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    April 19, 2019
    Pine Tree District Commissioner Loren Meinke presents Karl Jackman with the District Award of Merit during the Pine Tree District recognition dinner Saturday, April 13. Submitted Photo
    Scouts BSA honors volunteers, Eagle Scouts
    Several Scouts were recognized during the Scouters of Pine Tree District's annual volunteer and Eagle Scout recognition dinner last weekend....
    newsApril 19, 2019 - 12:00pm
    April 13, 2019
    Sen. Carrie Ruud
    Fraud fallout: Local politicos comment on statewide child care fraud scandal
    State-funded child care services across Minnesota are getting a long, hard look amid fallout from a fraud scandal that first broke early last...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 13, 2019 - 5:00am
    April 11, 2019
    Dale Lueck
    Gun control debate flares up in St. Paul during 2019 legislative session
    For better or worse, the issue of gun regulation has reared its ugly head again. Since mid-February, the wedge issue reasserted itself in Minnesota...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 11, 2019 - 5:00am
    April 10, 2019
    Guest Opinion: A closer look at bill to offer driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants
    House DFL members recently brought forward a bill (H.F. 1500) that would create a special non-compliant driver's licenses and state ID card for undocumented immigrants. After a lengthy debate, the bill moved out of the House to the Senate on a 74-52 vote. I voted "no" and here are...
    opinionApril 10, 2019 - 7:30am
    April 9, 2019
    A Crow Wing County Public Transit bus in 2016 pulls up on South Fifth Street in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch file photo
    Buses, trains take center stage at Region 5 transit committee meeting
    Mass transit was back on the docket during a recent meeting of state officials, local big wigs and community voices at the Northland Arboretum....
    news/government-and-politicsApril 9, 2019 - 9:00am
    April 4, 2019
    Lakeshore property owners gather for a political rally July 29, 2018, in Isle, centered on co-management of Mille Lacs Lake. Restrictions on walleye fisheries has been sore point for local economies for decades. This year, the Minnesota DNR announced anglers can harvest one walleye between 21-23 inches, or over 28 inches, between May 11-May 31. Gabriel Lagarde / Brainerd Dispatch file photo
    Mille Lacs: Local politicos praise reduced fishing restrictions as good first step
    After three years of stringent catch and release regulations, anglers hounding walleye on Mille Lacs Lake have caught a breather—per the...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 4, 2019 - 7:00am
    March 23, 2019
    Dale Lueck
    Stauber, Lueck applaud wetlands permit issuance for PolyMet mining initiative
    Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Duluth, and state Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin, applauded the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to issue its Section 404 wetlands...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 23, 2019 - 4:30am
    Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, and Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin.
    Ruud, Lueck author charitable gambling tax reform
    This session, Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, and Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin, have co-introduced bills related to charitable gambling. The legislation...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 23, 2019 - 8:00am
    February 22, 2019
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    Listen now: 'This Week' from the DispatchCast - Feb. 22
    DispatchCast presents "This Week," a dive into Brainerd lakes area headlines and newsmakers. Feb. 22, 2019 • A look at a bill on charitable...
    entertainment/podcastsFebruary 22, 2019 - 1:00pm
    Our Opinion: Reduce taxes on charitable gambling
    Taxes, when applied fairly and proportionately, have an important function at all levels of government. When taxes do more demonstrable harm than their intended good, our elected officials must rein them in. Case in point is the tax applied to charitable gambling activities. For years...
    opinion/editorialsFebruary 22, 2019 - 7:30am
    February 21, 2019
    Rep. John Poston, R-Lake Shore, speaks at a Brainerd Lakes Chamber event Friday, Feb. 15. Listening are Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Fairview Township, and Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
    Legislators address Crosslake loon center funding, other issues
    Amidst tax conformity, healthcare and myriad other issues, a lakes area environmental project is of utmost importance to area state politicians...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 21, 2019 - 4:00am
    February 16, 2019
    The Eggs & Issues panel featured state Rep. Josh Heintzeman, R-Nisswa (left, state Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, state Rep. John Poston, R-Lake Shore, state Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point and state Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin. Gabriel Lagarde / Brainerd Dispatchplay button
    Eggs & Issues forum participants talk scrambled politics in St. Paul
    Death and taxes may be the surities of life—at the Eggs & Issues forum hosted every year, it's taxes and more taxes, hashed out out over...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 16, 2019 - 9:00am
    February 14, 2019
    Dale Lueck
    Ruud, Lueck make push to slash taxes on charitable gambling
    Local politicians are taking a shot at slashing tax rates on charitable gambling activities—a push to halve exorbitantly high rates, they...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 14, 2019 - 9:00am
    Legislators respond to governor's Line 3 appeal
    Gov. Tim Walz's decision Tuesday, Feb. 12, to renew an appeal of the Line 3 oil pipeline by former Gov. Mark Dayton's Department of Commerce prompted responses from local legislators. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a certificate of need, and a contentious...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 14, 2019 - 4:30am
    February 13, 2019
    Governor Tim Walz. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch file photo
    Lakes area politicos blast Walz decision to appeal Enbridge Line 3
    Gov. Tim Walz ruled Tuesday, Feb. 12, on the Enbridge Line 3 issue after months of speculation—directing state government to pursue an...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 13, 2019 - 5:00am
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