-DAY JANE It's not the heat, it's the humidity.
We've been in hiding the last few days. It's really horrible, I know, but with this hot & steamy weather, it just makes me want to stay in the lovely blessing of air conditioning. We've left for j...
Posted on 7/19/11 at 9:11 PM
THE NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND gun safety
Firearms are involved in 0.5% of accidental deaths nationally, compared to motor vehicles (37%), poisoning (22%), falls (17%), suffocation (5%), drowning (2.9%), fires (2.5%), medical mistakes (1.7%),...
Posted on 11/15/10 at 9:37 PM
Minnesota law enforcement stockpile ammunition 
Police chiefs in Minnesota are strategizing on how best to deal with a tight supply of ammunition.
By Associated Press , May 17, 2013
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
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
Report shows persistence of TV violence
Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting.
By David Bauder , May 04, 2013
Gun control activists to air grievances at Minnesota Capitol
Gun control supporters gathered outside Minnesota's House chamber to show disappointment that the Minnesota House isn't taking up gun control bills this session.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
Legislative notebook: Medical marijuana bill introduced ... for next year
People who have serious chronic illnesses such as cancer or multiple sclerosis could legally use marijuana to manage symptoms under a bill proposed in the Minnesota Legislature, a proposal even its supporters say will not see the light of day until next year.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , May 02, 2013
Rick Jorgenson, Devils Lake, letter: Heitkamp, Hoeven kept promises on guns
Using expensive and misleading ads, “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” condemns Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., for her recent vote on gun control. The group would have us believe that Heitkamp and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., are sympathetic toward those who commit violence with firearms.
By Rick Jorgenson , May 02, 2013
Rural Democrats hold key to Minnesota gun measures
Rural Democrats’ opposition to changing Minnesota’s gun laws casts doubt on what legislation, if any, will pass this year to tackle gun violence.
By Kyle Potter , April 30, 2013
Jay Johnson, Langdon, N.D., letter: Foes of 2nd Amendment worship 14th
Gun ban proponents will continue to seek ways to cut into the clear, and narrow, wording of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
By Jay Johnson , April 25, 2013
Donna Bott, Grand Forks, letter: Hold Hoeven accountable for gun vote, too
But why is Heitkamp being singled out and attacked and not our other senator?
By Donna Bott , April 24, 2013
Phillip Johnston, Forest River, N.D., letter: N.D. senators heeded N.D. constituents’ views
Our two senators paid attention to the way we feel in North Dakota.
By Phillip Johnston , April 24, 2013
Robert Donald, Grand Forks, letter: Round ’em up, let doctors sort ’em out
Mental health wrong focus in gun debate
By Robert Donald , April 24, 2013
Allen Erickson, Hillsboro, N.D., letter: Vote protects felons’ easy access to guns
Both of North Dakota’s U.S. senators recently voted to block legislation that would have expanded the use of background checks and made it more difficult for criminals and severely mentally-ill individuals to buy firearms.
By Allen Erickson , April 22, 2013
Gun control backers: Senate defeat won't stop us
One day after the demise of gun control legislation, Senate supporters of the measure vowed to try again, while a leading opponent accused President Barack Obama of taking the "low road" when he harshly criticized lawmakers who voted against key provisions.
By Alan Fram and David Espo , April 18, 2013
Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeals from President Barack Obama and personal pleas by families of the victims of last winter's mass elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
By Alan Fram and David Espo , April 17, 2013
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