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Changes proposed for school lunch programs
Proposed legislation moving through the state Legislature would require that students who qualify for reduced-price lunches be provided with lunch at school regardless of the status of their lunch account.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Proposed legislation moving through the state Legislature would require that students who qualify for reduced-price lunches be provided with lunch at school regardless of the status of their lunch account.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Same-sex marriage advances in Legislature
Legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota took a key step forward Tuesday but faces many hurdles to approval.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota took a key step forward Tuesday but faces many hurdles to approval.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Letter - Pipeline needs action soon
The Keystone XL pipeline is one of the worst ideas the oil industry has ever tried to foist on the American people.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion
The Keystone XL pipeline is one of the worst ideas the oil industry has ever tried to foist on the American people.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion
McNamar says Dayton's plan will bring property taxes down
State Representative Jay McNamar, DFL-Elbow Lake, released the following comment about Governor Mark Dayton's revised budget proposal from today:
Thursday, March, 14, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
State Representative Jay McNamar, DFL-Elbow Lake, released the following comment about Governor Mark Dayton's revised budget proposal from today:
Thursday, March, 14, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Dayton strikes out sales tax plan, keeps additional spending in plan
Gov. Mark Dayton scaled back his tax requests today after hearing from the public, businesses and legislators that they were not keen on expanding the sales tax to most goods and services.
Thursday, March, 14, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
Gov. Mark Dayton scaled back his tax requests today after hearing from the public, businesses and legislators that they were not keen on expanding the sales tax to most goods and services.
Thursday, March, 14, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
Historical Society pitches Carnegie Library plea to commissioners
Alexandria City and Douglas County boundary lines continue to converge since the governing bodies first joint meeting on April 25, 2012. Now the two have been approached by the Douglas County Historical Society to unite in an effort to resurrect a historic property both the city and county once owned – the Raymar Building, a Carnegie Library.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Alexandria City and Douglas County boundary lines continue to converge since the governing bodies first joint meeting on April 25, 2012. Now the two have been approached by the Douglas County Historical Society to unite in an effort to resurrect a historic property both the city and county once owned – the Raymar Building, a Carnegie Library.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Dayton drops parts of sales tax plan
It seemed as if pretty much no one liked Governor Mark Dayton’s proposal to tax business services, prompting him to overhaul a budget plan he presented six weeks ago.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
It seemed as if pretty much no one liked Governor Mark Dayton’s proposal to tax business services, prompting him to overhaul a budget plan he presented six weeks ago.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Ingebrigtsen, Anderson and Franson discuss Dayton's plans
Douglas County residents, city council members and county commissioners congregated at the Broadway Ballroom in Alexandria to hear local Republican leaders’ takes on DFL Governor Mark Dayton’s plans for Minnesota. Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen and Representatives Paul Anderson and Mary Franson shared their perceptions of Dayton’s tax proposal for 2014-2015 and took questions from an audience of approximately 50 people.
Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Douglas County residents, city council members and county commissioners congregated at the Broadway Ballroom in Alexandria to hear local Republican leaders’ takes on DFL Governor Mark Dayton’s plans for Minnesota. Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen and Representatives Paul Anderson and Mary Franson shared their perceptions of Dayton’s tax proposal for 2014-2015 and took questions from an audience of approximately 50 people.
Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Township elections are today; did you vote?
Grassroots government needs a little tending today. It’s township election time. Eighteen of the 20 townships in Douglas County will hold elections and annual meetings today, March 12.
Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Grassroots government needs a little tending today. It’s township election time. Eighteen of the 20 townships in Douglas County will hold elections and annual meetings today, March 12.
Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Capitol Chatter: Gay marriage set for Tuesday debates
Gay advocates have lobbied for allow same-sex marriages for years, but they made little progress.
Monday, March, 11, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
Gay advocates have lobbied for allow same-sex marriages for years, but they made little progress.
Monday, March, 11, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
Exhibitors sought for seminar on landscaping with native plants
A limited number of for-profit organizations will be accepted to demonstrate their products, services and materials at Nature Meets Design, a lakescaping and rain garden event organized by the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA).
Saturday, March, 09, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
A limited number of for-profit organizations will be accepted to demonstrate their products, services and materials at Nature Meets Design, a lakescaping and rain garden event organized by the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA).
Saturday, March, 09, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Township elections are Tuesday
Grassroots government needs a little tending Tuesday. It’s township election time. Eighteen of the 20 townships in Douglas County will hold elections and annual meetings on Tuesday, March 12. Brandon and Miltona townships hold their elections in the fall but will still have meetings.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Grassroots government needs a little tending Tuesday. It’s township election time. Eighteen of the 20 townships in Douglas County will hold elections and annual meetings on Tuesday, March 12. Brandon and Miltona townships hold their elections in the fall but will still have meetings.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Smaller rate increases recommended for Xcel Energy
The Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources (DER) recommended the reduction of more than $191 million of the $285 million rate increase proposed by Xcel Energy for electric service in 2013, a reduction of 67 percent overall.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
The Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources (DER) recommended the reduction of more than $191 million of the $285 million rate increase proposed by Xcel Energy for electric service in 2013, a reduction of 67 percent overall.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Sister of radon victim from Glenwood continues fight
Janet Thompson was being treated for terminal lung cancer, but her thoughts were about others. She lobbied people she saw to check their homes for radon, a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Janet Thompson was being treated for terminal lung cancer, but her thoughts were about others. She lobbied people she saw to check their homes for radon, a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Lawmakers aim to curb bullying in schools
A rural Minnesota woman said if some schools had better programs and plans to deal with bullying, her son might not have killed himself. “I believe that my son’s unbearable pain and sadness was preventable,” Ann Gettis of Kenyon told a state Senate committee Tuesday. Her son, Jeremiah, shot himself in 2006 after years of being bullied at school, she said.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
A rural Minnesota woman said if some schools had better programs and plans to deal with bullying, her son might not have killed himself. “I believe that my son’s unbearable pain and sadness was preventable,” Ann Gettis of Kenyon told a state Senate committee Tuesday. Her son, Jeremiah, shot himself in 2006 after years of being bullied at school, she said.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Input meeting to discuss open-water hunting
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) soon will seek citizen input on creating limited opportunities for open-water hunting for waterfowl as well as a number of other topics at an annual public input meeting.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) soon will seek citizen input on creating limited opportunities for open-water hunting for waterfowl as well as a number of other topics at an annual public input meeting.
Friday, March, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Legislative Notebook: New gun bill would do less than earlier bills
The author of a new gun bill says she wrote it as a compromise, but those who already have related bills are not buying it.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
The author of a new gun bill says she wrote it as a compromise, but those who already have related bills are not buying it.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
1655869 Public Notice - School Board 206 Meeting January 28
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices
1652509 Request for Qualifications - Airport Improvements
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices
Osakis distillery asks for changes in liquor laws
Minnesotans must loudly demand that lawmakers approve Sunday alcohol sales if the proposal has a chance to pass, its Senate sponsor says. Sen. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth, said the House is not going to consider a Sunday sales bill this year, so he will not pursue it unless the public raises a ruckus about the issue.
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
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Minnesotans must loudly demand that lawmakers approve Sunday alcohol sales if the proposal has a chance to pass, its Senate sponsor says. Sen. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth, said the House is not going to consider a Sunday sales bill this year, so he will not pursue it unless the public raises a ruckus about the issue.
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
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