Over the objections of environmental groups, Gov. Mark Dayton has signed legislation aimed at making it easier for businesses to move through the environmental review and permitting system.

While Senate Republicans put two of their most powerful members - Majority Leader Amy Koch and Deputy Majority Leader Geoff Michel - in front of the group's major "jobs bill," the House GOP plucked two freshman to carry the caucus' first major proposals of the session.

The trip, scheduled to take Tuesday morning through the afternoon, will include two stops: one in Roseau and one in Hallock, about 70 miles west.