duluth

Oct 20, 2025

Walz appoints LaCoursiere to Duluth judgeship

Gov. Tim Walz appointed Nathan LaCoursiere as a district court judge in Minnesota’s 6th Judicial District.

Jul 6, 2016

Sherman begins Duluth theater rehab

Last month Sherman Associates started work on the renovation of the landmark NorShor Theatre

Jul 1, 2016

State’s second-longest bridge up for repairs

The apparent low bid of $1.939 million came in well below MnDOT’s estimate.

Oct 30, 2015

Don Ness leaves behind a ‘different’ Duluth

Duluth’s “boy mayor” is leaving the job he has seemed born to, with a successor to be elected Tuesday.

Oct 2, 2015

Senators assess bonding needs up north

The Senate Capital Investment Committee is in the middle of the second leg of its four-part tour of state project ideas.

Jun 12, 2015

Cirrus gets $4M lift for Duluth expansion

The provision was the last remaining question mark in the financing plan for a $10 million effort to build out a 60,000-square-foot aircraft painting facility in Duluth.

Apr 3, 2015

Delving into Duluth’s building boom

A long list of projects adds up to big money in Duluth.

Apr 18, 2014

Northern Lights project seeks engineering bids

MnDOT seeks bids for engineering work to review ‘every foot’ of disputed rail route linking Twin Cities and Duluth.

Aug 13, 2013

LIPP: Local Government

City of Duluth, city of Rochester

Jun 5, 2013

Leaders in Public Policy winners will be honored on July 11

State Rep. Karen Clark, who was the lead sponsor of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, will receive the lifetime achievement award as part of the fourth annual Leaders in Public Policy awards, sponsored by Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota. Clark and the other honorees will be recognized at a ceremony at the Saint Paul Hotel on July 11.

May 30, 2013

Lawmakers aim to tackle synthetic drug use in Minnesota

DFL House Speaker Paul Thissen this week created a temporary committee on controlled substances and synthetic drugs that will hold hearings over the interim on drug abuse issues. Rep. Erik Simonson, DFL-Duluth, will chair the committee, which has to present a report to the speaker by the time session starts in February next year.

Sep 25, 2012

Simonson will replace Gauthier on the ballot in House District 7B

The Supreme Court of Minnesota issued an order today removing the name of Kerry Gauthier from the House District 7B ballot, to be replaced by that of Erik Simonson.