Both St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak won reelection Tuesday. Rybak rolled up more than 72 percent...
Election Results ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1231500.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:00:51 GMT Election officials said ranked choice voting in Minneapolis was a success. Tuesday was the first time the voting method was...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1231640.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:02:57 GMT Three national races are being watched closely because of what they might mean for President Obama...
Election Results ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1231312.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:25:45 GMT Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says election results in three key races will be viewed as a "barometer" for President Barack Obama's popularity...
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Election Results ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1230641.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:52:53 GMT http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1230748.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:15:50 GMT A key lawmaker said that recent court decisions blocking suspensions of two Vikings players threaten to undermine progress made in... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1230640.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:29:44 GMT A Minnesota state senator is being sworn in as a new member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1230515.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:22:28 GMT Minnesota school districts are promising deep budget cuts if voters don't approve their funding requests. Fifty-seven districts... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1229087.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:53:31 GMT Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat Anderson began a 14-city introductory tour Monday by advocating for an expansion of the state sales tax... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1228218.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:26:40 GMT A small chorus of mayoral candidates tried one last time before Tuesday's election to draw attention to Mayor R.T. Rybak's refusal to... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1228968.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 3 Nov 2009 01:04:50 GMT President Barack Obama says that while swine flu vaccine will be voluntary, the government will "strongly recommend" that people get it... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1115749.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:15:41 GMT http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1110653.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:48:10 GMT More than half the 14,000 jobs created or saved by the federal economic stimulus in Minnesota are in public schools... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1228324.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:57:25 GMT A change in the way Minneapolis elects its leaders has prompted an unusual partnership among the challengers for a city council seat... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1228076.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:38:54 GMT Monday is the last day of campaigning for candidates and causes on the ballot in local elections. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says he expects...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1227922.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:32:26 GMT Minnesota labor unions are headed in different directions when it comes to the state's 2010 race for governor...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1206447.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:16:46 GMT The pork industry is facing one of its worst struggles in memory and an unwanted link to the so-called swine flu is exacerbating problems, experts told Congress... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1206332.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:37:31 GMT The Minnesota Supreme Court says bong water can qualify as a controlled substance. In a split decision, the high court says a person can be... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1206173.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:07:58 GMT More than 800 volunteers will spread out across Minnesota on Thursday to survey the state's homeless population...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1206156.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:49:39 GMT A Wisconsin lawmaker has been arrested for operating while intoxicated for the third time in a less than a year...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1204875.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:04:54 GMT Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing that states join together to help consumers buy health insurance across state lines... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1203510.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:55:46 GMT Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing the owner of a Plymouth nursing home for fraud for allegedly overbilling the state... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1203112.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:08:52 GMT House Democrats have cut the cost of their health care bill from more than $1 trillion over 10 years to $871 billion over a decade... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1201880.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:21:55 GMT The mayor of Minneapolis wants jobless benefits extended for Minnesotans despite the state's declining unemployment rate... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1200938.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:58:25 GMT Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Democrats who run the Minnesota Legislature said Tuesday that jobs and health care will get top...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1199886.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:46:34 GMT Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he's ordering the removal of big flat-screen TVs from the Minnesota's sex offender treatment facility... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1200144.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:01:34 GMT Texting would be banned for all Wisconsin drivers under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1200233.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:51:03 GMT Republicans and Democrats in Minnesota finally found something on which most of them agree. They oppose a tax on medical devices included in... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1199440.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:52:49 GMT People who sell less than $5,000 a year worth of food they can at home would not have to get licensed by the state under a bill... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1200288.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:12:28 GMT One of two Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann kicked off her campaign Saturday by saying that she's... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1198591.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:29:44 GMT State officials are asking that the legions of state residents who go south for the winter make sure the Census Bureau counts them as Minnesotans... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1198454.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:44:40 GMT Democrat Steve Kelley announced his second bid for governor on Monday, this time refusing to rule out a primary election campaign if...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1198333.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:32:41 GMT Flags at all state and federal buildings in Minnesota will be flown at half-staff this weekend in honor of a Marine and soldier killed overseas... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1195332.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:55:28 GMT Fundraising totals so far indicate Minnesota's 2010 6th congressional race will likely be among the most expensive and closely watched in the country...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1193905.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:14:15 GMT It's up or out of Minnesota government for Republican state Rep. Marty Seifert. The 13-year legislator from Marshall said Thursday he won't... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1193702.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:45:58 GMT U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised the planned conversion of St. Paul's Union Depot into a transport hub toward a...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1193524.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:49:05 GMT Two members of President Barack Obama's administration visit Minnesota on Thursday. Vice President Joe Biden will be in Edina to... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1193262.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:26:44 GMT Wisconsin state agencies may need to find new places to cut if employees decide to cash in unused vacation time for pay to offset the effect of furloughs...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1191687.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:19:36 GMT Proponents of a public health insurance option held rallies around the country Wednesday, including one at the office of Minnesota Senator Al Franken... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1191338.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:12:58 GMT A lawmaker is moving forward with an attempt to expel Rep. Jeff Wood from the Assembly after his two recent arrests for driving while intoxicated... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1191096.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:38:02 GMT The Sheboygan City Council has censured Mayor Bob Ryan over a sexual comment he made about his sister-in-law that ended up on YouTube... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1191088.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:03 GMT President Barack Obama has nominated Assistant Minneapolis Police Chief Sharon Lubinski to be the next U.S. marshal for Minnesota... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1190061.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:46:55 GMT A leading Democrat on Minnesota health-care issues is dismissing a suggestion from Gov. Pawlenty that the state's residents be allowed to...
Pawlenty Offers Ideas for Health Care ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1189805.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:08:34 GMT With support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee approved a middle-of-the-road health care plan that moves President... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1189638.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:14:15 GMT Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a prospective presidential candidate who has criticized Democratic efforts to overhaul the nation's health...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1189535.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:33:12 GMT Wisconsin and Minnesota state lawmakers will send a joint letter to Govs. Tim Pawlenty and Jim Doyle asking them to save a program that...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1187927.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:04:11 GMT The "Cash for Clunkers" car sales program gave a slight lift to Minnesota tax collections but couldn't make up for other state revenue weak spots...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1187745.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:30:04 GMT A high-buck battle over legal fees has reinvigorated a case that roiled Minnesota's 2008 Senate race... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1187609.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:36:01 GMT Minnesota nurses are protesting Gov. Tim Pawlenty's move to eliminate subsidized health care for more than 30,000 low-income adults...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1187601.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:29:51 GMT Minnesota finance officials are reporting that federal stimulus dollars supported 11,800 jobs in the state through the end of September... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1187506.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:56:32 GMT