No Timetable For Metrodome Roof Repair
The Metrodome roof repair job may be bigger than first anticipated.
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The Metrodome roof repair job may be bigger than first anticipated.
As the Minnesota Vikings continue their rush for a new stadium, the St. Paul Saints are making their own pitch for a new ballpark.
A veteran public official is returning to the top post at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, the same job he held 20 years ago under the last Democratic governor.
There were no big revelations on prospects for a Vikings stadium bill after a meeting between Democratic Governor-elect Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders.
The U.S. Census Bureau will release new population figures for the nation Tuesday that will determine whether Minnesota will keep its eight seats in the U.S. House or lose clout in Washington for the next 10 years.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's has picked an artist to paint the official portrait that will hang in the halls of the Minnesota Capitol.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's office walls, desk and shelves are already bare. He bought a used Ford Escape to get around once a state trooper-driven SUV motors on without him. And the Minnesota Republican's staff is eagerly distributing bullet-pointed brag sheets covering his eight years in charge.
On Tuesday afternoon, Governor-elect Mark Dayton will sit down with Republican House Speaker-elect Kurt Zellers to discuss the future home of the Minnesota Vikings.
For the first time in 15 years, Minnesota farmers will see a new face at the helm of the state Department of Agriculture.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell requested a meeting earlier in the day with Minnesota Gov.-elect Mark Dayton regarding the team's drive for a new stadium. The Vikings had been lobbying for a new place to play for more than a decade before the Metrodome's roof collapsed under the weight of last weekend's blizzard.
The payoff for all the time and effort spent trying to get every Minnesota resident counted in the 2010 Census is expected to come Tuesday, when the state's official 2010 population is released and residents learn whether they will keep their eight seats in the U.S. House.
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton says a nine-month transition to a new Medicaid health care program carries "enormous financial implications" when state finances are already tight.
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton and Vikings running back Adrian Peterson are appearing together on Tuesday to raise money for food shelves.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Susan Richard Nelson as the next U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last month found himself explaining a pardon for a sex offender facing new charges of abusing a child, an unpleasant situation for a man flirting with a presidential bid. But a check of pardons granted during Pawlenty's eight years as governor found he's unlikely to face the same headaches as at least one of his rivals.
