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Minnesota health insurance marketplace moves ahead

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans either will get a better deal on health insurance or they will face problems if the Legislature and governor agree on a new way for 1.3...

news / government Tue, Mar 05, 2013 - 2:46pm

Capitol Chatter: $30 million appears headed to help businesses grow

ST. PAUL -- Legislative leaders say the governor has a good chance of getting $30 million he wants included in the next two-year budget to help businesses move to Minnesota...

news / government Mon, Mar 04, 2013 - 2:40pm

The future of the old elementary school has been a question for the city of Morris since the city purchased the building in 2005. On Tuesday, the Morris City Council approved a plan for demolishing the building and opened the project up for bids. The council will likely make a decision on the bids at their meeting on March 26.

City seeks bids for old school demolition

MORRIS -- After more than eight years of discussion about re-use and redevelopment, the Morris City Council has moved one step closer to tearing down the old elementary school at...

news / government Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 4:07pm

Taxes not tabled after improved forecast

ST. PAUL – Talk of tax increases continues even as economists anticipate a smaller state budget deficit. “Tax reform is important for Minnesota’s future,” Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook,...

news / government Fri, Mar 01, 2013 - 2:00pm

Sen. Torrey Westrom and Rep. Jay McNamar answered questions during a town hall meeting at the Morris Pizza Ranch on Friday, Feb. 22.

Guns, health care and taxes topics at town hall meeting

MORRIS – Guns, health care, and taxes were the most common concerns voiced in Morris during a town hall meeting with Senator Torrey Westrom and Representative Jay McNamar on Friday,...

news / government Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 3:14pm

Bill author Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, says Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, that it is time for Minnesota to legalize same-sex marriage. (Danielle Killey/Forum News Service)

Gay marriage debate revisits Capitol

ST. PAUL – Those on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage debate use the same argument: It is about families. Both camps made their case Wednesday as Minnesota lawmakers released...

news / government Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 9:16am

Representative Jay McNamar (right) speaks to a group of constituents at Morris Pizza Ranch on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 with Senator Torrey Westrom (left).

McNamar authors bill to create revolving loan program for energy projects in schools

MORRIS -- Representative Jay McNamar is pushing he authored to create a revolving loan program for schools to help districts invest in energy conservations project, he told a group of...

news / government Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 4:07pm

Sunday liquor sales stalled, short of a public outcry

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans must loudly demand that lawmakers approve Sunday alcohol sales if the proposal has a chance to pass, its Senate sponsor says. Sen. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth, said...

news / government Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 8:59am

Reducing gun violence common goal

ST. PAUL – Something can be done about gun violence in Minnesota. Gun rights and gun control advocates generally agree on that point, but they don’t necessarily agree on what...

news / government Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 12:54pm

Area Law Enforcement reports

news / government Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - 3:37pm

Components Production Manager Brad Zimmel gives Sen. Amy Klobuchar a tour of Superior Industries' remodeled Components Division during a tour on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013.

Klobuchar discusses exports, workforce creation during tour at Superior Industries

MORRIS --Exports, workforce creation and immigration reform were three topics on the table during a discussion between U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, staff from Superior Industries and local leaders in Morris...

news / government Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - 2:11pm

Westrom and McNamar plan town hall in Morris today

MORRIS -- Senator Torrey Westrom and Representative Jay McNamar will hold a town hall meeting in Morris on Friday, Feb. 22 as part of a five-town tour through District 12A...

news / government Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - 8:56am

Sheriff Jason Dingman, Emergency Management Director Dona Greiner and former Sheriff Randy Willis accepted an award from Kris Eide, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in recognition for the county's work to develop a critical infrastructure database that is being used as a model for other counties across the state.

Stevens County recognized for emergency management efforts

ST. PAUL –- Stevens County Emergency Management was recognized with the Excellence in Emergency Management Award at the 48thAnnual Governor’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference on Thursday, Feb. 14,...

news / government Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 5:10pm

Stevens Co. Commissioners vote to fill vacant deputy sheriff position

MORRIS –The Stevens County Sheriff's Department will be back to five full time deputies this spring. On Tuesday, the Stevens County Board of Commissioners authorized Sheriff Jason Dingman to fill...

news / government Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 2:48pm

Minnesota Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr, left, and Gov. Mark Dayton lead a Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, about how to stop Asian carp. (Don Davis/Forum News Service)

Carp fighters hook invasion solutions

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans fighting Asian carp think they may have temporary and permanent ways to slow the advance of the voracious eater. Organizations at a Wednesday Asian carp summit...

news / government Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 9:06am

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