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Minnesota Wine Lawsuit Challenges Out-of-State Grape Ban

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KMSP) - A federal lawsuit has been filed by two Minnesota farm wineries, challenging the state's ban on using out-of-state grapes to make wine. The wineries point to Minnesota's booming beer industry, with some of the most successful…

Superior Mayor Battling Terminal Illness

SUPERIOR, Wis.-Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen has announced he has a terminal illness. Hagen was diagnosed with a lung disease recently, which causes the tissue in the lungs to become thicker or…

Senate GOP Proposes Large Cuts to Social Services

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Senate Republicans want big cuts for many of Minnesota's social services program, and state officials and Democrats say that could harm some of the state's most vulnerable residents. The $15.4 billion bill released Monday shows…

Wisconsin Lawmakers Target Adults Who Host Underage Drinkers

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Adults who allow teenagers to drink in their homes would be breaking the law under a new bill two Republican lawmakers are circulating. Current law prohibits adults from allowing underage drinkers to consume alcohol in premises…

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Walz to Retire, Run for Governor

WASHINGTON–Rep. Tim Walz, a five–term Democrat, says he is running for governor of his home state of Minnesota. Walz is seeking to replace Gov. Mark Dayton, a fellow Democrat. A spokesman for Walz' gubernatorial campaign confirmed his decision. Walz is…

Updegrove Kicks Off Council Campaign

DULUTH, Minn. - There's another candidate hoping to fill one of the Duluth City Council's two at–large seats. Rich Updegrove offically kicked off his campaign Saturday. Updegrove wants to focus on housing,…

Local Groups Come Together to Support Obamacare

DULUTH, Minn.-Some local doctors and politicians came together today to express their dismay over the possibility of repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Northland HealthCare Alliance, headed up the event, with the…

GOP Pulls Health Care Overhaul Off House Floor

WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Paul Ryan has abruptly pulled the Republicans' troubled health care overhaul off the House floor. The decision was a humiliating setback for President Donald Trump and congressional leaders. The bill had appeared all but certain to…

Keystone XL Pipeline Approved

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump says, "It's a great day for American jobs'' after his administration issued a permit to build the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline. The decision marks a reversal from the Obama administration and clears the way…

Walker Calls for House Vote on Health Care Bill

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is calling for the U.S. House to vote on the Republican plan to overhaul the national health care law. Walker said on Twitter Friday morning that "House members need to vote to…

Wisconsin's Budget Could be $1 Billion Short by 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's state budget could be more than $1 billion in the red by 2021, based on the proposal submitted by Governor Scott Walker that the Legislature is considering. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released an updated…