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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The dealmakers who warn that a year-end plunge off the "fiscal cliff" would be disastrous don't seem to be rushing to stop it. Why aren't they panicking?...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The administration is taking a tough line on the "fiscal cliff" at the same time President Barack Obama resumes contact with House Speaker John Boehner over ways...

We're probably all getting sick and tired of the political ads on the TV and radio. I know that I'm disappointed in all the negative campaigning. For example, we're receiving...

WILLMAR -- Mayor Frank Yanish is proposing to dedicate a $240,000 property tax increase to increased street improvements rather than to general operating expenses such as salaries and snowplowing in...

When my wife and I first got married, we lived on a meager income. We lived in a run-down two-bedroom apartment and ate Hamburger Helper more than I'd care to...

WILLMAR -- Flat-line budget requests from county departments, along with a decreased payroll and less-than-expected expenses at the landfill mean Kandiyohi County will spend less next year than it did...

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners will conduct a work session Thursday to review the preliminary 2013 budget. The commissioners will meet at 9 a.m.

NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer School Board approved the budget for the 2012-2013 school year and established the filing dates for school board candidates at the regular meeting Monday...

WILLMAR -- An all-out effort to close the achievement gap in Willmar's schools will have an impact on the budget for the next school year. The Willmar School Board adopted...

ST. PAUL -- A tax bill once described as "smokin' hot" tax bill now is closer to lukewarm. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a $200 million tax-relief bill Friday. Republicans...

NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer School Board on Monday finalized the district's budget cuts for the 2012-13 school year. The adopted resolution, eliminating a total of 4.44 full-time equivalent...