2005

July

• Molnau dismisses replacement rumor

• Sugar industry sour on CAFTA

• State, unions reach contract deals

• More state websites found vulnerable

• Dru Sjodin’s mother leads rally for sex-offender law

• Minnesota tops in ‘democracy index’

• Teachers’ merit pay a tough sell

• Audit faults Kiffmeyer’s voting-law procedures

• Minnesotans are key votes on CAFTA

• Minnesotans killed in Iraq: 24

• Minnesota Marine killed in Iraq

• Dru Sjodin’s mom to lead rally for sex crime law

• Northstar consulting contracts examined

• Met Council official’s ties to business questioned

• DFL’s Bell throws hat in Senate ring

• Cheney visits Minnesota to back Kennedy

• Liebling Legislative Update

• Pawlenty pushes ethanol in visit to D.C.

• Other debate on tobacco hikes: Who will end up paying?

• Election Deadlines

• Governors Endorse a Standard Formula for Graduation Rates

• Minn., Miss. Students Win Solar Car Race

• Democrats did their Job to keep Minnesota Open

• DFLers OPEN PERMANENT MANKATO OFFICE

• Pawlenty’s Job Satisfaction Decreases

• New laws will change your life, if…

• Minn. Lawmakers End Government Shutdown

• Budget deal reached; state employees will return to work

• Sen Kiscaden: Legislative Update 13

• Talks continue as budget deal remains elusive

• DFL, Pawlenty offers

• Krinkie quits working group over racino, cigarette charges

• Irate workers rally against shutdown

• Klobuchar, Wetterling raising lots of cash

• DFL, Pawlenty trade offers

• No Movement on Either Side to Resolve Minnesota Shutdown

• Website owner defies judge’s orders

• Pressure grows on special master as government shutdown drags on

• Shutdown: No deal, but new goals

• Legislators learn the tangled ropes

• No deal reached after legislative leaders meet

• Legislators put their heads together

• On the air: Plenty of blame for shutdown

• This new plan pairs casino and stadiums

• Students Click Their Way Through Classes

• Moments that led to Capitol dead end

• Countdown to the shutdown

• Legislature meets, argues, then adjourns

• Labor Day to mark official back-to-school day in ‘06

• Pawlenty vetoes education, research projects

• Lawmakers adjourn, ending hope for weekend budget vote

• Missing Idaho girl found alive; perp has Minnesota connection

• Grant funding seniors’ fishing trips vetoed

• The big gulp

• Blame is the name of the game

• Shutdown: Disgust, anger rising

• Minnesota Government Shuts Down; 9, 000 Jobless

• State health care plans to continue

• New meth laws begin today

• Talks stumble; government shuts down