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• Democrats push subsidies for alternative energy
  Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and other Democrats in Washington are pushing the Consumer-First Energy Act, a bill that would limit oil price speculation and cut back tax breaks for oil companies.May 13, 2008
• House and Senate to vote on national farm bill
  The U.S. House and Senate will vote this week on a $300 billion farm bill. Congressional negotiators reached an agreement on a deal last week.May 12, 2008
• One week to adjournment, legislators push budget bills
  DFLers who control the House and Senate plan to send Governor Pawlenty several budget related items that he is threatening to veto, even as they continue budget talks with him.May 12, 2008
• House rejects measure to upgrade seat belt offense
  The Minnesota House has rejected a measure that would allow police to pull over and ticket unbelted motorists. The seat belt provision would have made violations a primary offense.May 9, 2008
• Feds issue new guidelines for treating tobacco dependence
  Federal health officials issued new guidelines today for how medical practitioners should treat tobacco use and dependence. The guidelines were last updated in 1997.May 7, 2008
• Governor, legislators eye a cap on property taxes
  Gov. Pawlenty would like to cap property tax increases as part of a deal on the Minnesota state budget. His interest in doing something about property taxes is reflected in the DFL-led Legislature, where two competing bills calling for property tax changes wait to be resolved.Midmorning, May 7, 2008
• Tax bill passes House
  The Minnesota House Monday night passed a tax bill that would provide property tax relief for some homeowners and prohibit new businesses from getting tax breaks from the JOBZ program. After eight and a half hours of debate, the House passed the bill 80 to 52.May 6, 2008
• Browns Valley purchases land to control flooding
  Browns Valley has reached a deal with a local farm family to buy land along the Little Minnesota River. The 110 acres are needed for a project to control flooding.May 6, 2008
• A Minneapolis report card
  Some efforts to make Minneapolis a more livable city are working well; others not so well. That's the gist of a report delivered to the city council's Committee on Health, Energy and the Environment..May 6, 2008
• Bridge victim fund clears Legislature, heads to Pawlenty
  The Minnesota Legislature approved a $38 million compensation package for the victims today and sent it to a supportive Gov. Tim Pawlenty.May 5, 2008
• Minn. House and Senate will question Delta exec
  Delta Airlines' President and CFO Ed Bastian is scheduled to appear at the State Capitol this morning to field questions about his company's planned acquisition of Northwest. Minnesota lawmakers complained that Delta was ignoring requests to send an executive.May 5, 2008
• New MnDOT commissioner looks ahead
  The Minnesota Department of Transportation's new commissioner, Tom Sorel, talks about where he thinks the new gas tax revenue should be spent, and about the progress of replacing some critical bridges in Minneapolis and around the state.Midmorning, May 5, 2008
• Pawlenty: Latest budget offer is 'pathway' to a deal
  Gov. Pawlenty's latest budget offer calls for funding the Central Corridor light rail line, but only if lawmakers meet several conditions.April 30, 2008
• Budget negotiations heat up House and Senate
  DFL leaders in the House and Senate are working with Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty to solve a projected state budget deficit of $935 million before adjournment on May 19th.April 28, 2008
• St. Cloud teachers approve new contract
  Teachers in St. Cloud have a new contract, after more than a year of negotiations.April 25, 2008

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