Capitol restoration gets first major approval
Members of the state’s Capitol Preservation Commission approved the first set of plans for restoration of the 108-year-old building on Monday.
View ArticleSenators search for space during Capitol rehab
State senators are still on the hunt for an optimal swing space to occupy while construction crews tear up the Capitol during its restoration.
View ArticleMortenson to build legislative office building
Golden Valley-based Mortenson Construction and St. Paul-based BWBR Architects were selected Monday to build and design the new $89.5 million legislative office building in the State Capitol area in St....
View ArticleLawsuit spotlights MnDOT bid rules
In a lawsuit filed Monday, three contractors who unsuccessfully bid on the Interstate-35E MnPASS project are asking the Court of Appeals to overturn MnDOT's award to Ames Construction.
View ArticleFormer lawmaker sues over new Senate building
Former state legislator Jim Knoblach is challenging the constitutionality of a new Senate office building authorized in this year’s omnibus tax bill.
View ArticleConstruction upturn faces new challenges
Minnesota’s construction economy is in recovery mode, but the industry still faces a host of challenges ranging from a shortage of qualified workers to rising costs of doing business.
View ArticleZelle: 2014 last sure thing for transportation
The state of Minnesota faces a $20 billion funding gap over the next 20 years just to keep up with current needs.
View ArticleData privacy panel holds inaugural meeting
A new panel responsible for overseeing the tricky relationship between public data, state law and citizen privacy has made its debut.
View ArticleFrom hearings to hammers — and scaffolding
The Capitol renovation picks up now that legislators have departed.
View ArticleGOP pressed for pricier Capitol furnishings
House Republicans quietly pushed to bump up the furnishings allocation by $2 million, or 45 percent.
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