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Wednesday February 22, 2012

From the State Capitol

Faribault remains intact, now in 1st Congressional District

Joseph Lindberg, jlindberg@faribault.com

New legislative maps from the state’s redistricting judicial panel released Tuesday afternoon won’t split Faribault and will keep many state legislative lines similar to those established in 2002.

Bachmann withdraws from GOP race

Associated Press

UPDATE: 11:27 a.m.

Sen. Mike Parry led process to select new GOP Senate majority leader

Ashley Peterson, apeterson@owatonna.com

OWATONNA — Senator Mike Parry, R-Waseca, threw time constraints out the window Tuesday as the caucus-appointed chairman ran the nearly 11-hour day of discussions that led to the Republicans’ election

AP: Dave Senjem new state Senate majority leader

Associated Press

ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Senate Republicans have elected Dave Senjem of Rochester as their new majority leader.

AP: State Senate GOP meeting to pick majority leader

Associated Press

ROSEVILLE, Minn.

State GOP leaders allege Koch resigned over 'inappropriate' relationship

Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio News

Four leaders in the Minnesota Senate said today that Republican Majority Leader Amy Koch stepped down from her post after they confronted her with allegations of an improper relationship with a staffe

Sen. Parry announces hearing on veterans' services

Daily News staff

(ST. PAUL) -- Sen. Mike Parry (R-Waseca), chairman of the Senate State Government Innovation and Veterans Committee, and Rep.

Question marks abound as state shutdown looms

Joseph Lindberg, jlindberg@faribault.com

The sheer number of question marks is staggering.

Court ruling says courts will stay open

Samantha Bushey, sbushey@faribault.com

A judge has ordered the Minnesota state court system to remain open if the state government shuts down Friday.

Cities remain anxious as shutdown still looms

Joseph Lindberg, jlindberg@faribault.com

Forget about next year’s Local Government Aid funding — what about payment of the approved LGA for this year?