AM 1240 WJON » capitol http://wjon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Minnesota Senate GOP Picking New Majority Leader http://wjon.com/minnesota-senate-gop-picking-new-majority-leader/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-senate-gop-picking-new-majority-leader/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:19:20 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=62239 Minnesota Senate Republicans are meeting to choose a new majority leader to replace Amy Koch, who resigned amid revelations she had an inappropriate relationship with a Senate staffer.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-senate-gop-picking-new-majority-leader/feed/ 0 GaryQ, Flickr Bill To Use State Dollars For Vikings Stadium Under Consideration [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/bill-to-use-state-dollars-for-vikings-stadium-under-consideration-audio/ http://wjon.com/bill-to-use-state-dollars-for-vikings-stadium-under-consideration-audio/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:23:43 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=12252 A proposal for a bill to use state tax dollars in building a new Minnesota Vikings stadium will be introduced at the Capitol today. It asks that $300 million in state funds be raised through a variety of revenue streams, including a sales tax on memorabilia and luxury seats.

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]]> http://wjon.com/bill-to-use-state-dollars-for-vikings-stadium-under-consideration-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Opponents Say Cloning Ban Would Impede Research http://wjon.com/opponents-say-cloning-ban-would-impede-research/ http://wjon.com/opponents-say-cloning-ban-would-impede-research/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:22:38 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=11527 Opponents of a bill that would criminalize human cloning say it would halt potentially life-saving research on a wide range of illnesses. More than 50 people gathered in a conference room at the State Office Building in St. Paul to say why they oppose the bill.

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]]> http://wjon.com/opponents-say-cloning-ban-would-impede-research/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mayors Ask Dayton To Protect Local Government Aid http://wjon.com/mayors-ask-dayton-to-protect-local-government-aid/ http://wjon.com/mayors-ask-dayton-to-protect-local-government-aid/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:19:07 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=9579 Mayors from around Minnesota are telling Gov. Mark Dayton that cuts to local government aid would hurt the ability of their communities to provide public safety, perform needed maintenance and deliver services like libraries and community centers.

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