Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1267868.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:35 GMT A Democratic senator says there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1267867.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:46 GMT A smaller government employees union is splitting from its larger cousin to back Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher for governor...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1267231.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Republican Party was the biggest user of a campaign program he axed that gives donors tax refunds for part of their contributions...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1266929.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:57:55 GMT A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1264801.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT Another lawsuit from the Interstate 35W bridge collapse is looming - this one over rusting wreckage that has kept a Minneapolis park... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1264649.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:58 GMT State officials are predicting an average 3.5 percent increase in local property taxes next year as cities, counties and school districts set their levies... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1264639.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:33:14 GMT Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1264624.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:20:49 GMT Minnesota's three-month streak of falling unemployment was broken in October when the rate climbed to 7.6 percent, although accompanying...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1264620.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:11 GMT Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher has picked up her second union endorsement in the governor's race. The International Union of Operating... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1264444.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:49 GMT http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1110653.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:09 GMT President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed as...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1261318.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:36:22 GMT A web site created to track stimulus spending shows that money was spent in places that don't exist, including Minnesota's 57th Congressional District... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1259364.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:58:54 GMT An ethics watchdog group is asking for an investigation into a Washington rally organized by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann earlier this month... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1258886.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:07:16 GMT The Minnesota Legislature is adjusting sick leave policies for staff members to account for potential flu outbreaks or another widespread illness...
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Tim Pawlenty's budget team has informed legislators that the state might have to borrow money early next year to cover its bills...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1249067.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:07 GMT Flat-screen televisions the state originally purchased for a sex offender treatment facility will be given to National Guard and veterans facilities... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1247861.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:11:26 GMT Hundreds of Minnesota military veterans and their families heard words of thanks from state political leaders on Veterans Day... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1247085.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:14:53 GMT U.S. Sen. Al Franken is spending part of Veterans Day with a disabled Vietnam veteran and his service dog, Calvin...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1247074.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:22:54 GMT Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is widely believed to be considering a presidential bid in 2012, will be the keynote speaker... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1247169.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:02:11 GMT A judge has sentenced two women to community service for throwing a road sign off a freeway bridge on the first day of the 2008 RNC...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1247082.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:32:00 GMT Prior Lake businesses received a financial shock. When they opened their property tax statements, they discovered their taxes had doubled...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1245594.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:52:50 GMT Former Gov. Jesse Ventura paid a surprise visit to the state Capitol Tuesday, but he didn't have politics on his mind...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1245543.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:24:39 GMT Gov. Tim Pawlenty shot a buck during the Governor's Deer Opener last weekend, but he and his hunting companions were unable to find it...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1245154.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:06:02 GMT Minnesota tax collections continued to lag in October, coming in 2.7 percent below projections...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1245129.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:29 GMT A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners who sought to block foreclosures in Minnesota...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1244156.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:48:06 GMT For Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, it's goodbye farm fields, hello palm trees. Less than a week after a highly anticipated... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1242668.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:56:37 GMT Democrats who control the Wisconsin state Senate have unveiled a package of proposals they say will help create and retain jobs and... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1241683.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:55:08 GMT Minnesota officials are arranging health care coverage for 28,000 patients whose state-paid health insurance plan is slated to end on... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1238607.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:05:47 GMT Fresh out of the gubernatorial campaign gate, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was punished Friday for using mayoral campaign funds for what... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1238365.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:21:08 GMT President Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1239013.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:16:07 GMT http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1238253.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:04:03 GMT Gov. Tim Pawlenty travels to northwestern Minnesota for the Seventh Annual Governor's Deer Hunting Opener...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1238362.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:40:45 GMT Victims and the families of those killed in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis in 2007 agreed Friday to settle their lawsuits... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1237832.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:08:08 GMT A new report says most of Minnesota needs significant Internet improvements to reach a goal of statewide high-speed broadband access by...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1238603.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:41:25 GMT The White House says President Barack Obama regrets a delay in plans for a House vote on sweeping health care legislation and that he'll... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1237837.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:24:54 GMT President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service for those killed at Thursday's mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1237675.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:26:08 GMT Thousands of conservatives heeded the call from Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and descended on the U.S. Capitol to protest the...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1238361.shtml?cat=89 kstp.com Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:01:39 GMT