Mountain Lake NewsLocal news for Mountain Lake, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Brace yourself- February 29, 2008 "I feel strongly that this was a bad bill. That's why I vetoed it. That's why I was hoping to be sustained" After a decade of fighting about gasoline taxes, transportation investment and transit improvements, the Minnesota Legislature passed a transportation law Monday, overriding Gov. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/mountain-lake-mn/2008/02/brace-yourself?fromrss=1 Our View: Override hardball hurts state- February 27, 2008 "We have so many unsafe roads in my area with twists and turns - on a rainy night I'm scared to drive down the roads" Hardball politics at its worst raised its ugly head Monday when Republican Party leaders in Minnesota dropped not-so-subtle hints that those party members who went against Gov. via Free Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/mountain-lake-mn/2008/02/our-view-override-hardball-hurts-state?... House votes to override Pawlenty veto of transportation bill- February 25, 2008 In a historic moment, the Minnesota House voted today to override Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of a landmark transportation bill. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/mountain-lake-mn/2008/02/house-votes-to-override-pawlenty-veto-o... Rain garden landscaping to enhance beauty and stop stormwater runoff at Mountain Lake- February 23, 2008 Additional scenic landscaping beauty is in the future for Mountain Lake. Cottonwood County is the recipient of a $3,500 grant to construct and plant rain gardens along the new road and bridge on Cottonwood ... via ObserverAdvocate Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/mountain-lake-mn/2008/02/rain-garden-landscaping-to-enhance-beau... Transportation bill begins bumpy journey to a likely veto showdown- February 21, 2008 "I can't believe it's our Democratic legislators." The fate of a far-reaching transportation bill hinges on a handful of votes as Republicans and DFLers trade accusations that pivotal legislators are facing extraordinary pressures -- and are even being offered ... via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/mountain-lake-mn/2008/02/transportation-bill-begins-bumpy-journe... |