AM 1240 WJON » John Pederson http://wjon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 02:26:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Vikings Stadium Facing Friday Deadline [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/vikings-stadium-facing-friday-deadline-audio/ http://wjon.com/vikings-stadium-facing-friday-deadline-audio/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:40:16 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=83889 House Speaker Kurt Zellers says blowing past a Friday legislative deadline should not be the main concern for supporters of the Vikings stadium bill. Friday is a key legislative deadline where all bills must pass through at least one House or Senate committee in order to keep moving.

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]]> http://wjon.com/vikings-stadium-facing-friday-deadline-audio/feed/ 0 Minnesota Vikings Pederson, Banaian Hosting Town Hall Meeting http://wjon.com/pederson-banaian-hosting-town-hall-meeting/ http://wjon.com/pederson-banaian-hosting-town-hall-meeting/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:15:23 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=75064 If you have questions about what's happening at the State Capitol, State Senator John Pederson and State Representative King Banaian are hosting a Town Hall meeting today (Friday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/pederson-banaian-hosting-town-hall-meeting/feed/ 0 Sen. Pederson Wants New Leader from Outstate Minnesota [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/sen-pederson-wants-new-leader-from-outstate-minnesota-audio/ http://wjon.com/sen-pederson-wants-new-leader-from-outstate-minnesota-audio/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:38:48 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=60742 Republican senators will meet in St. Paul on Tuesday to select their new majority leader. The senate has been without a leader since Amy Koch (coke) stepped down last week amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with an employee.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sen-pederson-wants-new-leader-from-outstate-minnesota-audio/feed/ 0 Pederson: Arden Hills, Fan Tax for Vikings Stadium [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/pederson-arden-hills-fan-tax-for-vikings-stadium-audio/ http://wjon.com/pederson-arden-hills-fan-tax-for-vikings-stadium-audio/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=54887 Potential sites for a new Vikings stadium are the focus of a state Senate hearing today (Tuesday) at the Capitol. Senator John Pederson of St. Cloud is not at the meeting, but he says he supports the hearing -- and a new stadium.

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]]> http://wjon.com/pederson-arden-hills-fan-tax-for-vikings-stadium-audio/feed/ 0 Senate Jobs Committee Visits St. Cloud Today [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/senate-jobs-committee-visits-st-cloud-today-audio/ http://wjon.com/senate-jobs-committee-visits-st-cloud-today-audio/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:52:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=31877 State Senators are in St. Cloud today (Friday) listening to local business owners about job creation. Today's visit from the Senate Jobs and Economic Growth committee comes the day after President Barack Obama laid-out his job creation plan in front of Congress.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senate-jobs-committee-visits-st-cloud-today-audio/feed/ 0 St. Cloud State Lawmakers Host Town Hall http://wjon.com/st-cloud-state-lawmakers-host-town-hall/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-state-lawmakers-host-town-hall/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:34:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=29344 State Senator John Pederson, and State Representatives King Banaian and Steve Gottwalt will host a town hall meeting tonight (Tuesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-state-lawmakers-host-town-hall/feed/ 0 iStockPhoto Local Lawmakers Make 'No Per Diem' Pledge http://wjon.com/local-lawmakers-make-no-per-diem-pledge/ http://wjon.com/local-lawmakers-make-no-per-diem-pledge/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:38:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=16144 At some point the State Legislature is going to have to go into a special session to complete the budget for the next biennium. Exactly when and how long that special session will is yet to be determined. However, we do know that whenever it happens several of our local lawmakers have pledged to not be paid for it.

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]]> http://wjon.com/local-lawmakers-make-no-per-diem-pledge/feed/ 0 Legacy Amendment Bills Quietly Advancing At State Capitol http://wjon.com/legacy-amendment-bills-quietly-advancing-at-state-capitol/ http://wjon.com/legacy-amendment-bills-quietly-advancing-at-state-capitol/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 14:29:43 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=15692 As the State Legislature and the Governor continue to spar over high profile issues like the budget, gay marriage, and a Vikings stadium -- there's also bills that have quietly passed that tinker with the State Land and Legacy Amendment. The Land and Legacy Amendment brings in hundreds of millions of dollars, and state lawmakers have been voting on conflicting bills on where that money should go.

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]]> http://wjon.com/legacy-amendment-bills-quietly-advancing-at-state-capitol/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Senator Proposes Water-Rule Moratorium http://wjon.com/st-cloud-senator-proposes-water-rule-moratorium/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-senator-proposes-water-rule-moratorium/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:38:30 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=12526 Environmentalists fear a St. Cloud lawmaker's proposals would weaken protection of Minnesota's natural resources. Republican Sen. John Pederson has proposed halting creation of new state water rules for two years.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-senator-proposes-water-rule-moratorium/feed/ 0 John Pederson DFL, GOP Lawmakers Host Town Halls At Library http://wjon.com/dfl-gop-lawmakers-host-town-halls-at-library/ http://wjon.com/dfl-gop-lawmakers-host-town-halls-at-library/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:22:47 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=10064 You'll have a chance to give your input on what's happening at the State Capitol tomorrow (Saturday). Local lawmakers from both major political parties have planned town hall meetings at the St. Cloud Public Library.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dfl-gop-lawmakers-host-town-halls-at-library/feed/ 0 Senators Pederson, Fischbach Vote In Favor Of School Pay Freeze [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/senators-pederson-fischbach-vote-in-favor-of-school-pay-freeze-audio/ http://wjon.com/senators-pederson-fischbach-vote-in-favor-of-school-pay-freeze-audio/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:07:02 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7531 The Minnesota State Senate has approved a two-year pay freeze for employees in Minnesota public and charter schools. Local State Senators John Pederson of St. Cloud and Michelle Fischbach of Paynesville both voted in favor of the bill.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senators-pederson-fischbach-vote-in-favor-of-school-pay-freeze-audio/feed/ 0 Senate Takes $930 Million Whack At Minnesota Budget Shortfall [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/senate-takes-930-million-whack-at-minnesota-budget-shortfall-audio/ http://wjon.com/senate-takes-930-million-whack-at-minnesota-budget-shortfall-audio/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:59:46 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=6848 Minnesota senators have pressed through a bill to slice $930 million from a much-larger state budget deficit. Senator John Pederson of St. Cloud co-authored the bill.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senate-takes-930-million-whack-at-minnesota-budget-shortfall-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Senator Pederson Votes To Lift Nuclear Ban [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/senator-pederson-votes-to-life-nuclear-ban/ http://wjon.com/senator-pederson-votes-to-life-nuclear-ban/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:46:38 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=6798 St. Cloud State Senator John Pederson was one of the Senators who voted in favor of lifting a ban on new nuclear power plants. Pederson says the vote doesn't mean there will definitely be more nuclear plants built in the state, it just gives the Public Utilities Commission the option.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senator-pederson-votes-to-life-nuclear-ban/feed/ 0 John Pederson Senators Pederson, Fischbach Talk Bonding Bill, Vikings Stadium, Jobs [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/senators-pederson-fischbach-talk-bonding-bill-vikings-stadium-jobs-audio/ http://wjon.com/senators-pederson-fischbach-talk-bonding-bill-vikings-stadium-jobs-audio/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:36:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=5494 On this week's Legislative Review program on WJON we talked with State Senators John Pederson and Michelle Fischbach about a bonding bill, a Vikings stadium, cuts to LGA, and creating jobs.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senators-pederson-fischbach-talk-bonding-bill-vikings-stadium-jobs-audio/feed/ 0 Former Councilman Goerger To Join Board Again Tonight http://wjon.com/former-councilman-goerger-to-join-board-again-tonight/ http://wjon.com/former-councilman-goerger-to-join-board-again-tonight/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:01:50 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=4259 A former St. Cloud City Council member will be sworn in to a seat on the St. Cloud City Council tonight. Jeff Goerger is filling the vacancy left by John Pederson's election to the state senate.

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]]> http://wjon.com/former-councilman-goerger-to-join-board-again-tonight/feed/ 0 Jeff Goerger St. Cloud area's 3 Freshmen Lawmakers Ready To Be Sworn-In http://wjon.com/st-cloud-areas-3-freshmen-lawmakers-ready-to-be-sworn-in/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-areas-3-freshmen-lawmakers-ready-to-be-sworn-in/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:01:59 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3408 Three freshmen lawmakers from the St. Cloud area will be sworn-in tomorrow at noon. King Banaian, Tim O'Driscoll, and John Pederson take their oath of office right before the 2011 State Legislative session begins.

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