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Ohio, Wisconsin Leaders Prepare for Trump Effect

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican legislative leaders from Ohio and Wisconsin are joining forces as they prepare for massive changes in how the federal government under president Donald Trump deals with states. Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberg and Wisconsin Assembly…

Walker Appoints Risch to Head Financial Institutions

MADISON (AP) - Governor Scott Walker has appointed a former lobbyist for the Wisconsin Bankers Association to head the state agency that regulates the banking industry. Walker announced Thursday that he was appointing Jay Risch to head the Wisconsin Department…

Minnesota House Set for Floor Vote on Real ID

ST. PAUL (AP) - The Minnesota House is ready to vote on a Real ID bill that has divided lawmakers over privacy concerns and federal power for several years. The Legislature has felt the pressure to pass an ID bill…

Dayton Blasts Trump's Transgender Bathroom Reversal

ST. PAUL (AP) - Governor Mark Dayton is urging Minnesota schools to continue allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. His Thursday pronouncement follows President Donald Trump administration's decision this week to lift an Obama-era directive. It…

Superior Mayoral Primary Numbers

Superior, Wis.-Final counts are in for the Superior mayoral primary from Tuesday night. Jim Paine and Brent Fennessey will be moving on to the general election April 4. Paine won with 1,542 votes, while Fennessey grabbed 970 votes.

Senate Panel Inches Sunday Liquor Sales Forward

ST. PAUL (AP) - A Minnesota Senate panel has moved the state one step closer to legalizing Sunday liquor sales. The House overwhelmingly passed a bill earlier this week that would repeal the ban. It's a historic turn in lawmakers'…

Superior Mayoral Primary Results

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Tuesday was the Wisconsin primary election, and for Superior, that meant narrowing down to two opponents for the race for mayor. In the running was Brent Fennessey, Kalee Hermanson, Jim Paine, and Mike Herrick. Polls closed at 8…

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…

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…