There have been many different issues brought to my attention during the legislative session by constituents, colleagues, and others. However, one that I have been made increasingly aware of is a ...

In Minnesota, there is a growing movement against the buffer strip law mostly on the grounds that the landowners should be paid for the land they would be required to set aside. Certainly that is good ...

For critics of the Minnesota buffer-strip law, the easy solution is to present a viable alternative plan that would have the same desired effect. The buffer-strip law is an attempt to slow the ...

Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposal to require 50 feet of grasses around waterways is simple. The establishment of a uniform requirement around all of the state’s waterways is the strength of the idea, he ...

Gov. Mark Dayton speaks at the dedication of a Wildlife Management Area south of Worthington during the Governor's 2014 Minnesota Pheasant Opener, a tradition Dayton began in 2011. To boost pheasant ...

Ever since Gov. Mark Dayton won re-election in November, he has been on the attack against Minnesota farmers. Using a land-grabbing travesty of a 50-foot buffer proposal, he has toured the state ...

Jeff Strickler's article "The years of living dangerously" (Variety, April 14) made my day! My brothers are going to love this story. Instantly, I was transported back to my hometown of Le Sueur, Minn ...