July 1999 Capitol News Archive
Nebraska's unicameral system dates back to the early 1930s
Posted 7/12/99
Local legislators have mixed feelings, at best, about unicameral government
Posted 7/12/99
Rep. Willard Munger hailed as pioneering spirit in state environmental movement
Posted 7/13/99
Robust economy means taxpayers will receive larger sales tax rebate checks
Posted 7/13/99
Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura to return to wrestling ring as guest referee
Posted 7/14/99
Last words during court's closing arguments will be those of prosecutors
Posted 7/15/99
Commerce Commissioner David Jennings resigns
Posted 7/15/99
Attorney General Hatch says he's pro-consumer and pro-business
Posted 7/20/99
Office of Crime Victims Ombudsman assists Minnesotans in quest for justice
Posted 7/20/99
House Speaker Sviggum plans to limit legislative travels
Posted 7/21/99
House Speaker Sviggum plans to limit legislators' travels
Posted 7/21/99
Presidential assistant Koskinen gives cautiously upbeat report on Y2K
Posted 7/23/99
Minnesotans can sign condolence book for Kennedys, Bessette
Posted 7/23/99
Types of crimes broadened for samples of DNA
Posted 7/23/99
Airport lawsuit seeks halt to runway construction
Posted 7/26/99
State employee union members picket at Lino Lakes Correctional Facility
Posted 7/27/99
Citizens jury will deliberate on property tax issue
Posted 7/27/99
DNR Commissioner Allen Garber says his job is "very intense"
Posted 7/27/99
Gov. Ventura does it again, does the unpredictable
Posted 7/29/99
New laws passed by last Legislature go into effect Aug. 1
Posted 7/29/99
Auditor says Ventura, book publisher not obligated to pay for security expenses
Posted 7/29/99
New laws passed by last Legislature go into effect Aug. 1
Posted 7/29/99
Auditor says Ventura, publisher not obligated to pay for security costs
Posted 7/29/99
Former state senator Gene Merriam of Coon Rapids thinks the issue of unicameral government has moved more under the spotlight in recent months.
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Included in last sessionís K-12 funding bill was language design to foster the tracking of educational dollars. Complete Story
House Democratic Leader Tom Pugh (DFL-South St. Paul) issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of Rep. Willard Munger (DFL-Duluth) Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Complete Story
Not the first memorial to women on the Capitol mall, the Suffragette memorial currently under construction will be the biggest and arguably the grandest.
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Sen. Rod Grams fails to see how one more gun control law ó given there are some 6,000 on the books nationwide, he said ó can make people safer.
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Legislation aimed at reducing the abuse of handicapped parking privileges passed the Legislature last session.
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A legislative task force on K-12 facilities estimated the cost of unmet building maintenance on Minnesota schools at $1.5 billion.
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Local school officials swapped ideas last week on the Profile of Learning with Commissioner Christine Jax of the Department of Children, Families and Learning.
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Immediately engulfed in a highly politicized debate and taking over a department she diagnosed as having low morale, Commissioner Christine Jax remains confident and happy.
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