DFL Rep. Collin Peterson reports $357,000 cash on hand
Over the course of the entire year, Peterson received just over $500,000 in total donations, with about $71,000 of that figure coming from individuals.
MPCA plan targets nitrogen runoff from farms
Minnesota used to be a wheat state. But the state agricultural scene has drifted dramatically in favor of soybean and corn crops, which these days yield a much more productive and profitable harvest for the state’s cropland.
On second thought: Put farm repair tax on agenda, says Dayton
A special legislative session appears imminent. Gov. Mark Dayton has suggested Sept. 9 for a one-day gathering of the House and Senate. But the exact agenda for the session has remained uncertain in recent days. Dayton indicated on Tuesday that he wanted disaster assistance relating to storm damage in 18 counties to be the sole item on the agenda.
Southeastern MN lawmakers mull solutions to hay shortage
State lawmakers from southeastern Minnesota are assessing their options to help livestock producers who are facing steep prices for forage to feed their cows. Three extreme weather trends have happened in succession in the last year to create a hay shortage.
Morrow’s quiet leadership will be missed
St. Peter DFLer played key role on Vikings stadium, other sensitive issues.
Suburbs now more vital to DFL majorities
The new DFL legislative majorities that will take power in January owe a lot to the rejiggering of the geographic balance within their caucuses.
Wiener, Faust slug it out for open 11B House seat
If misleading ads are one index of a hotly contested political race, then the battle for House District 11B is surely among the most vigorous in the state.
Cravaack, Nolan battle for the soul of the 8th
The scene at the first public debate between candidates in Minnesota’s northeast 8th Congressional District this year was far tamer than the same event just two years ago.
In the swing district of HD 11B, circumstances have turned an incumbent pairing into a dual primary free-for-all
While this November’s legislative elections might still seem far off, the scene in east-central Minnesota’s House District 11B is marked by immediacy on both sides of the aisle.
Clark cash haul suggests expensive DFL primary
The notion that Tarryl Clark is gunning for the DFL endorsement in her quest for Congress has all but been abandoned by party activists in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
Can Fanning break logjam in CD 8 DFL?
With the entry of Daniel Fanning into the 8th Congressional District race, the DFL field seeking to challenge U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack next year has grown more populous and more complex.
Battle continues over small energy producers
As more farmers, businesses and homeowners look to put up wind turbines and solar panels to generate power, utilities like rural electric cooperatives are pushing back against a state law that they say puts them at a disadvantage.
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