Archives for April 2011

Cities across the state are taking advantage of the warmer weather to begin a new round of tree planting and planning to maintain a healthy canopy in their community. Today, Arbor Day, marks the starting point for folks in Wadena to replant the thousands of trees a tornado ripped from the earth last June.

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A developer that’s using funds from the City of Duluth to redevelop the Old City Hall is encountering resistance from trade unions for not signing an agreement to use unionized construction workers and pay the prevailing wage.

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Freshman Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack’s re-election efforts are off to a slow start.

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Lawmakers are back in St. Paul today for the final month of the legislative session. The parties have yet to agree on a budget plan and are only beginning the redistricting process that will shape the political dynamic of the state for the next decade.

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This winter could have been worse, the DNR has classified this Minnesota winter as “moderately severe” based upon the Winter Severity Index.

The index adds a point to locations based for every day the temperature is below zero and another point for each day where the snow depth exceeds 15 inches.

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