The strain from expected heavy flooding this spring is already showing. In the past 10 years, major floods have come more frequently and many communities along the Minnesota River have been gearing up for yet another one. From Montevideo to Shakopee, officials are stockpiling hundreds of thousands o...

Lost last week in the Madison madness and in the St. Paul serenade of lawmakers by hundreds of Northland citizen lobbyists was news of yet another deserving honor for a “legend” and a “larger-than-life hero,” as Duluth’s Judge Gerald W. Heaney was heralded....

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Collective bargaining rights for public employees are at the heart of the political battle raging in Wisconsin. But in economic and fiscal terms, abolishing contract negotiations between unions and management is not necessarily a panacea for state and local governments — or a nightmare for their w...

“It’s unnecessary. It doesn’t add any value to Minnesota workers or to Minnesota government.” That’s state Rep. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, talking about legislation he’s authored that would eliminate the state law that requires state and local government to pay the same wages regardles...

Many major decisions concerning local government aid and the future of cities rests on the shoulders of new Republican state legislators from Greater Minnesota, including our own Rich Murray. We urge all of them to make educated decisions concerning reductions to local government aid. Don’t vote b...

The budget unveiled by Gov. Mark Dayton Tuesday probably did not catch anyone by surprise as he followed through on budget priorities highlighted during his campaign....

Kandiyohi County Commissioner Dennis Peterson is very concerned about the issue of invasive species and area lakes.  Peterson is frustrated about the lack of action by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Legislature on the invasive issue around the state.  Peterson and ot...

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