Dayton, DFLers tout stadium, bonding bills
An otherwise “do-nothing” 2012 legislative session was saved from oblivion by the last-minute passage of a $975 million Vikings stadium bill and a $496 million bonding construction bill.Duluth News Tribune, 05/16/2012
Dayton, DFLers say bonding, stadium bills saved session
State Rep. Mary Murphy, DFL-Hermantown, said it was good the Vikings stadium bill passed simply to get the issue off lawmakers' plates.Duluth News Tribune, 05/15/2012
Riverquest celebrates 20 years of introducing students to the lake
An idea that sprouted two decades ago to get a few students out on the water to learn about the Twin Ports harbor and St. Louis River has blossomed into an annual rite of spring that now reaches 1,200 sixth-graders from 13 schools across the Twin Ports.Duluth News Tribune, 05/14/2012
Minnesota judge upholds wild rice sulfate limit
A state judge has sided with environmental groups and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency by upholding a state regulation on sulfate limits in lakes and rivers that contain wild rice.Duluth News Tribune, 05/12/2012
After 26 years in the Minnesota House, Rukavina says he’s retiring
State Rep. Tom Rukavina, the always passionate and often verbose lawmaker who has represented the eastern Iron Range for 26 years, says he will retire and not seek re-election this fall.Duluth News Tribune, 05/12/2012
Rukavina retiring after 26 years in Minnesota House
UPDATE: State Rep. Tom Rukavina said today he will retire and not seek re-election this fall.Duluth News Tribune, 05/11/2012
Conservation groups give states planning copper mines poor grades
With a dozen or more new copper mines possible across the Lake Superior region, conservation groups Thursday gave mostly fair or poor grades to state and provincial efforts to protect the environment from mining harm.Duluth News Tribune, 05/11/2012
Department of Commerce: Minnesota Power should close old coal plants
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has come to the same conclusion as environmental groups, although for different reasons, that some of Minnesota Power’s oldest coal-fired power plants should shut down sooner rather than later.Duluth News Tribune, 05/11/2012
Better forecasts are on the radar for the Northland as Weather Service upgrades technology
The radar at the National Weather Service office in Duluth will be out of order for a few days but will come back online better than ever.Duluth News Tribune, 05/10/2012
Cravaack wants to cut funding for climate-change education program
U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack on Wednesday introduced an amendment to a federal funding bill to kill funding for a National Science Foundation program that teaches students and others about climate change.Duluth News Tribune, 05/10/2012
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