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    June 5, 2017
    Construction on the Lewis & Clark pipeline to Luverne is pictured. The connection to Worthington will be completed by November 2018. (Special to The Globe)
    Lewis & Clark connection to Worthington finally funded
    WORTHINGTON — When Gov. Mark Dayton announced last Tuesday he would sign a bonding bill that included funding to complete the Lewis & Clark...
    NewsJune 5, 2017 - 7:35pm
    May 30, 2017
    Letter: Historic tax, transportation bills highlight session
    Hardworking middle-class taxpayers, motorists, and local schools were among the winners in Minnesota’s latest state budget compromise. Early in session we learned that we had a state surplus of more than $1 billion, so we needed to prioritize how to allocate these taxpayer dollars....
    opinion/lettersMay 30, 2017 - 10:41pm
    May 23, 2017
    The long hours take their toll on Senators as they listen to Ron Latz, (DFL), St. Louis Park speak on the final day of the regular session at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Monday, May 22, 2017. Scott Takushi \ Pioneer Press
    Bipartisan work gives greater Minnesota legislative success
    ST. PAUL—The 2017 Legislature may do pretty well by greater Minnesota. "We got there because it was a bipartisan effort. both parties...
    NewsMay 23, 2017 - 5:09pm
    May 16, 2017
    Food access program at risk
    PAUL — As the legislative session approaches its close, Gov. Mark Dayton has been busy vetoing bills. The agriculture finance bill, one of the bills Dayton rejected, would have left the Good Food Access Fund with no money for the next biennium.
    News/politicsMay 16, 2017 - 9:01pm
    May 15, 2017
    Dayton aide: 'I fell short' on ag comments
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's aide who so angered farm-area legislators that they said the governor had declared war on agriculture...
    NewsMay 15, 2017 - 9:10pm
    May 11, 2017
    Letter: More to the story on ag finance bill
    A bill that would fund agriculture and rural development needs for the next two years is on its way to Governor Dayton’s desk for his signature. I sponsored the legislation. Ag finance proposals have always been the least controversial spending proposals in the budget, yet this...
    opinion/lettersMay 11, 2017 - 10:51pm
    Young visitors, lower right, look over the Minnesota Capitol rotunda Thursday, May 11, 2017. Overhead, an ornate chandelier operates to celebrate the state's 159th birthday. The chandelier is lit once a year on statehood day, but few other times. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Rural GOP says Dayton wages 'war on agriculture'
    ST. PAUL — Rural Republican lawmakers say Minnesota's governor is waging a war on agriculture. Many farm groups also object to some of...
    NewsMay 11, 2017 - 6:14pm
    May 4, 2017
    Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton tells reporters Thursday, May 4, 2017, that he and legislative leaders will begin working on spending limits for 10 budget bills in order to end the 2017 legislative sessoin by May 22. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Minnesota Senate sends abortion bills to governor who plans to veto them
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota senators are sending a pair of abortion restriction bills to the governor, who promises to veto them. A mostly Republican...
    NewsMay 4, 2017 - 7:25pm
    April 30, 2017
    Letter: House Republicans shunning conservation community
    By Scott Rall, Former member, Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Worthington
    opinion/lettersApril 30, 2017 - 10:26pm
    April 27, 2017
    Additional money from a state-approved local option sales tax extension would go toward paying off reconstruction at Worthington's Buss Field, shown here Thursday. (Tim Middagh / Daily Globe)
    Big hurdle cleared: Extension of local half-cent sales tax included in state omnibus bill
    WORTHINGTON — A bill that would authorize the city of Worthington to extend the life of its local option sales tax has been included in the...
    News/politicsApril 27, 2017 - 7:15pm
    April 19, 2017
    A grocery gap: Effort growing to boost Good Food Access Fund
    WORTHINGTON — It’s not uncommon for residents of small towns to have to drive a dozen miles to buy groceries at a supermarket. The lack...
    News/politicsApril 19, 2017 - 9:01pm
    April 9, 2017
    Letter: House’s ag bill addresses numerous concerns
    On Wednesday the Minnesota House of Representatives approved the House Agriculture Finance Omnibus bill on a unanimous 134-0 vote. It combines a number of spending and policy provisions aimed at supporting the ag industry which is critical to Minnesota. Last session we placed a...
    opinion/lettersApril 9, 2017 - 10:08pm
    March 24, 2017
    Rep. Rod Hamilton, Minnesota House agriculture chairman, proposed a agriculture funding bill that would replace Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed $1 million pollinator protection account for the Department of Agriculture to with $500,000 for University of Minnesota pollinator research. Maureen McMullen / Forum News Service
    Agriculture funding bills prioritize new Minnesota crops
    ST. PAUL — Adding new commodities to Minnesota's farming industry accounts for a portion of state agriculture funding proposed by the House,...
    NewsMarch 24, 2017 - 2:34pm
    March 20, 2017
    More friendly committee gets Minn. prescription drug bill
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota representatives have moved legislation that would require insurance companies to usually fund medicine a doctor prescribes....
    NewsMarch 20, 2017 - 6:26pm
    March 19, 2017
    Letter: Thanks to Hamilton for 'Good Food' efforts
    By Cecilia Bofah, Worthington Good food retailers such as grocery stores, farmers’ market, mobile markets, food bands, and other suppliers of fresh and affordable foods play a critical role in our health. Therefore, improving healthy food access in our rural communities can and...
    opinion/lettersMarch 19, 2017 - 10:25pm
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