Legislature notes 
May 23 is the date Minnesotans interested in following the Legislature should remember.
RELATED CONTENTSmiles preceed cold realities at Capitol
If great challenges lead to great opportunities, as the old saying goes, Minnesota lawmakers have a whale of an opportunity this year.
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Minnesota Gov.-elect Mark Dayton reached out to Republicans who will lead the Legislature within hours Wednesday of his opponent conceding the close governor’s race, saying they must join together to tame a massive budget deficit.
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To the victors go the spoils. And that applies to Congress, too.
RELATED CONTENTMany hands, little recount change
Minnesota got its recount on again Monday and little changed in the vote totals for the governor’s race between DFLer Mark Dayton and Republican Tom Emmer.
RELATED CONTENTRecount number firms up
Governor hopeful Tom Emmer lost a Supreme Court ruling Monday just before an election board prepared to order 2.1 million ballots Minnesotans cast in the race to be recounted.
RELATED CONTENTFired up Oberstar returns to Washington
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar gave what was probably his last press conference as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, touching on topics such as gas taxes and his own future.
RELATED CONTENTLawsuit vs. counties threat eases in recount
Tensions are easing as lawyers for St. Louis County and Minnesota Republicans work toward an amicable settlement to the party’s lawsuit demanding fast access to election data.
RELATED CONTENTOberstar’s concession
The following is from the concession speech by U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar last week after falling in the election to upstart Chip Cravaack. Oberstar is serving his 18th and final term in office.
RELATED CONTENTOberstar looks back on helping in district
On the day after losing an election for the first time in his life, as he fought back tears and tried to recall 36 years of service in Congress, Jim Oberstar talked about a plethora of construction projects – from freeway bridges to airport terminals, ports and bike paths – that he helped bring to fruition.
RELATED CONTENTBakk named minority leader
Tom Bakk will be Minnesota Senate minority leader, in charge of Democrats in the chamber.
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Sides jostle before recount
Mark Dayton leads Tom Emmer in the Minnesota governor vote count and also leads in getting ready to serve.
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As we kept hearing about the now historic Oberstar-Cravaack race, the length of time Democrats Jim Oberstar and John Blatnik have held the Eighth Congressional seat in Washington kept coming up.
RELATED CONTENTShore voters stay the course
While the state and national political scene changed dramatically Tuesday night, things remained relatively status quo in Lake County.
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