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Legislative notebook: Minnesota not alone in looking at state gun laws
By Don Davis Minnesota legislators are considering gun-related laws at the same time lawmakers in other states are walking similar paths. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed legislation ...
Posted on 2/13/13 at 10:13 AM
Beyond Politics
In China, I remember explaining the concept of campaigning to my adult English students. They laughed as I walked from one to the next, energetically shaking their hands and smiling. "See class? That'...
Posted on 10/19/12 at 9:54 AM
Hastings High Bridge in Hastings, Minnesota
When traveling home to southwestern Minnesota from the Twin Cities, it is almost always natural to take the shortest possible route so that one can reach their destination in the shortest time possi...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 5:32 PM
Reality 'aint so Bad
I am in SLC, fresh from EUG, heading to MSP and ultimately FSD. Yes, Im traveling. Alone, this time. No kids to keep an eye on, no dollies in tow, no Dora-the-Explorer suitcase trundling alo...
Posted on 5/29/12 at 3:33 PM
There's a bird in my house
I woke up this morning to a scratching sound coming from my window. I looked over, and there it was. A bird. Yes, there was a bird in my house. I was just waking up, so it took me a moment to real...
Posted on 3/20/12 at 4:43 PM
House OKs tougher synthetic drug penalties
ST. PAUL — Minnesota representatives heard about problems from Duluth to Moorhead before overwhelmingly voting to crack down on synthetic drugs.By Don Davis , March 28, 2012
Legislative Notebook: House to consider early school opening
ST. PAUL — The annual debate about how early to allow school to begin is headed for the full Minnesota House.By Don Davis , February 28, 2012
House rushes to notify public of sex offenders; too fast, one lawmaker says
ST. PAUL — A 64-year-old man who confessed to sexually molesting 29 youths is scheduled to become the first person to leave a state hospi-tal sex offender treatment program, prompting the Minnesota House Monday to vote 127-1 to change state law so the public is notified near the halfway house where he is going.By Don Davis , February 20, 2012
House: Teachers need to pass test
Bill allowing layoffs based on performance is criticizedST. PAUL — Minnesota teachers should know basic reading, writing and math skills before taking over classrooms, a bill the House unanimously passed Monday declares.
By Don Davis , February 13, 2012
Legislative Notes: House OKs bill to ban union deductions
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis , February 09, 2012
MnDOT open house is Jan. 31
JASPER — Plans for a new road surface on Minnesota 23 from Interstate 90 to Jasper this summer provides an opportunity for land owners with damaged drain crossings, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.January 12, 2012
Open house to honor Flynn
WORTHINGTON — An open house to honor Judge Jeffrey Flynn will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 in Courtroom C of the Prairie Justice Center. Coffee, punch and cake will be served.January 12, 2012
Payroll tax deadlock ends as House caves
By Associated Press , December 22, 2011
House GOP rejects 2-month payroll tax cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress lurched toward Grinch-like gridlock on Tuesday as the Republican-controlled House rejected a two-month extension of Social Security tax cuts that President Barack Obama said was “the only viable way” to prevent a drop in take-home pay for 160 million workers on Jan. 1.By Associated Press , December 20, 2011
Dayton House to host Holiday Extravaganza
October 30, 2011
House Speaker Zellers visits Worthington
WORTHINGTON — Curtailing the size of state government was the central theme during a Tuesday visit by Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Kurt Zellers to the Daily Globe.
By Ryan McGaughey , October 25, 2011
Haunted house
By Brian Korthals , October 20, 2011
Out of the 2012 race
ST. PAUL — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty ended his White House dream Sunday after a third-place finish in an Iowa straw poll. Pawlenty said he would not continue his campaign, telling ABC’s “This Week” that ”I wish it would have been different, but the pathway forward doesn’t exist for me.”
By Don Davis , August 14, 2011
House OKs debt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crisis legislation to yank the nation past the threat of a historic financial default sped through the House Monday night, breaking weeks of deadlock. The rare moment of cooperation turned celebratory when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords strode in for the first time since she was shot in the head nearly seven months ago.
August 01, 2011
Time for tea at the Dinehart/Holt House
June 23, 2011
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