Local issues find way into Senate
May 8, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
Sen. Weber talks ice storm cleanup, biotech center, gay marriageWORTHINGTON Sen. Bill Weber will help push for state aid to cities affected by the April ice storm. Continue Reading
Head Start/Early Head Start director Sharon Hanson, left, discusses some of the issues her program has with the influx of people coming to the area due to the oil boom with U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., on Wednesday.
GRAND FORKS There is pride in Heidi Heitkamp’s eyes and voice as she talks about working construction as a teenager and tough summer jobs while a University of North Dakota student in the 1970s.
WILLISTON North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven announced Tuesday he will introduce this week new hydraulic fracturing legislation that would give states more power to regulate energy development.
Lyle Koenen took the oath to become a Minnesota state senator Wednesday, taking the seat vacated with the death of veteran lawmaker Gary Kubly.
ST. PAUL A former state senator who served southwest Minnesota died Wednesday while on a trip to Morris.
WILLMAR The death of Sen. Gary Kubly over the weekend will leave a deep and somber void in the heart of west central Minnesota’s agricultural region and in the hearts of the people he served and the people who knew him.
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