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Rochester expects chunk of state grant money
Supporters of construction projects around the state are trying to get some of the nearly $50 million lawmakers set aside for grants, but the Senate author of the bill says the provision really was wr...
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Price of Minnesota hunting and fishing licenses to go up in March 2013
Well, its official: If you hunt and fish in Minnesota, youre going to be paying more for the privilege beginning next March. According to C.B. Bylander, a spokesman for the Department of Natural Reso...
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State Farm Insurance Building
Call me corn-fed, but I've always thought of the North Dakota Capitol building in Bismarck as cool, especially when you consider it was built in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Working in Bism...
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UPDATED: N.D. lawmakers hear about F-M diversion plans, concerns
FARGO - North Dakota lawmakers got a crash course today on the Red River diversion project, the metrowide need for it and the emotional debate over its controversial feature, which threatens residents...
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Financial impact of Measure 2 debated
BISMARCK About $812 million in property taxes for 2012 would be eliminated if North Dakota voters approve Measure 2 in June, a state research analyst said Monday. Kathy Strombeck of the state Tax Co...
Posted on 4/2/12 at 2:28 PM
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Dayton frustrates Minnesota business leaders

Moorhead mayor disappointed with veto of tax bill
MINNEAPOLIS – Many in Minnesota’s business community were pleased with the Legislature’s performance during the 2012 legislative session, but they are frustrated with Gov. Mark Dayton for scuttling some of their biggest goals.

By Andrew Tellijohn, Forum Capitol Bureau , May 19, 2012

Moorhead moves forward with more home buyouts

City gets flood mitigation funds, while LGA stays flat
MOORHEAD – After receiving more than half of the flood mitigation funding the city had hoped for, officials here are moving forward with more voluntary buyouts along the Red River.

By Wendy Reuer , May 19, 2012

Minnesota Political Notebook: New purple politicos learn legislative lessons

Minnesota Political Notebook: New purple politicos learn legislative lessons ST. PAUL - It was easy to tell Capitol regulars from those who do not hang out under the marble dome so much as the 2012 legislative session came to an end: One group wore purple paint and jerseys.

By Don Davis , May 19, 2012

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Minnesota GOP Convention Notebook: Paul backers win delegate majority

Minnesota GOP Convention Notebook: Paul backers win delegate majority St. Cloud, Minn. - Ron Paul supporters will dominate the Republican National Convention Minnesota delegation.

By Don Davis , May 19, 2012

Club for Growth backs Cramer in House race

FARGO – Republican challenger Kevin Cramer has picked up another notable endorsement in his bid for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat.

By Forum staff reports , May 17, 2012

Poll: Berg leads Heitkamp in U.S. Senate race

Tight US Senate race getting national attention could tip balance of power
FARGO – The first independent poll of North Dakota’s contested U.S. Senate race shows Republican Rep. Rick Berg has a slim lead over his Democratic opponent six months before the general election.

By Kristen Daum , May 17, 2012

Advocate of tax ban opposed in poll says fight is against ‘big money and powerful people’

FARGO – A leader of the ballot measure to eliminate North Dakota property taxes says a poll showing voters strongly oppose the proposal will spur the group to get its message across before the June 12 primary.

By Patrick Springer , May 15, 2012

Vikings throw a block to keep public from viewing team finances

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Vikings stadium deal that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Monday involves plenty of public participation, but it also prevents the public from getting a look at the team's finances during their partnership to build the $975 million stadium.

By Martiga Lohn, Associated Press , May 14, 2012

AUDIO: 'We did it,' Lanning says as Dayton signs Vikings stadium bill

AUDIO: 'We did it,' Lanning says as Dayton signs Vikings stadium bill ST. PAUL – Minnesota Rep. Morrie Lanning knows how to win elections and football championships, and says getting a new Vikings stadium is much the same.

By Don Davis , May 14, 2012

Stadium debate ‘took all the energy’ this legislative session in Minnesota PressPass

Both sides in Legislature talk more about failings than successes
ST. PAUL – Democrats’ term for the just-completed Minnesota legislative session is “do nothing,” but if that is true, the House speaker said, it is because of what he calls Gov. Mark Dayton’s top priority.

By Don Davis and Andrew Tellijohn, State Capitol Bureau , May 12, 2012

Minnesota legislative issues: What passed, what failed PressPass

ST. PAUL – Here is a list of how some issues fared in the 2012 Minnesota Legislature.

By Don Davis , May 12, 2012

Minnesota Political Notebook: Capitol quiet after stadium debate dominated PressPass

Minnesota Political Notebook: Capitol quiet after stadium debate dominated ST. PAUL - The Capitol is quiet after days of chants, cheers and songs like “Skol, Vikings.”

By Don Davis , May 12, 2012

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A to Z: Snapshot of Minn. Legislature 2012 session PressPass

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers quickly bolted for home after spending almost four months sparring over thousands of bills they introduced, debated and mostly shelved.

By Brian Bakst, Associated Press , May 11, 2012

Highlights of Vikings stadium proposal PressPass

ST. PAUL – Here are some key points of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill:

By Don Davis , May 10, 2012

Rep. Bachmann drops Swiss citizenship PressPass

Rep. Bachmann drops Swiss citizenship MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann ended her Swiss citizenship less than diplomatically Thursday, saying she was giving it up to prove she is a "proud American citizen."

By Associated Press , May 10, 2012

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