Today’s 1:30 p.m. board meeting is moved because of construction in the board room, and next week’s committee meetings will be held in St. Louis Park.

Dan Hill from Eveleth, laid off from United Taconite, will be in the chamber when President Obama speaks to the joint session of Congress on Jan. 12.

Rebecca Noecker in Ward 2 will replace the retiring Dave Thune, and Jane Prnce will be the new Ward 7 council member, taking the seat that Kathy Lantry held.  

The 2016 session opens March 8; they’ll break for Easter from March 25-29 and for Passover from April 22-25.

The two Senators and eight members of Congress want VA Secretary Robert McDonald to visit the hospital in St. Cloud in the wake of many concerns about care and access.

After a recent bad weekend for Minnesota pro sports teams in Arizona, Dayton made good on a bet and wore the Coyotes jersey at a press conference this morning. 

More than 400 people responded to a survey on their thoughts about plowing and snow emergencies. 

The visually impaired woman was dismissed from a job interview because of her disability, violating the law, reports the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus was formed by the Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee.

The Twin Cities are two of 47 cities given a 100 points by the Human Campaign.

Residents can sign up to get texts or emails that alert them to when the plows are coming after snowfalls. Cars must be moved off the streets or risk a ticket and towing.

Police Chief Tom Smith will step down next year, after a six-year term.

The state added 7,200 jobs in November, knocking the jobless rate down by 0.2 percent.

Emmer is one of 10 House members on the bipartisan Cuba Working Group Steering Committee.

McDonough is coming Dec. 22 for the fact-finding visit; he’ll discuss the national steel crisis with workers and officials.

The Minnesota Historical Society’s executive council sets policies, evaluates the director and oversees the budget.