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WASHINGTON (AP) — Optimistic despite a tightening deadline, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he and House Speaker John Boehner are "pretty close" to a grand fiscal deal to avoid a...

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead Alumni Foundation raised more than $5 million the past fiscal year, a fundraising record for the nonprofit foundation that supports scholarships, academic...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two weeks before the economy-threatening "fiscal cliff" is due to kick in, both President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are making significant concessions, backing...

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji City Council approved its 2013 budget and property tax levy during its last meeting of the year Monday night. The city’s property tax levy increased by...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota gambling regulators have approved a new vendor for the electronic gambling games that are being counted on to help pay the state's share of a...

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji City Council is poised to approve the 2013 budget and property tax levy during Monday night’s meeting. The city set out to maintain services at 2012...

As yet another make-believe Washington “crisis” looms, it’s tempting to suspect that the most fraught interludes in American politics derive from turning government into a TV show. Artificial deadlines, imaginary...

By Molly Miron, Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – A Bemidji State University assistant professor said the country’s pending “fiscal cliff” is highly relevant to Bemidji area residents, and some...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite an intensifying pace, little progress is being reported in talks on averting automatic spending cuts and tax increases that economists fear could send the U.S. economy...

By Molly Miron, Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – Over the years, Beltrami County has borrowed millions to build the downtown campus, but commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to pay off...

Michigan gave birth to the United Auto Workers. The union was founded at a convention in Detroit in 1935. After its famous sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1937, the...

By Danielle Killey, Forum Communications ST. PAUL – Democrats will regain the majority in the Minnesota House and Senate and retain the governor’s office in the 2013 legislative session, but...

Vigorous debates on tap for Minnesota Late last week, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton provided an overview of his priorities for the next two years. The top goal for everyone will...