Becker County's trash now heading to Perham incinerator
Detroit Lakes OnlineThe sight of large garbage semis heading west from Detroit Lakes to the Fargo landfill has now changed direction; this week they began heading east to Perham.That’s where Becker...
View ArticleFormer congressman was moderate master of budget, tax and trade
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Former U.S. Rep. Bill Frenzel, a St. Paul native who became an internationally known master of the arcane world of budget, tax and trade policies, died Monday...
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U.S. Senate heads for vote on Keystone XL pipeline
Detroit Lakes OnlineBackers of the Keystone XL oil pipeline hope a vote in the U.S. Senate late on Tuesday will send a bill clearing the way for the controversial project to President...
View ArticleConstruction at State Capitol could overshadow session
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- The orange cone, that construction icon, could be featured during the upcoming Minnesota legislative session.An extensive ongoing renovation projects has all but taken...
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Inflation eats away Minnesota surplus
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- The Minnesota state budget surplus sits at $1 billion, but not really.While state officials said a Thursday economic and budget report was good news, Minnesota's top...
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Minnesota senators look to Wisconsin for workforce advice
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Stories of Minnesota manufacturers finding it difficult to fill jobs abound around rural Minnesota, and some state senators are looking at ways to help.It may only...
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Update: Minnesota elderly, disabled seek more state funds
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Advocates for Minnesota's elderly and disabled are back at the state Capitol asking for money on top of new funding they just received.Legislators earlier this year...
View ArticleDayton gives his Cabinet a new look
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced a major reshuffle of his Cabinet Wednesday.Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter, the governor’s top finance...
View ArticleTribal governments allowed to legalize pot
Detroit Lakes OnlineTribal governments will now be able to legalize marijuana on their lands, if they follow federal guidelines in place for other states who in the past few years have seen...
View Article2012 ag controversy continues at state
Detroit Lakes OnlineRepublicans who will control the Minnesota House next year angered Democrats by leaving a strong environmentalist off the environmental committee.House Speaker-designate Kurt Daudt,...
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Democratic doubts remain as Daudt prepares to lead Minnesota House
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Memories of 2011 remain fresh for Mark Dayton.That was when Dayton, Minnesota's Democratic governor, faced a conservative Republican Legislature and as time ran out the...
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Minn. study: Millions needed for rail safety
Detroit Lakes OnlineMinnesota needs to spend $244 million to improve railroad crossing safety where oil trains cross the state, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reported on New Year’s...
View ArticleMN Legislature will start 2015 with wants, limits
Detroit Lakes OnlineState Sen. Kent Eken wants to boost state funding 5 percent for home-based care Minnesota’s elderly and disabled receive, as well as giving a similar raise to nursing homes....
View ArticlePublic hearings on Sandpiper oil line this week
Detroit Lakes OnlineThe Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will take public testimony next week at five hearings across the state on the all-new Enbridge Energy Sandpiper pipeline set to run from...
View ArticleMinnesota education advocates want more state money in 2015
Detroit Lakes OnlineBY CHRISTOPHER MAGAN St. Paul Pioneer PressEducators and their advocates have a long wish list they want Minnesota lawmakers to address when they return to the Capitol Tuesday...
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Dayton urges 'one Minnesota'
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Uniting Minnesota is one of Gov. Mark Dayton's goals as he begins his second, and final, term as the state's chief executive."What helps some Minnesotans usually...
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First legislative day combines ceremony with policy
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- Pomp and policy mixed Tuesday as Minnesota legislators returned to work in their 2015 session.Winifred Swedzinski, 6, was in the House chamber for the pomp as...
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Peterson aide retires after 24 years
Detroit Lakes OnlineWhen Detroit Lakes’ own U.S. Congressman, Collin Peterson, was first sworn in to represent the Seventh District 24 years ago, Sharon Josephson was right there with him.“I started...
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Senate DFL, House GOP show contrasting priorities
Detroit Lakes OnlineST. PAUL -- One theme prevails in lists of priorities released Thursday by Democrats who control the Minnesota Senate and Republicans who run the House: greater Minnesota.The two...
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