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Taconite Mine

Dayton and Emmer Agree on Something: Mining

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Mark Dayton recently gave the go ahead for Chippewa Capital Partners to redevelop a bankrupt iron mining project in the...
Tim Walz

Walz and Nolan Vote in Favor of Late Term Abortion

WASHINGTON - “We are proud of Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer and Minnesota Representative Collin Peterson for cosponsoring this Act to ban painful late-term abortions," John...

Now St. Paul School Lunch Workers Want More Money

ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul Public Schools is now targeting a $15 an hour minimum wage for all of its employees by 2020,...

Minnesota Officers Not Deployed to Puerto Rico

ST. PAUL, Minn.- The St. Paul Police Department stated in a recent tweet that their officers  will no longer be deployed to Puerto Rico...

Law Enforcement Officials Voted Down for Final Community Relations Recommendations

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton’s Council on Law Enforcement and Community Relations voted to approve its final recommendations to the governor last...

Minnesotans Killed and Wounded in Las Vegas Massacre, Event Security Measures Likely to Change

FARMINGTON, Minn. — One Farmington man is in critical condition and another is dead after being identified as victims in a mass shooting in...

MN’s Highest Paid Teachers Want Property Taxes Increased

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The teachers unions in St. Paul are yet again pushing for higher property taxes to make up for lost funding...

Craig Officially Kicks Off Race For Congress

BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- It’s official. Rep. Jason Lewis, the sitting congressman for the second congressional district will be facing former journalist and executive for...

Minneapolis Police Officer Takes Point at Bar Near Las Vegas Shooting

LAS VEGAS - As the Las Vegas massacre unfolded Sunday night, an off-duty Minneapolis police officer bravely guarded civilians in a bar near the...

Mayoral Advocates Police Reform and Public Safety

MINNEAPOLIS- Mayoral candidate and Minneapolis City Council Member Jacob Frey, released his plan for improving the public safety of Minneapolis on Friday. Frey introduced his...