...marriage by making it harder to divorce. ''The bottom line is, we're interested in happy couples,'' said Rep. Elaine Harder, R-Jackson. Among the measures they'd agree to would be 12 hours of premarital counseling and a two-year waiting...

...House Speaker Steve Sviggum, R-Kenyon, now has seven days to turn the complaint over to the ethics panel. Rep. Elaine Harder, R-Jackson, serves as chairwoman of the panel, which then would have 21 days to act on it. ''It's a very...

...loans. Joining the governor on the farm visit was Gene Hugoson, Minnesota's agriculture commissioner, and Rep. Elaine Harder, R-Jackson, chairwoman of the House Agriculture Finance Committee.