Obama budget funds Southwest LRT — if everything goes right
The budget proposes giving $150 million to start construction on the line, but congressional and state politics have to play out just right to get it.
Devin Henry
Devin Henry covers Minnesota’s congressional delegation and reports on developments out of Washington that are important to Minnesota readers.
Sorry about your losing campaign — now pay up
The campaign is over. The debt remains. Here’s how Minnesota candidates are dealing with it.
Obama administration to request new funding for American Indian schools
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will request $1 billion in funding for Indian Education, including millions for school construction desperately needed at schools like one in Minnesota.
House passes Paulsen’s anti-trafficking legislation
WASHINGTON — The bill would encourage states to adopt ‘safe harbor’ laws like those in Minnesota.
Minnesota parents to Congress: maintain ‘No Child Left Behind’ testing
For some Minnesotans, the testing component of the much-maligned law is an important civil rights question.
Hearing from the other Minnesotans at the State of the Union
Rather than talking to politicians, we let their guests discuss what they heard from President Obama on Tuesday night.
Closing the books on 2014 campaign fundraising
WASHINGTON — Do you miss the election? Do you miss the campaign finance dashboard? Let’s revisit both for one minute.
Reducing veteran suicides, one step at a time
Minnesota Rep. Tim Walz is close to pushing a “first-step” veterans’ mental health bill through Congress, but everyone acknowledges more needs to be done.
Franken renews push for American-made steel for Keystone
The provision, much-debated during Franken’s re-election campaign, could receive a vote next week.
Walz moves to Armed Services Committee; delegation committees set
Lawmakers’ committee assignments give an idea of the issues most important to them.
Medical device tax opponents’ $29 billion question
Plenty of people in Washington want to get rid of the tax. They just need to figure out how to pay for it.
Klobuchar: Improved relations with Cuba will help U.S. agriculture
“We see Cuba as a market of 11 million people, 11 million new customers that can buy American products, and to me, that means jobs in America,” Klobuchar said.
Welcome to the big leagues: Emmer makes the move from Legislature to Congress
On everything from building relationships to reading legislation, Emmer is using his time in St. Paul as a guide for what to expect in D.C.
Battle lines drawn in the new Congress — but can bipartisanship break through?
Congress gaveled in on Tuesday, and on day one, at least, optimism reigned.
The 6 most intriguing congressional stories of 2014
A look back at some of the most important federal politics and policy stories in Minnesota this year.
Did the massive federal spending bill just screw up funding for Southwest LRT?
In a word: maybe, thanks to a section in the recently-passed federal spending bill that has raised questions about the feds’ share of the bill for the light rail project.
Klobuchar, Franken vote against funding bill; Norway ambassador nominee won’t get vote
The Senate passed its government funding bill over the weekend despite no votes from Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken.
Minnesota Democrats vote against government funding bill
WASHINGTON – The bill funds most of the government through September; it passed late Thursday night.
Can Klobuchar’s Minnesota Nice melt Senate deadlock in 2015?
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been named the Democrats’ liaison to the GOP, and she has an optimistic view of bipartisan potential heading into next year.
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s farewell address
After eight years in Congress, Bachmann is bidding goodbye to the U.S. House of Representatives.
