News Archive
2013
- Sen. Jensen/Rep. Metsa Guest Column: In Minnesota, transportation needs attention statewide
- Beussman, Walz discuss Hwy 14 with MnDOT head
- Possible impact on Senate plan on Highway 14
- Widow calls on lawmakers to fix deadly stretches of U.S. 14
- Bill would give counties authority to boost transportation taxes
- Governor is still not listening to Steele County’s concerns about Highway 14
- Jensen brings legislative update to Owatonna restaurant
- Gas tax funding for Highway 14 unlikely
- Delay on state’s road plan is unfortunate
- Gas tax needed for Highway 14
- Dayton explains his position on gas tax hike
- Dayton meets with voters in North Mankato
- Bill will propose gas tax increase for ‘Corridors of Commerce’ highways
- Rep. Petersburg talks Highway 14 expansion, LGA with Waseca, Owatonna officials
- Highway 14 bonding bills get hearing
- Owatonna leaders head to Capitol in support of Fritz’s Highway 14 bill
- Lawmaker pushes for Highway 14 improvements near Nicollet
- Mankato East Broadcast on Highway 14
- Rep. Clark Johnson LTE: Working on Highway 14
- Highway 14 upgrades are budgeted
- Lobbying for Highway 14 expansion continues
- West Concord widow discusses “horror highway” with state legislators
- Highway 14 Inclusion Bill Laid Over for Omnibus Bill
- MnDOT Official Comments About Highway 14 Disappoint Owatonna Mayor
- Highway 14 Inclusion Bill Gets Hearing Today in House Policy Committee
- Owatonna Mayor Worried that Highway 14 will be Ignored
- Highway 14 Expansion a Legislative Priority
- Highway 14 is a Priority for Waseca, Mankato and the Region
- Waseca Mayor Testifies in St. Paul Regarding Highway 14
- Bipartisan Effort to Promote Highway 14 in St. Paul
- Highway 14 Partnership Makes Bid to Get Completion Back on MnDOT’s 20-year Plan
- Highway 14: A Road Too Narrow
- Southern Minnesotans Pitch Case to Improve Highway 14 to Senate Panel
- Highway 14 Push at the Capitol
- Highway 14 Partnership Appoints Beussman VP
- Highway 14 Partnership Meets in Owatonna to Push Roadway
- Keep the Focus on Highway 14
- Our View: U.S. Highway 14 Might be Reason to Increase Gas Tax
- Our View: Make Highway 14 Part of MnDOT 20-Year Plan
- MnDOT officials and Owatonna-area professionals voice Highway 14 concerns
- Highway 14 ribbon cutting marks celebration for Steele County and beyond
- Our View: Public Push Brings Safety to Highway 14 (Mankato Free Press)
- Highway 14 Improvements to be Announced
- MnDOT continues to change lanes with Highway 14 from Owatonna to Dodge Center
- Our View: U.S. 14 Project Deserves Prompt Attention
- MnDOT, Steele County Officials Talk Highway 14
- Klobuchar Meets with Local Vets (Highway 14 Reference)
- Our View: Four-Lane Option is Best for Highway 14 (Mankato Free Press)
- MnDOT Debuts CIMS Funding Program
- MnDOT Seeks to Lower Expectations on Highway 14
- Don’t Politicize Highway 14 Expansion Between Owatonna and Dodge Center
- Parry Presents Highway 14 Amendment, Pulls After Earmark Challenge
- Advocates Urge Highway 14 Completion East of Owatonna
- Advocates Urge Highway 14 Completion East of Owatonna
- Rep. Morrow Pushes Hard to Create Movement on Highway 14
- Steele County’s Highway 14 Needs to Be A Priority
- Highway 14 Illogic
- Our View: Highway 14 Needs Full Funding for Safety (Mankato Free Press)
- MnDOT Policy on Hwy 14 Draws Ire of Legislators
- New Ulm Highway 14 4-Lane Expansion Unlikely
- Area Senators Critique MnDOT Corridor Plan
- Highway 14 Fatal Accident Rate Increases
- Highway 14 Deemed More Deadly than Once Thought
- Details Remain Sealed about Hwy 14 Double Fatal in July
- Dahms, Torkelson Expect Two-Week Push Will End Session (Hwy 14 Reference)
- Sen. Franken Stops in Mankato, Reflects at His Halfway Point (Highway 14 reference)
- Guest Column: Highway 14 Should Be A Priority
- Accident Victim Sees Highway 14 as a Priority
- Dayton Not Likely to Push Highway 14 Expansion
- Pessimism Emerges on Hwy 14 Expansion
- Highway 14 Needs Attention Now
- St. Paul Needs to Recognize Highway 14 Impact
- Hwy 14 Partnership Calls on Governor Dayton to Guarantee 4-Lane Project
- Group Rallies for Funding to Improve Highway 14
- Businesses, Officials Tout Benefits of Hwy 14 Project
- City, County Support Highway 14 Project
- Highway 14 EIS Study Done
- Our View: Safety Push Needed on Hwy 14
- Safety Audit Team Gets a Crash Course on Highway 14 Problems
- Private Money Might Patch Minnesota’s Roads Budget
- New Ulm Journal: Highway 14 project OK’d
- Mankato Free Press: Highway 14 funding a go
- Owatonna People’s Press: Partnership discusses future of Hwy. 14 project
- Mankato Free Press: Highway 14 issues grow in intensity
- New Ulm Journal: Franken hears Hwy. 14 concerns
- Mankato Free Press: Highway 14 group hopeful after seeing Franken’s reaction to tour
- Mankato Free Press: Head-on collision leaves one critical
- Owatonna People’s Press: Legislators: Highway 14 a priority, but project lacks funds
- Mankato Free Press: Local earmark requests a lengthy list
- New Ulm Journal Dayton: Tax wealthy to solve state deficit (Hwy 14 referenced)
- New Ulm Journal: Transportation committee appeals to president for action on Hwy. 14
- New Ulm Journal: Hwy. 14 Partnership sets policy, takes tough stance
- Owatonna People’s Press: State moves Hwy 14 to back burner
- KAAL-TV: Walz pushes transportation bill
- Mankato Free Press: Walz irked by stall on roads bill
- Rochester Post-Bulletin: MnDOT report shows $1.5 million in unfunded roadwork
- Mankato Free Press: Our View: Road funding must get ‘creative’
- Owatonna People’s Press: Klobuchar talks progress
- Mankato Free Press: MnDOT selects Highway 14 alternative
- St. Peter Herald: Bicyclist dies in crash
- Waseca County News: Highway 14 groundbreaking was a joint effort
- Mankato Free Press: Our View: Progress on Highway 14 welcome
- Rochester Post-Bulletin: Supporters push Pawlenty for U.S. 14 expansion
- Owatonna People’s Press: Gov. nixes Hwy. 14 studies through bill veto
- Mankato Free Press: Area provision endangers bill
- Mankato Free Press: Push on for Hwy 14 funding
- New Ulm Journal: Walz seeks $103 million in federal funding for Hwy. 14
- Owatonna People’s Press: Walz pushes for Highway 14 funding
- New Ulm Journal: Senate panel OKs Hwy. 14 legislation
- Owatonna People’s Press: Highway 14 group testifies in St. Paul
- Owatonna People’s Press: Fighting for 14
- MPR: MnDOT seeks input on tough, 20-year transportation plan
- Rochester Post-Bulletin: Legislators renew push for widening U.S. 14
- Mankato Free Press: Our View: Highway safety takes a back seat
- Mankato Free Press: Two men hurt in Highway 14 crash
- Owatonna People’s Press: Highway 14 group demands urgency at annual meeting
- Mankato Free Press: North Mankato, MnDot locked in dispute
- New Ulm Journal: Highway 14 gets federal funds
- Waseca County News: Walz presents Highway 14 grant
- Star Tribune: Hwy. 14, Highway of Horrors
- TheTrucker.com: Highway 14 in southern Minnesota ranks among state’s most dangerous
- Winona Daily News: Highway 14 roadwork should not be delayed (Rep. Tim Walz guest column)
- Mankato Free Press: Next phase of Highway 14 moves up
- MnDOT: Gov. Pawlenty celebrates opening of Hwy14, announces further expansion Waseca to Owatonna
- Mankato Free Press: New way of the highway
- Owatonna People’s Press: MnDOT: Area highway projects face delays
- New Ulm Daily Journal: Highway bill overdue
- New Ulm Journal: Highway 14 improvement paved with frustration
- Mankato Free Press: Kennedy backs highway 14 upgrades
- Mankato Free Press: Improve Highway 14
- Mankato Free Press: Officials lobby for Hwy. 14 funds
- Mankato Free Press: Highway 14 is just southern Minnesota’s killer joke
- Owatonna People’s Press: Officials celebrate bypass completion
- New Ulm Daily Journal: MnDOT gets funds for Highway 14 study
- Owatonnoa People’s Press: Highway 14 Partnership seeks federal funding
