The Hunter and Orchard neighborhood street improvement project bids are in. There are four of them and they range from $1.44 million to $1.63 million.
Sona Mehring announced earlier in April that she planned to run for Minnesota's Second Congressional seat.
Also in this week’s review: Burnsville chooses new superintendent, Shakopee joins the South Suburban Conference and a local man loses out on 'The Voice.'
Rep. Tim Walz's 'Hermann the Germann Hotdish' won this year’s competition.
The City of Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at Mendota Heights City Hall.
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Also in this week’s review: A new leader for the City of Burnsville staff, Little Caesar’s gets its sign wavers back.
Even with a new formula, the city would continue to do without the state aid payments.
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An Eagan legislator has backed a proposal that would allow municipalities to post public notices online, rather than paying to have them placed in local newspapers.
The former Senate staffer received a year probation and fines and fees totaling $836.
The MN Senate Judiciary Committee sent a same-sex marriage bill to the full Senate on 5-3 vote, and just hours later, the Civil Law Committee in the House approved the campanion bill 10-7.
The expansion will serve the soon-to-be-opened Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit route.
Second District Rep. John Kline received $2,500 in contributions from the gun rights group during the 2012 election cycle.
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Friendly Hills Middle School students were recognized by the Mendota Heights City Council at its Feb. 19 meeting.
The free clinic is scheduled for April 2 at the Wentworth Library in West St. Paul
The bill, which would create an online marketplace where Minnesotans can compare and purchase health insurance coverage, is expected to pass the Senate later this week before going to a conference committee.
A bill authored by Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL) would define marriage as a union between two people—rather than a union between a man and a woman.
State representative Joe Atkins (D-52B) will announce legislation today aimed at protecting elderly Minnesotans from forms of wire transfer fraud.
A recent change implemented by the U.S. Department of State means the county can no longer process passports in the same building as birth and death records.
The trip included personal guided tour of the White House from U.S. Rep. John Kline.
Opponents vow half-million dollar offensive to counter legalization.
But warnings at latest state Asian Carp Summit say it's too late for barriers in MN.
Minnesota's Congressional delegation has weighed in on the series of cuts that could hit the country March 1. The rollbacks would hit everything from education to senior care, the White House states.
The DFL state representative will be at Buon Giorno in Lilydale from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today.
Sen. James Metzen said speaking with constituents is his favorite part of his job.
Dakota County will host two open houses to discuss Robert Street Transitway options. The project aims to improve public transit service between downtown St. Paul and northern Dakota County communities.
Rep. John Kline will visit host mobile office hours in Lilydale and West St. Paul later this week.
Eagan Rep. Sandra Masin (DFL) is listed as the co-author of a bill that would require employers to provide as much as 12 weeks of pregnancy leave for female workers.
The bill comes from concerns voiced by nurses that minimum standards of care have not been met at some hospitals.
The U.S. Social Security Administration has a new online feature, 'My Social Security Account,' which allows users secure access personal benefits information.
The Mendota Heights Council voted last week to keep the city free of pet pigeons.
Though many Minnesotans would raise a glass to Sunday liquor sales, many liquor store owners are against lifting the ban.
The figure is only 70,000 riders away from the MVTA's 2008 high ridership mark.
The former Republican staffer was seriously injured in a crash in late January.
In Dakota County alone, nine drivers prosecuted for careless driving have killed a total of 14 people in recent years, according to the county attorney.