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Rep. Paul Marquart, DFL-Dilworth, said a bill requiring that voters provide photo identification to vote will create problems for senior citizens.

Panel rejects photo ID plan

ST. PAUL - A Minnesota House committee this morning rejected a plan to require that voters produce photo identification before getting an election ballot. The bill by Rep. Tom Emmer...

news Thu, Feb 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Local lawmakers schedule town hall meetings

Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen and Representative Torrey Westrom will continue their tradition of co-hosting town hall meetings. They've scheduled six events throughout District 11A on Friday, February 20. The turnout for...

news Tue, Feb 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Action Day to End Violence Against Women Rally Wednesday

Women's advocates, survivors, and supporters from across Minnesota are expected to gather for the 2009 Action Day to End Violence Against Women Rally to challenge the State Legislature to work...

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 - 12:00am

State could face closing MnSCU campus; U cuts could be devastating

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST.

Fri, Feb 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Senator wants more money spent on school busing

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Sen.

Wed, Feb 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, listens to testimony Thursday during a meeting about bovine tuberculosis. State officials told senators they are making good progress.

Success story: bovine TB fight

ST. PAUL - Minnesota senators smiled Thursday when they heard about one of the few bright spots in the 2009 legislative session. In a time when lawmakers must deal with...

agriculture Sat, Jan 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Feds could help, not solve, deficit

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is trying to tamper expectations that a federal economic stimulus package could significantly ease Minnesota's budget problems. Pawlenty said the state could receive more than $3 billion...

news Sat, Jan 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Neil and Deb Krueger of Lake Elmo tell a House committee Wednesday that a change in a state law known as Green Acres last year threatens farmland. They run a 50-acre Christmas tree farm. Photo by Don Davis, St. Paul Capitol Bureau.

Some say Green Acres not the place to be

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL -- A 2008 law change threatens farmland across the state - from the Twin Cities suburbs to land bordering lakes and...

Thu, Jan 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Legislators, ag commissioner discuss state budget impact on agriculture

WILLMAR -- Local legislators agree that the state's budget crisis, with a $5 billion deficit over the next two years, is challenging because there is no way to know when...

news / agriculture Sun, Jan 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Chief Justice Eric Magnuson makes a public plea for more money for the courts and related judicial organizations. He said on Wednesday that short of a budget increase, Minnesotans will feel the impact with massive case delays.Photo by Don Davis, St. Paul Capitol Bureau.

Court leaders warn: 'Rule of law at stake'

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST.

Fri, Jan 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivers his seventh State of the State address Thursday, including a long list of business tax breaks among his proposals. Behind him is House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Photo by Don Davis, St. Paul Capitol Bureau.

Pawlenty highlights business tax cuts in State of State address

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Pawlenty today pleaded with legislators not to raise Minnesotans' taxes while he also called for more education spending,...

Fri, Jan 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Long-term care tax break proposed

ST. PAUL - Minnesotans would be more likely to save for long-term care needs if those savings carried a tax advantage, two lawmakers say. Reps. Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, and Laura...

news Thu, Jan 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Former state official Kevin Goodno, a Moorhead native, says Minnesotans should expect more budget problems in the future. As co-chairman of a state budget commission, he said that the state's aging population will result in more health-care program demands and fewer taxes being paid.Photo by Don Davis, St. Paul Capitol Bureau.

Future state budgets expected to be worse

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Legislators have yet to begin balancing the next Minnesota state budget, but already are being warned that the $4.85 billion...

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Minn. deficit likely to get worse

news Tue, Jan 13, 2009 - 12:00am

State deficit doesn't stop some groups

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST.

news Sun, Jan 11, 2009 - 12:00am

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