FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Some visitors to Fort Bragg will no longer be able to enter with just a driver’s license as identification. Fort ...
Read More »Dayton proposes $220M for water infrastructure
Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday unveiled a $220 million proposal to patch up the state’s aging wastewater and drinking water infrastructure. The plan includes $167 ...
Read More »Mandatory union fees in doubt at U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative wing cast doubt on requirements in more than 20 states that public-sector workers pay fees to the union that represents them. Hearing ...
Read More »MNsure vows to up staffing to combat long call wait times
Officials at MNsure vowed Wednesday to beef up call center staff for the final weeks of open enrollment, hoping to reverse lengthy call delays late ...
Read More »University professor pleads guilty to smuggling ivory
A college professor in Minnesota has pleaded guilty to illegally smuggling items made of elephant ivory from the United States to China. St. Cloud State ...
Read More »Matka the bomb detection dog makes Capitol complex debut
Minnesota’s newest layer of Capitol protection is approachable, playful and welcomes pats on the head or tummy. Matka, a bomb-detection dog, was introduced Wednesday as ...
Read More »Capitol restoration on track for March milestone
As the project settles into its fourth year, the ambitious $309.6 million State Capitol restoration is entering a critical stage as workers scurry to get ...
Read More »Abeler bests Aplikowski in special primary
A one-time fixture in the Legislature is one step closer to making a return trip to St. Paul to take a new elective office. Jim ...
Read More »Physicians demur as cannabis-for-pain nears
Tweaking Minnesota’s relatively new medical marijuana law isn’t in the cards this year. That was the word from the 2014 law’s Senate sponsor, Sen. Scott ...
Read More »A historic presidency in eight addresses
Seven years ago, newly elected President Barack Obama addressed lawmakers in the shadow of a devastating economic crisis but buoyed by the promise of change he’d campaigned on. On Tuesday night, Obama ...
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