House Narrowly Passes Daycare Unionization Vote
05/20/13 04:28 PM
(St. Paul, MN) -- After many hours of debate, the Minnesota House passed a bill 68-66 allowing day care operators and personal care attendants to vote on wheter or not they want to form a union. The bill sets up possible unionization votes among child-care providers who get state subsidies, and care attendants to the elderly and disabled. MORE....
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Chief Tax Judge Ousted
05/20/13 04:27 PM
(St. Paul, MN) -- With just hours left in the legislative session the Minnesota Senate put aside budget and other negotiations to oust Chief Tax Court Judge George Perez, after a three-judge panel ruled earlier this month that he engaged in misconduct. MORE....
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Salmonella Outbreak Traced Back To Queso
05/20/13 04:26 PM
(Minneapolis, MN) -- At least 25 Minnesotans became ill after eating a raw Mexican-style cheese -- queso fresco. State health officials say this latest salmonella outbreak illustrates the dangers of consuming unpasteurized dairy products. MORE....
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Body Found In Trunk
05/20/13 04:25 PM
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A deceased person was found inside the trunk of a car today at a north Minneapolis tow yard. Employees noticed a strong odor coming from the vehicle when they discovered the body. Brooklyn Park Police also responded MORE....
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GOP leader says tax bill "picks the pockets" of Minnesotans
05/20/13 07:39 AM
There's less than one day left in the legislative session, and Republicans in
the Minnesota House are blasting Democrats for passing a bill early this
morning (Mon) that increases taxes on high-income Minnesotans and hikes the
cigarette tax a dollar-60 per pack. Preston Republican Greg Davids says
Minnesotans are waking to discover their pockets, "Have been MORE...
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Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida
05/20/13 07:35 AM
Even though the winning Powerball ticket was sold in
Florida, Minnesota did benefit from the hoopla surrounding the record
590-million-dollar lottery jackpot. Minnesotans won more than 3 million
dollars in the drawing, with two players winning a million each and a dozen
players winning 10-grand each. In addition, retailers in the state earned
just over a million dollars on commissions by MORE...
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Severe weather possible today
05/20/13 07:33 AM
Severe storms rumbled across eastern Minnesota and
western Wisconsin last (Sun) night, and some areas could see continued rough
weather today (Mon). The National Weather Service in Chanhassen says there
were some tornado warnings associated with the severe thunderstorms, but no
confirmed touchdowns. There have been scattered reports of power outages,
downed lines and tree damage across the MORE...
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Smaller bonding bill may be attempted today
05/20/13 07:32 AM
Backers are trying to revive a bonding package for state public works
projects on this last day of the 2013 legislative session. An
800-million-dollar proposal failed earlier in the House when Republicans
refused to help Democrats pass it -- but the Senate put a much-scaled-back
package in the mix early this morning, with money to renovate the State
Capitol but a plethora of other projects MORE...
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Minnesota won't pass anti-bullying bill
05/20/13 07:28 AM
Minnesota will not join many other states that have put laws in place to tackle bullying in schools. The Senate started debating anti-bullying legislation late last (Sun) night, but sponsor D-F-L Senator Scott Dibble pulled it early this (Mon) morning, after Republicans said they planned 10 hours of debate on the issue. It would have required a thorough investigation of bullying complaints, MORE...
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Sky high gas prices makes CNG attractive
05/20/13 07:02 AM
This past week's skyrocketing gasoline prices again make looking at home made biofuels more attractive. Neighboring North Dakota's oil boom has also flooded the market with cheap natural gas, Leroy Peterson of the Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission office says maybe compressed natural gas might be an answer. Peterson is the Ag and Renewable Energy Specialist MORE...
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