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Iron Range debate picks up steam
Auditor’s sharp critique has led to a rush on reforms for board
Still making a pitch for region, state
Catching up with former DFL Rep. Joe Radinovich and former Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.
Tomassoni reflects on 2015 battles
The Minnesota Senate veteran says the special session led to ‘a bit of theater.’
Colleagues remember David Dill as House’s ‘quiet giant”
The entrepreneur and avid sportsman managed to ingratiate himself with a variety of political figures from different regions, ideologies and backgrounds.
Ortman: ‘I’ve always thought this is not a career’
Retiring suburban senator says it’s time for ‘new energy from new folks.'
Dayton heads to Iron Range as layoff concerns loom
The governor plans to address union workers and hear their concerns after Tuesday’s notice that Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel will lay off 680 more workers when it partially shutters its Minntac mine in June, nearly halving the Mountain Iron facility’s workforce.
Wetland protections face renewed scrutiny
With the new GOP majority in the House pledging to focus on rural issues, the Iron Range’s seven-member, all-DFL delegation appears positioned yet again to make an outsized impact at the Capitol.
Mills, Nolan differ in style and substance
Eighth District candidates Rick Nolan, Stewart Mills and Ray "Skip" Sandman debate guns, health care, the environment and foreign policy.
Disparities study doesn’t quiet Iron Range debate
A new report from the Minnesota Department of Revenue details how an Iron Range revenue sharing program increases the tax burden on businesses.
House passes new solar standard for utilities
The centerpiece of the bill is a new standard for investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to generate 4 percent of their electricity from solar sources by 2025.
What to watch for in Minnesota’s coming legislative session
Here’s a guide to key policy matters that are likely to be addressed and heavily lobbied in the 2013 legislative session.
School trust land swap hangs in limbo
Lawmakers in St. Paul and Washington, D.C., have tried in recent months to free a vast amount of school trust land from the even vaster confines of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA).
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