Minnesota Capitol Notebook: Republicans who've opposed the executive powers took a more targeted approach this week, aiming to push back on two areas weighing most heavily on the minds of Minnesotans: reopening schools and businesses.
ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton seldom says he would veto a bill, but if it reaches his desk he promises to veto House-passed legislation to get the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System running smoothly.The measure representatives passed late ...
WILLMAR, Minn. - State Rep. Dave Baker of Willmar applauded the work of local law enforcement in bringing charges against a suspect in the Nov. 4 overdose death of John Schlegel, 24, of Blomkest.Richard Michael Carl Houske, 29, was arraigned Thur...
ST. PAUL - More than 400 Minnesotans died due to opioids last year, up from 344 a year earlier.The epidemic, a word often used to describe the situation, seems especially tough in rural parts of the state that may be less equipped to handle it.Wh...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pledges a major campaign to fight unneeded opioid painkiller use, but it is not clear how his declaring the drug epidemic a "public health emergency" will help the Upper Midwest."We will overcome addiction in A...
ST. PAUL-Protecting young Minnesota girls from what is known as female genital mutilation has gained strong state House support."This is gender violence," Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, said Monday, May 15, before representatives voted 124-4 to...
ST. PAUL - Rural Republican lawmakers say Minnesota's governor is waging a war on agriculture.Many farm groups also object to some of Gov. Mark Dayton's stances, although may not use language that strong. A coalition of 18 farm groups and 10 coun...
SPICER, Minn. - U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said he has co-sponsored a bill to allow foreign agricultural workers to work legally in this country.However, the bill has not had a hearing in 15 years, he said at a town hall Saturday.State Rep. Dave B...
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Legislature is moving at warp speed, at least for a while.This is the time of the legislative session in which House and Senate finance committees pump out bill after bill to finance state government to the tune of more t...
ST. PAUL-Signs of homelessness in small Minnesota communities are not always as obvious as in bigger cities.While people without a roof over their head may be able to stay at a shelter or apply for housing projects in urban cities, homeless popul...
