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Gun background checks drop by 10 percent in Jan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of federal background checks for firearm sales declined last month following a surge in gun sales toward the end of the year that's left many...

news Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 11:01am

Obama to ask for short term budget plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic...

news Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:58am

President Barack Obama speaks to Minnesota law enforcement officials, lawmakers and local leaders Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center about his plan to curb gun violence. (Forum News Service photo by Danielle Killey)

Obama pushes gun control plan during Minnesota visit Monday

MINNEAPOLIS - President Barack Obama emphasized background checks and a ban on military assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in a speech to Minnesota law enforcement officials and local leaders Monday...

news / region Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 2:58pm

Deputy veterans affairs commissioner visits with task force

BEMIDJI – There’s currently no commitment to build a veterans home here, but there could be a need for one. That was the assessment of Mike Gallucci, the deputy commissioner...

news / local Sat, Feb 02, 2013 - 4:19pm

After 28 years, Capitol renovation could begin this year

ST. PAUL – Minnesota officials started planning a state Capitol renovation project in 1984, and chances are improving that serious work could begin in 2013. But work would begin only...

news / region Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 2:34pm

Former Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and her husband Mark Kelly holds her hand as they leave Jan. 8 after the sentencing of Jared Loughner, in back of U.S. District Court, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Giffords, NRA official, to testify at gun hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was appearing as an unscheduled witness Wednesday at the year's first congressional hearing on curbing gun violence, adding drama to a session...

news Wed, Jan 30, 2013 - 8:09am

Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time'

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants...

news Tue, Jan 29, 2013 - 4:40pm

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him Tuesday to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, is expected to be swiftly confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal...

news Tue, Jan 29, 2013 - 4:30pm

Sales tax plan would be boon to some Minn. cities

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — About two dozen Minnesota cities and counties whose sales taxes piggyback on the state's would see a gusher of new money if Gov. Mark Dayton's...

news / region Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 1:39pm

Minn. lawmakers start examination of Dayton plan

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republicans on Minnesota's influential House Ways and Means Committee say some of what appeared to be cuts in Gov. Mark Dayton's budget blueprint are actually...

news / region Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 1:37pm

Senators reach agreement on immigration reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for...

news Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 7:58am

Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package

WASHINGTON (AP) — Without waiting for Congress, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a sweeping $500 million program to curb gun violence, setting up a fight over universal background checks...

news Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 11:21am

Legislative notebook: Former lawmakers encourage Congress to work together

ST. PAUL – Three Minnesota senior statesmen Tuesday asked Congress to find a bipartisan solution for the federal budget, warning that Minnesotans and state government face consequences if that does...

news / region Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 5:22pm

MN says no need to rush on tax filings

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When it comes to those 2013 Minnesota income tax filings, state officials say there's no rush. In fact, the Minnesota Department of Revenue says it...

news / region Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 8:12am

UPDATED: Dayton says comment about back delaying budget was a joke

ST. PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday morning that he was considering delaying releasing his budget because of recent back surgery, then said it was all a joke...

news / region Mon, Jan 14, 2013 - 1:58pm

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