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ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Legislature overwhelmingly today approved $180 million for communities damaged by summer floods and wind storms. The House voted 125-3 for the measure, with the Senate...

ST. PAUL — Minnesotans may follow Friday’s special session of the Legislature on the Web or the Minnesota Channel as lawmakers consider approving a disaster-relief bill. Morning committee meetings and...

By Brandon Stahl Forum Communications DULUTH — After starting Wednesday by announcing that he would seek re-election, embattled Duluth Representative Kerry Gauthier ended the day by saying he wouldn’t run...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota legislators will return to St. Paul on Friday to approve $168 million in disaster relief for floods and other storm damage in June and July. An...

By Don Davis ddavis@forumcomm.com ST. PAUL – State leaders reached no decision Monday about scheduling a special legislative session to pass a disaster-relief bill, leaving unsettled whether that bill can...

By Don Davis ddavis@forumcomm.com ST. PAUL – The Democratic Minnesota House leader wants Rep. Kerry Gauthier, DFL-Duluth, to leave the Legislature after police reports indicate he and a teen-aged boy...

BEMIDJI — Beltrami, Cass and Itasca Counties, along with American Indian tribes in the area, have collaborated to deliver a resolution to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, asking for financial assistance...

ST. PAUL – Gov. Mark Dayton wants the federal Small Business Administration to make low-interest loans available to repair homes and businesses and businesses damaged by storms and flooding in...

U.S. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will advance to the general election, along with Republican challenger Kurt Bills and Stephen Williams from the Independence Party. One candidate from each party advances...

This week's column, with thanks to Senator Flakoll, will address the K-12 education legislation that was passed in the recent legislative session. With the passage of SB 2150, we will...

The report this week was going to include a review of the Human Services budget, since there are many people interested in that. Senator John Andrist, whose career has been...

Conference committees are now the main activity of the legislature. Most committees have finished their work, and Appropriations are just dealing with their final bills and will also be in...

The 62nd North Dakota Legislative Assembly is moving into the phase where most bills have been acted upon in one chamber and in committees in the other, and have been...

I will hit on a variety of topics briefly in this column, and I encourage anyone who wants more information to contact me for details. HB 1373 creates $1 million...