Don Davis
Pioneer Press
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Federal agency nixes Obama-era proposal to increase safety of oil trains
Federal rail authorities have decided that railroad car explosions such as the 2013 ones in North Dakota and Quebec do not prove that requiring two people to be aboard oil-carrying trains would mak… → Read More
Federal agency drops proposed two-person train crew rule
ST. PAUL — Federal rail authorities have decided that railroad car explosions such as the 2013 ones in North Dakota and Quebec do not prove that requiring two people to be aboard oil-carrying trains would make freights safer.So the Federal Railroad Administration announced it is withdrawing a proposed... → Read More
Minnesota lawmaker plans new oil train safety legislation
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota Legislature transportation chairman plans a 2020 rail safety plan implementing more regulations, even as the Trump administration has... → Read More
Minnesota lawmaker plans new oil train safety legislation
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota Legislature transportation chairman plans a 2020 rail safety plan implementing more regulations, even as the Trump administration has backed away from requiring two people to work on freight trains.Rep. Frank Hornstein, D-Minneapolis, said his proposal to require two-person train... → Read More
Federal agency drops proposed two-person train crew rule
ST. PAUL — Federal rail authorities have decided that railroad car explosions such as the 2013 ones in North Dakota and Quebec do not prove that requiring... → Read More
Federal agency drops proposed two-person train crew rule
ST. PAUL — Federal rail authorities have decided that railroad car explosions such as the 2013 ones in North Dakota and Quebec do not prove that requiring... → Read More
‘Last’ legislative day ugly but not really the last
ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers began negotiating their way to a $48 billion, two-year budget hours after the governor and legislative leaders reached a compromise. → Read More
‘Last’ legislative day ugly but not really the last
ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers began negotiating their way to a $48 billion, two-year budget hours after the governor and legislative leaders reached a compromise. → Read More
‘Last’ legislative day ugly but not really the last
ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers began negotiating their way to a $48 billion, two-year budget hours after the governor and legislative leaders reached a compromise. → Read More
‘Last’ legislative day ugly but not really the last
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Observations by a veteran greater Minnesota lobbyist
ST. PAUL — Some thoughts through the greater Minnesota lens of lobbyist and lawyer Tim Flaherty, who is retiring after 35 years lobbying at the Minnesota Legislature:Dysfunctional systemToday’s Legislature is a far cry from when Flaherty became the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities' first lobbyist... → Read More
Observations by a veteran greater Minnesota lobbyist
ST. PAUL — Some thoughts through the greater Minnesota lens of lobbyist and lawyer Tim Flaherty, who is retiring after 35 years lobbying at the Minnesota... → Read More
Observations by a veteran greater Minnesota lobbyist
Tim Flaherty retired after 35 years advocating on behalf of Greater Minnesota at the Capitol. Here are some of his takes on the Legislature. → Read More
Retiring lobbyist kept greater Minnesota out of ‘hurt bag’
ST. PAUL — Greater Minnesota city leaders say their constituents should thank Tim Flaherty every time they flush a toilet.And when firetrucks show up at a... → Read More
Retiring lobbyist kept greater Minnesota out of ‘hurt bag’
ST. PAUL — Greater Minnesota city leaders say their constituents should thank Tim Flaherty every time they flush a toilet.And when firetrucks show up at a... → Read More
Retiring lobbyist kept greater Minnesota out of ‘hurt bag’
ST. PAUL — Greater Minnesota city leaders say their constituents should thank Tim Flaherty every time they flush a toilet.And when firetrucks show up at a... → Read More
Retiring lobbyist kept greater Minnesota out of ‘hurt bag’
ST. PAUL — Greater Minnesota city leaders say their constituents should thank Tim Flaherty every time they flush a toilet.And when firetrucks show up at a... → Read More
Retiring lobbyist kept greater Minnesota out of ‘hurt bag’
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Minnesota's opioid fight needs more than money
news, sports, opinion, entertainment, business, lifestyle, milestones, obituaries and weather for Fargo, ND → Read More
Governor ‘in awe’ of UMD hockey championships
ST. PAUL — Tim Walz was more of a fan than Minnesota’s governor.“I certainly am in awe of what you have done,” Walz told coach Scott Sandelin and athletic... → Read More