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Carlson Wants $4 Million to Deal with Minnesota River Muck
The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District needs a new place to put all the sediment dredged from the Minnesota River. And several local legislators, including District 51 Sen. Jim...
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Halverson Wants $500,000 for Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County
Dakota County's newest regional park, Whitetail Woods, could get an infusion of cash under a plan backed by District 51B Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL) and a handful of other legislators....
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Sen. Carlson Backs Bill Moving State's Primary Elections to June
Why wait until August to hold a primary election? A new proposal authored by District 51 Sen. Jim Carlson (DFL) would bump up the state primary election date a full two months, from ...
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Government
Is the "Newspaper of Record" a Thing of the Past?
Like looking through the foreclosure notices, public meeting announcements and meeting minutes in your local newspaper? Those days may soon be at an end, if a bill co-sponsored by Di...
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Government
Eagan Representative Supports Five-Year Moratorium on Wolf Hunting
Rep. Sandra Masin (DFL) isn't a big fan of Minnesota's wolf hunting season. The Eagan legislator signed on as the co-author to a bill that would reinstate a five-year moratorium on w...
