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There may still be hope for money to complete a 4-lane Highway 23 from Willmar to St. Cloud. Representative Mary Sawatzky say...
Senator Lyle Koenen of Clara City is calling the 2013 Legislative Session a successful one. The DFLer just finished his first...
On the Legislative Review Show on KWLM last weekend, area lawmakers were asked what kind of legacy they think they will be le...
The Minnesota Senate passed the gay marriage bill Monday, and Governor Dayton says he'll sign it on the capital steps Tue...
Two years after the Minnesota Legislature put a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the ballot, a dramatict...
It appears the failure of a Legacy Bill in the legislature so far this session is due to an effort to get more funds for wild...
An area lawmaker says the Minnesota DFL is guilty of "bait and switch" when it comes to taxes. Republican Represent...
The Minnesota House of Representatives last night passed the Omnibus Higher Education Finance bill on an 86-44 vote and got t...
The Minnesota House of Representatives approved the Omnibus Health and Human Services bill on Monday by a 70-64 vote. State R...
Lawmakers last week looked at different ways to raise money to pay the state's portion of the new Viking's stadium af...
Two area lawmakers think 150 million dollars can be trimmed from the state Health and Human Services budget without affecting...
The Minnesota House yesterday unveiled its $800 million bonding bill. Representative Mary Sawatzky says the Associated Ge...
This week the House DFL unveiled their jobs and economic development legislation with an increase of $46 million in fundi...
Local lawmakers seem to like a proposal for a public-private partnership to deal with zebra mussels. Representative Mary Sawa...
Lawmakers are back on the job in St. Paul after having a week off for Easter/Passover break. While home, Representatives Dean...
Last week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation released its 2013 construction schedule which includes 337 projects tot...
Last week, Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar, assisted by two Kandiyohi County Commissioners asked the House Transporta...
Area lawmakers say allowing daycares to join a union won't cause daycare rates to rise for parents or customers. Senator ...
Minnesota lawmakers are looking at legislation that would allow restaurant workers who make tips to be paid less than the min...
Legislation authored by state Representative Mary Sawatzky (DFL – Willmar)to fundHighway 23 received a hearing in the H...
Representative Mary Sawatzky today plans to introduce a bill to "fill the gap" on Highway 23 between New London and...
Governor Dayton is not keen on House Democrats' proposalfor a temporary income-tax surcharge on those making over 500-tho...
The Minnesota Legislature is working on an anti-bullying bill. DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky says the bill would force ind...
As expected Governor Dayton has dropped his proposal toextend the state sales tax to high-priced clothing and business servic...
Local lawmakers say they won't vote for a gay marriage bill if it comes up on the House and Senate floors. At the KWLM Sp...
Local lawmakers have differing views over raising Minnesota's minimum wage. A proposal to bring the minimum wage up to &#...
Local lawmakers have released statemens on the new budget forecast. The February budget forecast shows a projected budget def...
Minnesota school officials would like to be able to use health and safety funding they recieve from the state to beef up secu...
As lawmakers in St. Paul debate measures they think will reduce gun violence, passage of legislation might be hard due to the...
Governor Dayton signed a bill Tuesday extending Minnesota's medical assistance program to an additional 35-thousandlow-in...
Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City and DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar may belong to different p...
On Monday, a bipartisan group of legislators announced legislation that would offer tax credits to businesses that hire unemp...
DFL Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar responded last night to Governor Mark Dayton's State of the State Speech...&q...
Local lawmakers are skeptical about gun control efforts coming from the Obama Administration, and think state efforts to redu...
Two area lawmakers want to make sure when the new Viking's Stadium is built, college and high school baseball players wil...
On Legislative Review this weekend, two area lawmakers said Governor Dayton's proposed budget is a starting point for leg...
Local lawmakers are in favor of putting a sales tax on expensive clothing in Minnesota. Governor Mark Dayton this week propos...
Democrats at the State Capitol are giving Governor Dayton's budget proposal high marks for creativity, but also hint it c...
Kandiyohi County is once again asking the legislature to allow them to appoint, rather than elect, a new auditor/treasurer an...
Two area lawmakers want to increase funding for the Minnesota Trade Office. Representative Mary Sawatzky of Willmar has autho...
Today, State Representative Mary Sawatzky (DFL Willmar) introduced legislation to increase funding to the Minnesota Trade Of...
Representative Mary Sawatzky was officially sworn in as the District 17B State Representative as the 88th Legislative Session...
House Speaker-designate Paul Thissen Saturday announced the Minnesota House of Representatives committee assignments for the ...
This week we've spoken to our local legislators as they get ready for the 2013 session which begins in less than a month....
Now that the DFL controls the House, the Senate and the Governor's office, some are watching to see if they will make goo...
A gathering of government, conservation and outdoor recreation officials got together in Spicer Tuesday night to start organi...
With a couple days having passed between today and election day, two Willmar Republicans who were unseated Tuesday are lookin...
Tuesday was a day of resounding victories for democrats across the state. The DFL regained power of both the Minnesota House ...
Senate District 17Lyle Koenen 21,451 55.6%Joe Gimse 17,127 44.4%House District 17AAndrew Falk 10,465 54%Tim Miller 8906 46%Ho...
The three-way House District 17B contest between Republican incumbant Bruce Vogel of Willmar, DFLer Mary Sawatzky of Willmar ...
There were some interesting exchanges during the Willmar League of Women Voters Candidates Forum on KWLM and WRAC 8 Tuesday n...
The final in a series of candidates' forums put on by the Willmar League of Women Voters is tonight, and features candiat...
Before last night's presidential debate in Denver, local legislative candidates participated in a forum put on by the Cit...
Alan Welle of Eagle Lake and Roger Imdieke of New London spent a lot of time talking about preventing the spread of zebra mus...
Governor Mark Dayton heard from a handful of local business, education and government leaders during a visit to the Minnwest ...
KWLM will continue it's tradition of on-air candidate debates and forums this fall. On Tuesday October 9th we will have a...
8-15-12 Lyle Koenen ofClara City defeated Larry Rice of Willmar to win the DFL primary yesterday in the Senate District 17 ra...
6-7-12 In terms of politics it's going be be a lively summer and fall, with just about everyone but the Governor and Sena...
5-11-12 Minnesota House Candidate Jessica Rohloff of Willmar kicks off her campaign at Jazz and Java, north Highway 71 in Wil...
4-30-12 Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar got a warm welcome at the District 17 Republican endorsing convention in Maynard over th...
4-13-12 DFL Delegates from the new Senate District 17 met in Clara City last night to endorse a candidate to run against Repu...
Willmar Middle SchoolTeacher Mary Sawatzky of Willmarhas announced her candidacy to run against Representative Bruce Vogel in...
2-1-12 Willmar Middle SchoolTeacher Mary Sawatzky of Willmarhas announced her candidacy to run against Representative Bruce V...
11-16-11 The state of Minnesota is among the first to apply for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law....