Minnesota Industrial Sand Council clashes with those concerned about harm to air and water at legislative hearing.
Small governments in southeastern Minnesota seek state help on studying and regulating mining, with calls for a moratorium.
via Star Tribune.
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Not to be outdone by any of the other “Harlem Shake” videos on YouTube, Duluth offers the -10 remix.
Cutback goes against recommendations, Gov. Dayton said to have other priorities
The state won’t be checking anyone’s blood for chemicals made by 3M Co., Health Department officials said Tuesday, Feb. 19.
The department will suspend the blood-monitoring program, although it will continue to monitor the chemicals in groundwater.
via Pioneer Press.
The so-called ‘Surly bill’ that allows beer makers to serve their beer in a taproom and sell growlers and packaged beer has a catch. You can only sell packaged beer from your brewery if you make fewer than 3,500 barrels of beer. KARE11 set their story at Fulton Brewery, a place that is expected to surpass the 3,500 mark by next year.
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Senator voted for the constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman now says it is when, not if, gay marriage becomes legal in Minnesota.
Republican state Sen. Branden Petersen is preparing to become a co-sponsor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
Having a Republican co-author would be an enormous political coup for same-sex marriage advocates as they prepare to unveil their proposal in the days ahead. Petersen would become the first Republican legislator to publicly support same-sex marriage, highlighting the rapidly changing dynamics of the issue at the Capitol.
“At this point, I am concerned about doing the right thing,” said Petersen, an Andover resident who is married and has two young children. “I have a certain amount of peace about that, and I will let the chips fall where they may.” via Star Tribune.
