Bar Close Time Could be Changed to 4 a.m.
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Talk has begun in the Minnesota Legislature to keep bars open until 4 a.m. Currently closing time is set for 2 a.m. The bill is still a long ways away from becoming law. There have also be…
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Minnesota Democrats Work to Pass Wage Theft Prevention Protections
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Lt. Governor Tina Smith was joined by Minnesota workers and legislators at the State Capitol today, to rally and urge the Legislature to hold employees that commit wage theft accountable for their failure to pay for…
New Group Supports Nolan for Governor
MINNESOTA-The Coalition to Draft Democratic Congressman Rick Nolan for Minnesota governor was announced yesterday. The group distributed a letter signed by more than 100 political, business, and civic leaders. It’s expected in the coming weeks, that the organization will try…
Redistricting Attorneys Could be Paid More than $275,000
MADISON (AP) - Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have signed contracts to pay attorneys representing them in a redistricting lawsuit a flat fee that could reach $275,000. Documents released Wednesday show that one contract calls for paying attorneys with…
Mediation Program Helps Struggling Minnesota Farmers
ST. PAUL (AP) - Low commodity prices are causing financial pain on Minnesota farms, but bankruptcies are rare thanks in part to a state mediation program. Minnesota Public Radio reports the farmer-lender program requires lenders to offer struggling farmers the…
Walker Supports Eliminating Treasurer if Voters Approve
MADISON (AP) - Governor Scott Walker says he supports eliminating Wisconsin's all-but powerless state treasurer's office if voters approve. Republicans who control the Legislature have slowly eliminated the treasurer's duties over the years, shifting them to other agencies. The position's…
Duluth City Council Tackles Housing, Rentals, and Police Overtime
DULUTH, Minn. - From housing to overtime for police officers, the Duluth City CouFrom housing to overtime for police officers...the duluth city council addressed some of the community's most pressing needs. The council…
Group Sues Feds for Delaying Bumblebee's Endangered Listing
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - An environmental group is suing the Trump administration for delaying an endangered-species designation for the rusty patched bumblebee. The Natural Resources Defense Council says the U.S. Department of Interior broke the law by postponing the…
Walker Says He has No Problem with 'Safe' Refugees
MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he has no problem with refugees coming into the state as long as they are "safe." Walker was asked Tuesday by reporters about the ongoing legal fight over President Donald Trump's travel…
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs Toxicology Report
MADISON (AP) - A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has resolved a question over whether results of certain toxicology reports can be admitted at trial without having the author of the report testify in court. The court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday,…
National Security Adviser Resigns, Dems Now Asking What Did Trump Know and When
WASHINGTON (AP) — The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn elicited a simple but persistent question Tuesday from congressional Democrats: What did President Donald Trump know and when did he know it? But many Republicans brushed past this echo…
Duluth ESST Task Force Ready for Next Step
DULUTH, Minn. - The city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Task Force is ready for the next step towards its goal of a city ordinance requiring business to provide paid time off…
Minnesota AG: Travel ban could devastate rural health care
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says she is worried about will happen to small-town hospitals and clinics if President Donald Trump's immigration restrictions prevail. Foreign-born doctors have helped ease the shortage of physicians in rural Minnesota.…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Ending Daylight Savings
MADISON (AP) - Republican lawmakers are looking to make the summer sun set earlier. Representatives Samantha Kerkman and Michael Schraa introduced a bill Friday, that would eliminate daylight saving time in Wisconsin. The move would mean state residents would no…
U.S. Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump's Travel Ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. The panel of three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a…
