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    January 5, 2019
    A governor's task force on wild rice reached no consensus on major changes to protect the plants in Minnesota but instead suggests creating a permanent stewardship council to develop wild rice protections and plants for the future. Forum News Service file photo
    Wild rice task force calls for new stewardship council
    ST. PAUL -- A task force appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton last May aimed at finding ways to protect, preserve and promote wild rice across Minnesota...
    government-and-politics/newsJanuary 5, 2019 - 4:45pm
    September 23, 2018
    Dan Markham distributes duck decoys between two canoes in preparation for Saturday's duck hunting opener Friday at the Squaw Lake Bird Watchers Society hunting camp. The camp recently put much of its property into a conservation easement. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Historic duck camp tradition lives on: Conservation easements will keep shoreline undeveloped to protect wild rice.
    SQUAW LAKE, Minn. — At the end of a winding, two-rut driveway under a canopy of maples just turning orange and red, past the black lab...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 23, 2018 - 6:00am
    September 8, 2018
    Coming ashore with a canoe full of rice near Green’s Point on the Mississippi River after ricing Wednesday, Sept. 5, Tim, left, and George Hanson prepare to begin the process of bagging the rice for processing. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    Wild ricing weathers poor season after torrential rainfall
    BRAINERD, Minn. — The Mississippi is a behemoth, one of the largest rivers in the world with a muscular current to boot, but — at...
    business/agricultureSeptember 8, 2018 - 4:39pm
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bill would have removed protections for wild rice
    Wild rice grows in water, but not just any kind of water. In this part of the state, the amount of sulfate found naturally in the water and the...
    opinion/lettersJune 8, 2018 - 9:15am
    May 9, 2018
    Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson of Plymouth, chairwoman of the House state government committee, announces that Dayton administration officials refused to testify on her plan to use reserve funds to pay for veteran home construction. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Minnesota Senate chairman: 'Not one nickel more' for bonding
    ST. PAUL—Gov. Mark Dayton needs to accept a smaller public works bill, the Minnesota Senate chairman in charge of the issue says. "I don't...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 9, 2018 - 5:51pm
    Minnesota state Reps. Jason Metsa of Virginia, left, and Dale Lueck of Aitkin answer questions about a wild rice protection bill during a Thursday, March 8, 2018, House committee meeting. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Dayton vetoes wild rice sulfate bill
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday, May 9, vetoed legislation that would have overturned current law regulating sulfate...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 9, 2018 - 5:24pm
    Dayton vetoes wild rice change bill
    ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed legislation that would have overturned current law regulating water standards in Minnesota wild...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 9, 2018 - 1:07pm
    April 27, 2018
    Minnesota state Sen. Julie Rosen, Rep. Dave Baker and Gov. Mark Dayton listen to a reporter's question Thursday, April 26, 2018, as they discuss the opioids issue. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Capitol Chatter: Opioids still topic of legislative conversation
    ST. PAUL — How to deal with opioid abuse is one of those issues that everyone agrees needs legislation, but they cannot agree on details. Many...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 27, 2018 - 3:36pm
    April 23, 2018
    The golden Quadriga stands atop the Minnesota Capitol as legislators move toward a May 21, 2018, end of their session. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Legislative roundup: MN House votes to dump wild rice water rules
    ST. PAUL — Scientific and cultural discussions overlapped as the Minnesota House approved a bill to start over on water regulations protecting...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 23, 2018 - 4:29pm
    April 9, 2018
    The Minnesota state Capitrol building was where the home stretch of the 2018 legislative session began Monday, April 9, 2018. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Lawmakers look at increased penalties for attacking police
    ST. PAUL — Tensions have ramped up in the past couple of years between law enforcement officers and some communities they serve. Some states...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 9, 2018 - 3:19pm
    March 29, 2018
    Members of the Fond du Lac Band work through the wild rice on Dead Fish Lake near Saywer, Minn. Forum News Service file photo
    MPCA challenges judge's ruling on sulfate limit
    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Wednesday, March 28, said it has filed a response defending its proposed wild rice...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 29, 2018 - 11:04am
    March 22, 2018
    In this 2015 file photo, Anishinaabe Todd Thompson (left) and Terry Burnett Sr. power their canoe into Hole-in-the-Day Lake in Nisswa, Minn., while harvesting wild rice Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    Leech Lake objects to sulfate standard elimination
    LEECH LAKE—The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe weighed in Monday on two bills at the Minnesota Legislature that would eliminate a state standard...
    newsMarch 22, 2018 - 1:26pm
    March 20, 2018
    Work under the Minnesota Capitol dome has increased in recent days as deadlines approach for the 2018 edition of the Minnesota Legislature. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    MNLARS one of many bills lawmakers tackle near deadline
    ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton seldom says he would veto a bill, but if it reaches his desk he promises to veto House-passed legislation to...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 20, 2018 - 4:41pm
    March 8, 2018
    Minnesota state Reps. Jason Metsa of Virginia, left, and Dale Lueck of Aitkin answer questions about a wild rice protection bill during a Thursday, March 8, 2018, House committee meeting. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    New wild rice protection begins move through Legislature
    ST. PAUL — A long-standing method of protecting wild rice from toxic water, which has not been enforced, may be on its way out for a new...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 8, 2018 - 3:37pm
    January 11, 2018
    Judge rejects PCA's proposed sulfate limit for wild rice waters: Impact unclear with old, unenforced statewide regulation still in place
    DULUTH — A state administrative law judge has flatly rejected a plan by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to abandon the statewide 10 parts-per-million limit for sulfate pollution in wild rice waters in exchange for a lake-by-lake system with varying limits. Administrative...
    newsJanuary 11, 2018 - 7:59pm
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