(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats could bring a one-billion-dollar bonding bill up for a vote as soon as tomorrow after refusing Tuesday night to put in more money to expand the state sex offender treatment facility in Moose Lake. Walker Republican Larry Howes asked Democrats to come more the governor's ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty isn't waiting for Minnesota's rivers to start overflowing. The Governor has sent a letter to the president, asking he declare an expedited major disaster for the state of Minnesota, because of the strong potential for severe spring flooding. Pawlenty wants the feds to ...More
(Chisholm, MN) -- Charges could be filed as soon as Wednesday against the former Chisholm police officer, accused of shooting a 40-year old man to death and injuring two others at a Chisholm sports bar Saturday. The suspect was treated at a local hospital after the incident which ended when another ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Everything is "flood-ready" at the Army Corps of Engineers. If need be, the St. Paul office can deploy about 100 personnel to points along the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Others would go to the Red River Valley where they're getting some big help from the weather ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats and Governor Pawlenty have agreed on General Assistance Medical Care but the high-profile bonding bill for state construction projects remains unresolved. Democrats pulled back their first bonding bill after the governor said he'd veto it, but they could bring a replacement version back to the ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- A consitutional law expert thinks the Minnesota Supreme Court will hand Governor Pawlenty a defeat on the unallotment issue. The governor is challenging a lower court ruling that he misused his authority to trim money from state spending. Hamline University's David Schultz says the question really ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Opponents in a Minnesota Senate committee Thursday halted a bill that would have lifted Minnesota's ban on construction of new nuclear power plants. Senator Amy Koch pulled her bill after an amendment was added which would lift the ban on new nuclear plants only when the ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Three Minnesotans are suing to stop Governor Pawlenty from moving people on General Assistance Medical Care over to MinnesotaCare so that G-A-M-C can be canceled April 1st. Democratic Representative Erin Murphy says she hopes it doesn't impact the negotiations with the governor. Pawlenty spokesman Brian McClung ...More
(Undated) -- The U.S. Census Bureau is in the process of hiring thousands of temporary workers in Minnesota. Regional spokesman Rich Gerdes says they're close to their recruiting goals in most of the state except northwestern Minnesota. He says the Bemidji area has been tough and they're striving ...More
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats say they'll send a trimmed-back state budget to the governor in three pieces, but Governor Tim Pawlenty isn't buying into the plan. Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller says the first budget bill will cover higher education, plus relatively small-dollar areas like environment, agriculture ...More
