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MnSCU’s, faculty group’s disagreements continue over long-term plan
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter Steven Rosenstone dismisses the idea his administration has a Kremlin mentality. “It’s silly,” the Minnesota State Colleges and University chancellor said of a...
View ArticleColumn: New Senate office building keeps ‘oracles’ fuming
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter One proposed bonding project under fire is the Senate office building. A provision for the project was contained in last year’s tax bill, exactly where it should not...
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Sen. Pederson drops out of race for 6th District
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter One Republican fewer is running for Congress in the 6th Congressional District. Sen. John Pederson, of St. Cloud, has dropped out of the scramble to replace...
View ArticleSenate building still in the works while bills wrap up
Don Heinzman ECM Publishers Gov. Mark Dayton said April 10 that soon he will no longer need crutches and is not feeling any pain from his hip replacement. During a recent interview with the ECM...
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Court petition questions Rep. Barrett’s residency in Dist. 32B
Barrett A voter in House District 32B is petitioning the Minnesota Supreme Court to have Rep. Bob Barrett removed from the election ballot in November due to a residency conflict. Filing the claim in...
View ArticleEmmer wins early and easily over Perske and Denney
Paul Rignell Contributing Writer Long before even half of all precincts had reported their totals on election night, 6th District Republicans were celebrating a hold on their seat in Congress as...
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Dettmer wins a fifth term
In a race between a four-term GOP representative and a hopeful carpenter who made his campaign debut, incumbent Rep. Bob Dettmer emerged victorious over DFL challenger Tim Stender to take a fifth term...
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Dettmer to chair veterans committee
After the November elections saw Republicans take over the Minnesota House of Representatives, the state GOP announced last week its reorganized committee structure and the chairmen and chairwomen for...
View ArticleEducation among top issues for local lawmakers
The Minnesota Legislature may be in for an interesting year. With voters sending a mixed signal in 2014, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton was re-elected while the GOP took over the Minnesota House. Though...
View ArticleLocal lawmakers on surplus: Give it back
With a late February projection that Minnesota will have a $1.87 billion budget surplus in its next biennium, GOP and DFL lawmakers are already debating how, and if, the money should be spent. In...
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