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WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council’s Community Development Committee has approved a request from Jennie-O Turkey Store to vacate a portion of former state Highway 40 in front of its headquarters and production plant for a possible expansion project. The committee met Thursday...

ST. PAUL -- Incoming Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk has announced who will lead committees for the next four years. Democrats regain control when senators return Jan. 8 for the 2012 session and lots of familiar Democratic senators will be chairmen. The decision comes...

ST. PAUL -- A key Minnesota state senator gave Vikings stadium supporters a dose of reality this morning in announcing she plans to slow the rapid movement of a bill to construct a new facility. Sen.

WILLMAR -- The city asked congressional lobbyist David Turch last year to request $9.7 million in federal money for five local projects, including $2 million for the new wastewater conveyance and treatment system. None of the requests has yet been approved. City Administrator Michael...

With the Republican takeover of the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate, other area lawmakers have ascended to committee chairmanships. District 14 Sen. Michelle Fischbach, of Paynesville, is set to chair the Higher Education Budget & Policy Committee. District 11 Sen....

Several west central Minnesota legislators were named to committee chair posts today by the Legislature's Republican leadership. Area senators named as committee chairs are: * Sen. Joe Gimse, R-Willmar, Transportation Budget and Policy * Sen. Michelle Fischbach, R-Paynesville,...

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., may leave his powerful position as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to take the chairmanship of the Agriculture Committee, The Hill political blog reported this week. A key factor in his deliberations: the scheduled reauthorization of the federal...