Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Gov. Tim Pawlenty earlier this week released his proposed two-year, $34.4 billion budget, and education was the big winner. Still, natural resources and the environment also get

Dedicated funding, energy are top issues By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Dedicated funding and renewable energy. At least as the outdoors goes, that’s where the Legislature’s current focus is. To date, six

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Ortonville, Minn. — Turn to Page 51 of the new Minnesota fishing regulations pamphlet, and you’ll see that the South Dakota border waters opener for Minnesota anglers this year is

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Washington — Sen. Norm Coleman has breathed new life into the Wetlands Loan Act. The U.S. senator from Minnesota earlier this month introduced the bill, which would double over the

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Legislators have been on the job for about three weeks, and, so far, slow is the name of the game. That’s not to say there hasn’t been

St. Paul (AP) — The average Minnesotan angler is getting older because there are fewer young people picking up the sport, a study found, which could mean trouble for the state’s huge sport fishing industry.