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Minnesota lawmakers seek

The state Capitol has become a revolving door since the Nov. 2 election, with newly elected members of the House preparing for their first session and departing representatives preparing for their next...

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Differing shades of green energy debated at TwinWest Chamber legislative...

Rather than fixating on the number of green jobs, Minnesota officials and environmental professionals and advocates on Friday agreed to concentrate on boosting energy efficiency and building up...

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Conservative group attacking Doepke for vote on bird habitat funding

In the 2010 election cycle the Freedom Club State PAC spent just over $220,000 on political expenditures. But the conservative independent expenditure group is apparently taking a different tack so far...

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Obama speeds up Southwest Corridor LRT project

President Obama has decided to expedite the Southwest Corridor light rail transit project that’s in the planning stages to run between downtown Minneapolis and Eden Prairie. The Federal Transit...

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Bill calls for ‘gross receipts’ sales tax on gas

A state transportation bill introduced last Friday includes a gas sales tax that would help road improvement funds keep pace with inflation, an idea that has the strong support of transportation...

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Met Council to push for sales tax hike for LRT

No action expected until 2015 legislative session.

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Ideas abound to fund roads, transit

The House GOP and transportation advocates offer their plans to improve roads and bridges and expand transit.

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Will Southwest rail cuts trim development potential?

Many solutions for reducing the budget, including shortening the line in Eden Prairie and cutting stations and park-and-rides, would reduce the amount of developable land along the line.

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