Wisconsin Set to Vote on Higher Speed Limit Bill
Wisconsin lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would green light increasing the state speed limit to 70 mph on some highways and freeways.
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Wisconsin Senate to Vote on Approving Liquor Samples
Mini-shots of hard alcohol could be offered to sample at Wisconsin liquor and grocery stores under a bill up for a vote in the state Senate.
Bigger Surplus Gives Dayton Second Take on Budget Plan
Gov. Mark Dayton is revisiting his budget proposal thanks to a bigger projected surplus that allows him to recommend more things.
Bewley, Milroy Talk Proposed Changes on Long-Term Care
Families of disabled Wisconsinites are taking a stand against Governor Scott Walker's budget proposal and begging lawmakers to save long-term care programs as the state has known them in the past.
House Panel Votes to Disband MNsure
The debate over MNsure's future is taking an emotional turn.
Inmates at Saginaw Corrections Center Process Meat
Need some steaks for the grill? Get a fresh cut from a Minnesota correctional facility.
Sunday Liquor Sales Supporters Caravan to WI
A caravan of vehicles drove from the Minnesota Capitol to a liquor store in neighboring Wisconsin to make a point.
MN Poison Center Says Funding Needed to Avoid Cuts
Minnesota's Poison Center says it needs more funding from the state, or else it will have to scale back its 24-hour emergency call center.
Report due on Oil Pipeline Effects in Minnesota
Minnesota officials will learn more this week about the health, economic and environmental effects of pipelines carrying crude oil from North Dakota and Canada through Minnesota.
Local Women Celebrate Women’s Right to Vote
"We have a lot of fun with it as you can see,” League of Women Voters Duluth Board Member Sally Munger said. “We have people rent hats to wear."
Report Grades Minnesota’s Racial Equity Progress
Authors of the Minnesota Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity tell FOX 21 the report card serves as a tool for community activists and organizers to advance their work in the areas of racial justice.
New Proposal Would Help MN Parents with Child Care Costs
Minnesota officials are hoping to do more to help parents with childcare.
MN Lawmaker Proposes Legalizing Fireworks
The ban on the sale and use of fireworks in Minnesota would come to an end if a bill chief-authored by State Representative Jason Rarick (R-Pine City) becomes law.
MN Bill Would Ban Hand-Feeding Bears
A proposal moving through the Minnesota legislature would ban feeding wild bears by hand.
Teacher Layoff Bill Set for First Senate Test
A Republican move to minimize the roll of seniority in teacher layoff decisions is scheduled for its first Senate test.
