Sen. Franken Tours Denfeld Techology Department
DULUTH, Minn. - U.S. Senator Al Franken toured the Duluth Denfeld High School's technology department Tuesday, to see how students here are learning to fill tomorrow's high tech jobs. The was…
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State Lawmakers Channel Grief Into Fight Against Opioids
ST. PAUL (AP) - In statehouses across the country, lawmakers with loved ones who fell victim to drugs are leading the fight against the nation's deadly opioid-abuse crisis, drawing on tragic personal experience to attack the problem. In Minnesota, for…
Minnesota House Approves Sunday Liquor Sales
The Minnesota house voted to allow stores to sell liquor on Sundays. Lawmakers passed the bill 85 to 45. It's the first step in reversing the prohibition-era law. The bill still…
Minnesota House Approves Sunday Liquor Sales Bill
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota House passed legislation, Monday, that would legalize the sale of liquor, beer, and wine on Sunday, the first time in state history that standalone legislation on the issue has been voted on or approved. The…
Walker Asks Public for Help Selling His Budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Gov. Scott Walker wants Wisconsinites who like his budget to help him rally support. Walker's campaign launched digital ads Monday encouraging citizens to write to their legislators in support of key elements of his budget proposal.…
Trump Announces New National Security Adviser
PALM BEACH, Fla (AP) - President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser. Trump announced the pick Monday at his Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago. He says McMaster is "a man of tremendous talent…
Proposal: Regulate Powdered Alcohol Like Liquid Alcohol
MADISON (AP) - Two Democratic state lawmakers have proposed subjecting powdered alcohol to the same regulations as liquid alcohol. Senator Tim Carpenter and Representative Debra Kloste said Monday they've introduced a bill to expand the state's definition of alcohol to…
Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Dies in NYC at 64
NEW YORK (AP) - Russian officials say its ambassador to the United Nations has died suddenly in New York City. Vitaly Churkin was 64. Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador, Vladamire Safronkov, told The Associated Press that Churkin became ill in his…
Sunday Liquor Sales Ban On MN House's Chopping Block
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota could take the first step toward erasing the state's ban on Sunday liquor sales. The House was expected to vote Monday on a bill that would allow liquor stores to open on Sundays. It's…
Plaintiff in Roe v. Wade Passes Away
DALLAS (AP) Norma McCorvey, the ``Jane Roe'' at the center of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, has died. She was 69. Journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey, says she died Saturday…
Minnesota Lawmaker Strengthens Bid to Lead DNC
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire Democrat Ray Buckley has dropped out of the race for Democratic National Committee chair and is throwing his support behind Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison. Buckley's announcement comes a week before DNC members gather in Atlanta…
Lieutenant Governor Visits Duluth to Celebrate Local Businesses
DULUTH, Minn.-Lt. Gov. Tina Smith visited Duluth today highlighting Minnesota’s innovative economy. The event followed the recent launch of the Innovative Minnesota Campaign. It’s meant to celebrate emerging discoveries in…
Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt as Head of EPA
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Scott Pruitt was approved on Friday by a vote of 52-46. Pruitt served six years as Oklahoma's attorney general and was closely aligned…
White House Denies National Guard Immigration Roundup Report
(AP) - The Trump administration considered a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press. Staffers…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Ditch Plans to End Daylight Saving Time
MADISON (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers have scrapped a bill to end daylight saving time in Wisconsin amid a backlash on social media and now want to make the sunshine-extending time change permanent year-round in the state. Representatives Samantha Kerkman…
