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CAPITOL CHATTER Wrong party name lands ballot in court
From Al Edenloff, editor of the Alexandria Echo Press: An unexpected twist in the wide-open race for House District 11B challenged a candidates name being on the ballot and ended up in the Minnesota ...
Posted on 9/15/10 at 10:00 AM
Dayton administration wants to expand military education aid 
Gov. Mark Dayton and Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry Shellito on Thursday announced plans to ask the Legislature next year to increase the Minnesota GI Bill’s reach to provide benefits to all Minnesota veterans.
The announcement was one of several pre-Veterans’ Day developments on Thursday.
By Don Davis/State Capitol Bureau , November 11, 2011
North Dakota sues over Minnesota clean-air law
North Dakota is suing Minnesota over restrictions that could affect North Dakota’s electric power sales.
By Don Davis/State Capitol Bureau , November 03, 2011
Government changes could help produce private jobs
News from Tuesday's job summit.
By Don Davis/State Capitol Bureau , October 31, 2011
Dayton, legislative leaders on stadium: ‘Stay tuned’
Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders met for more than two hours about a Minnesota Vikings football stadium this morning, emerging with no agreements.
By Don Davis/State Capitol Bureau , October 28, 2011
Local officials ready for property taxpayers’ blast
ST. PAUL – Minnesota local government officials are bracing for a taxpayer explosion when TnT statements arrive in mailboxes next month.
Officially known as “truth in taxation” statements, the letters will show changes, with possibly dramatic property tax increases in some cases, to reflect a new law.
By By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , October 15, 2011
New districts mean many would-be candidates not ready to pull trigger
Lee Byberg plans to run against U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, his second straight time trying to defeat the long-time veteran congressman.
Tarryl Clark moved from St. Cloud to Duluth to take on first-term U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , October 08, 2011
Cravaack announces mobile office Friday in Cloquet
Staff for U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack will conduct mobile offices throughout the Eighth Congressional District on Friday, October 7.
October 06, 2011
Obama promises to help unemployed veterans
President Barack Obama told 10,000 military veterans Tuesday morning that the country needs to take care of them “as well as you have taken care of us.”
In a 34-minute speech, he outlined plans to help unemployed veterans find jobs.
By Danielle Nordine, Forum Communications , September 01, 2011
Carlton County childcare providers fight efforts to unionize
Leaders say they aren’t anti-union, but don’t see many benefits in a union for independent business owners
By Jana Peterson , September 01, 2011
Cravaack meets critics, supporters at airport town hall
Rep. Chip Cravaack drew some praise, hearty shouts of anger and a packed house Wednesday afternoon at a hastily called “town hall” meeting at Duluth International Airport.
By John Myers, Forum Communications Co. , August 25, 2011
Senator Lourey appointed lead member of health care committee
Senate DFL Caucus Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, has appointed State Senator Tony Lourey, DFL-Kerrick, as the caucus’ lead member of the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee.
August 13, 2011
Local schools, cities say budget plan isn’t good, but it could have been worse
When state legislative leaders and Governor Mark Dayton last week bridged part of a $1.4 billion gap in a budget compromise by delaying payments to schools, they essentially borrowed the missing money from the state’s school districts.
By Jana Peterson , July 28, 2011
Dayton was right that budget would bring pain
Minnesotans knew, or should have known, the final state budget would not please people.
“My proposed budget solution will be reasonable, balanced – and painful – because I see no easy alternative,” Gov. Mark Dayton said in his inaugural address Jan. 3.
By Don Davis, Forum Communications , July 28, 2011
State budget gets state back to work
Minnesota state employees gradually head back to work beginning Thursday, ending one of the longest state government shutdowns in American history.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , July 22, 2011
Shutdown ruling ‘no soft landing’
Many Minnesotans would feel a state government shutdown, even though a judge is allowing more than a third of state employees to stay on the job.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , June 30, 2011
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