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Updegrove Kicks Off Council Campaign
DULUTH, Minn. - There's another candidate hoping to fill one of the Duluth City Council's two at–large seats. Rich Updegrove offically kicked off his campaign Saturday. Updegrove wants to focus on housing,…
4th District City Council Candidate Plans Listening Sessions
DULUTH, Minn. - Fourth District Duluth City Council candidate, Renee Van Nett, has announced she will be starting a series of listening sessions with the community. Residents of the 4th…
Local Groups Come Together to Support Obamacare
DULUTH, Minn.-Some local doctors and politicians came together today to express their dismay over the possibility of repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Northland HealthCare Alliance, headed up the event, with the…
GOP Pulls Health Care Overhaul Off House Floor
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Paul Ryan has abruptly pulled the Republicans' troubled health care overhaul off the House floor. The decision was a humiliating setback for President Donald Trump and congressional leaders. The bill had appeared all but certain to…
Keystone XL Pipeline Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump says, "It's a great day for American jobs'' after his administration issued a permit to build the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline. The decision marks a reversal from the Obama administration and clears the way…
Walker Calls for House Vote on Health Care Bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is calling for the U.S. House to vote on the Republican plan to overhaul the national health care law. Walker said on Twitter Friday morning that "House members need to vote to…
Wisconsin's Budget Could be $1 Billion Short by 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's state budget could be more than $1 billion in the red by 2021, based on the proposal submitted by Governor Scott Walker that the Legislature is considering. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released an updated…
Hibbing Airport Officials Concerned Over Budget
HIBBING, Minn. - The proposed federal budget concerns another local community. This time the focus is on Hibbing's Range Regional Airport. As one of 12 weekly flights from…
Donations Needed to Send Northland Veterans on Honor Flight
DULUTH, Minn. - The Northland's tenth Honor Flight will depart Duluth next month for Washington D.C., but they still need help to get there. Honor Flight Northland is hosting a spaghetti dinner…
Paine Trying To Build on Strong Mayoral Primary Results
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - Jim Paine says he feels he's feeling good as Election Day approaches. The candidate for mayor of Superior had a strong performance in last month's primary, receiving nearly 600…
Hagen Endorses Fennessey For Mayor
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - Only 11 days remain before the City of Superior takes on new leadership. Thursday morning, Mayor Bruce Hagen announced he is endorsing mayoral candidate Brent Fennessey. "I believe that…
Education Bill Would Eliminate Early Education Funding
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - House Republicans are taking a defiant stand against Governor Mark Dayton by proposing the elimination of his signature early childhood education program. The proposed cuts announced Thursday are very different from Dayton's proposed $175 million…
House GOP Leaders Postpone Health Care Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leaders have postponed a vote on their health care bill in a setback for President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan. Prospects for the Republicans' showcase health care bill had looked grimmer by the minute…
Budget Fights Brew as Legislature Starts Assembling Bills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers' budget-setting spree is in full swing. Cuts to state agencies and big tax breaks began to materialize this week as House and Senate Republicans started releasing detailed budget plans with a $1.65 billion…
