MINNESOTA
Attempt made to resurrect two-state tax deal
Minnesota newsA Minnesota Senate committee is looking at how to revive a long-standing practice in which Wisconsin and Minnesota residents who work in the other state only pay income taxes at home.
By Andrew Tellijohn , March 12, 2010
Minnesota Supreme Court chief stepping down
Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson announced Thursday that he will leave the state's highest court effective June 30.
By Andrew Tellijohn , March 11, 2010
Pawlenty 'can work with' bonding bill
Minnesota newsGov. Tim Pawlenty is looking at ways to chop a public works funding bill down to size and how to expand a sex offender facility on the cheap.
By Don Davis , March 10, 2010
Absentee ballot changes pass
Minnesota newsMinnesotans should find absentee voting easier this year than in the controversial 2008 U.S. Senate election, when counting stretched for months after the November vote.
By Don Davis , March 08, 2010
'Live check' bills advance
Minnesota newsPeople who receive checks unexpectedly from companies they don't know could be in for a surprise if they cash the checks, something a legislative bill is written to avoid.
By Don Davis , March 04, 2010
State economy slowly stabilizing
Minnesota newsMinnesota's economy is at more of a crawl than a run but it's in at least slightly better shape than it was in three months ago.
By Andrew Tellijohn , March 03, 2010
Budget picture better, but not by much
Minnesota newsMinnesota's current budget picture is a bit brighter than three months ago, but the next budget could be the state's biggest-ever financial challenge.
By Don Davis , March 02, 2010
Bonding maneuver leads to negotiation offer 
Minnesota newsMinnesota's legislative leaders used a rare parliamentary maneuver Tuesday in an attempt to save what they consider job-producing public works projects. A Woodbury project is among those in limbo.
By Andrew Tellijohn and Don Davis , February 24, 2010
Commissioners tee off on redesign plan
Washington County Board members were critical of a government redesign proposal they said did not get proper review by commissioners.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , February 23, 2010
Governor's race: Another running mate stumbles on E-85
Minnesota newsRepublican Marty Seifert became the first major governor candidate to announce a running mate Thursday, a northern Twin Cities suburban county commissioner who stumbled on a question that badly damaged another governor ticket's campaign four years ago.
By Don Davis , February 18, 2010
Local jobs filled for census count
The U.S. Census Bureau and Minnesota officials working on the 2010 count say they expect to hire most of the workers they will need to complete the census in the east metro.
February 17, 2010
Pawlenty budget develops hole
Minnesota newsIt took little time for Democrats and Republicans to find a $387 million hole in Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to plug a $1.2 billion budget gap.
By Don Davis , February 16, 2010
Woodbury project in House-passed bonding bill
The Minnesota House kicked its public works funding proposal to more than $1 billion Monday, adding a facility for 400 sex offenders. The bill includes $1.5 million for construction of a commuter bus park-and-ride lot along I-94 at Manning Avenue in Woodbury.
By Don Davis , February 16, 2010
Washington County, Woodbury review proposed budget cuts
Washington County officials say they will plan for spending cuts after Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed a 75 percent cut in state aid to the county.
February 15, 2010
Pawlenty lays out budget cuts
Minnesota newsMinnesota's cities, counties and poor people in need of health care would be most affected by Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to balance the state budget.
By Don Davis , February 15, 2010
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DI Tournament and Award for Principal
My daughter Amy and I spent more than half of the day today at Harding High School in St. Paul for the 2010 Minnesota Destination ImagiNation East Metro Regional Tournament. Destination ImagiNation is an after-school educational program for students from elementary school through college to learn a
Posted by: Qin Tang on Mar 6, 2010 at 11:22 PM | On My MindMinnesota snow plow crews deserve praise
I stayed home in the last two days during the first snow storm of the winter season.
Concerned about ice on the road, slippery road condition and bad traffic, I left home half an hour ear
Job figures show a 'pause'
Minnesota’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in April, but the state continued to shed jobs. The state unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in April, down from 8.2 percent a month earlier. The U.S. unemployment rate in April was 8.9 percent. Minnesota lost 9,500 jobs last month, down from 18,9
Posted by: Scott Wente on May 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM | Capitol ChatterColeman predicts mid-May end to Senate race
Norm Coleman predicted that his U.S. Senate election fight will take another month to complete. In an interview with conservative radio host Scott Hennen, Coleman today said that his planned appeal to the state Supreme Court could get resolved by mid-May. Coleman and Democrat Al Franken are awaiti
Posted by: Scott Wente on Apr 9, 2009 at 12:02 PM | Capitol ChatterPawlenty goes northwest for deer
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will target deer this fall in northwestern Minnesota. Pawlenty's office announced today the seventh-annual governor's deer opener will be Nov. 6-7 in the Thief River Falls area. It is the first to be held in far northwestern Minnesota. "Thief River Falls provides an ideal se
Posted by: Scott Wente on Apr 2, 2009 at 12:27 PM | Capitol Chatter'Lizard People' are back
A voter's odd ballot markings in the 2008 U.S. Senate election may prompt a change in Minnesota law.
During the Senate recount, state Canvassing Board members reviewed dozens
Coleman: Appeal will come quick
Minnesotans will not have to wait long for former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal if he loses his U.S. Senate election lawsuit. Coleman told a radio show that he would promptly challenge the outcome of the election lawsuit, now in the hands of a three-judge panel. "You have to file in 10 days,&quo
Posted by: Scott Wente on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM | Capitol ChatterGuvs: States can save
Govs. Jim Doyle, left, and Tim Pawlenty
Minnesota and Wisconsin each could see a one-time savings of $10 million by sharing resources – from prison food plans to fish eggs – and buyin
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