Publication: MinnPost

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

DFL leaders declare session a wide-ranging success

MinnPost file photo byHouse Majority Leader Rep. Erin Murphy, House Speaker Paul Thissen, Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk stressed that they’d made good on their campaign promise to craft a structurally balanced state budget that ... [Published MinnPost - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Paul Thissen, Taxes, Erin Murphy, Mark Dayton

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

White House to honor state Rep. Karen Clark as 'Harvey Milk Champion'

MinnPost photo by James NordRep. Karen Clark was the House sponsor of Minnesota's new gay-marriage law.Minnesota state Rep. Karen Clark will be honored at the White House Wednesday as a "Harvey Milk Champion of Change" for her commitment to equality and ... [Published MinnPost - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Karen Clark, Harvey Milk, White House

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Hormel

Crop costs on the rise; warmer Lake Superior affecting big fish

Creative Commons/David Morris The average cost of producing a bushel of corn has about doubled during the past 10 years.While grain farmers have seen a rise in prices paid for their crops in recent years, they are paying more for seed, fertilizer, chemical ... [Published MinnPost - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Skin Cancer, Corn, Milk Thistle, LAKE Trout, Hormel

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Medtronic Inc

Legacy bill survives ... bruised and battered

At MPR, Elizabeth Dunbar looks at voting on the Legacy bill (sometimes regarded as the Dennis Anderson v. Phyllis Kahn bill). She writes : “The $496 million Legacy bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday received the most 'no' votes ever recorded ... [Published MinnPost - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Josh Powell, Tornado, Medtronic Inc, Phyllis Kahn, Gary Ellis

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Poll: Franken leads potential 2014 challengers

WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken has double-digit leads over a cast of potential 2014 opponents, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey.Fifty-one percent of respondents approve of Franken's work as senator, according to the poll. ... [Published MinnPost - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Al Franken, Julianne Ortman, Erik Paulsen, John Kline

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Politifact checks Bachmann on IRS- Obamacare connection and it's not good

In a recent Fox News interview, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann attempted a triple play, making three assertions about the scary nexus between the IRS and the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. They are all contained in this Bachmann statement:"So now we ... [Published MinnPost - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Michele Bachmann, Obamacare, Health Care

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Chief Justice Gildea dismisses recall petitions against 2 legislators who supported gay marriage

Recall petitions against two DFL legislators who supported gay marriage have been thrown out by Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea.The recalls had targeted the two legislators from Brainerd-area districts that had supported the failed ... [Published MinnPost - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Lorie Skjerven Gildea, John Ward

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Thank Republican Party for efforts that led to same-sex marriage law

It is time for those of us who supported the passage of the same-sex marriage bill to thank the leaders of the Republican Party for making it possible.Without their efforts to include bigotry in our State Constitution the people of Minnesota would never ... [Published MinnPost - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

No bonding bill largesse, but Legislature gives St. Paul and Minneapolis some help

St. Paul and Minneapolis had hoped for some love in the bonding bill —such as $14 million for expansion of the Children's Museum and $20 million for the Nicollet Mall renovation — but that didn't happen in the wild mix at the end of session.Still, the ... [Published MinnPost - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States), Minneapolis (Minnesota, United States), Xcel Energy Inc, Taxes

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Jobs, economic development and housing budget bill makes important investments in our state

Minnesota Budget BitesAs the 2013 Legislative Session closes, the final budget bills have been passed by the House and Senate. Last week the omnibus jobs, economic development and housing bill ( House File 729 ) received its final vote in both houses, ... [Published MinnPost - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Unemployment Insurance, Dayton's, Organism, Solvent

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Rushing water, sharp S-curve lead to out-of-boat experiences on Namekagon

Earth Journal writer is posting daily this week from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin.This would be as good a time as any in these journals of a river trip to mention that the Namekagon is in flood and rising.That announcement yesterday morning from Deb ... [Published MinnPost - 13 hours ago]

Entities: National Park Service, Straggler, Binney & Smith

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Minnesota lawmakers beat the clock, barely

They beat the clock. A team of Star Tribune reporters details the last hours of the 2013 legislation session: "Minnesota DFL legislators scrambled to patch together the final budget measures late Monday night, charting a dramatic new course for the state. ... [Published MinnPost - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Tom Petters, Republican Party (US), Mark Dayton, Ponzi Scheme, Ether

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..." Here’s the one for Zommerfest: A "rich old gold color with aromas of Denver omelet and butter toast with a dryish, minutely sour medium body and a tangy, Greek yogurt, melon rind, turnip, and lemon pepper-like hop finish." I dunno, man. Tastes like beer to me

Crop costs on the rise; warmer Lake Superior affecting big fish [Published MinnPost - 8 hours ago]

On the assertion that the IRS "is going to be in charge of our health care" Politifact ruled: FALSE. Yes, the IRS has a role in the new law, but they are far from in charge

Politifact checks Bachmann on IRS- Obamacare connection and it's not good [Published MinnPost - 10 hours ago]

The ceremony will "honor Harvey Milk’s legacy in these ten outstanding public servants, who will surely inspire the next generation of public servants" said Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president

White House to honor state Rep. Karen Clark as 'Harvey Milk Champion' [Published MinnPost - 10 hours ago]

Ward said the facts prevailed in the case and the democratic process worked: "I’m very thankful they found the way they did. I respect the opinions of the people who presented the petitions, as well."

Chief Justice Gildea dismisses recall petitions against 2 legislators who supported gay marriage [Published MinnPost - 12 hours ago]

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