You Can Play project seeks to end bullying in sports
By his senior year at Breck High School, Nick Kleidon had painted himself into a closet. As captain of the hockey team, he was a ringleader of its rowdy, macho culture.And he was as quick as any other...
View ArticleWhy preventive-medicine services aren't lowering health-care costs
In an article published Tuesday by Reuters, health and science reporter Sharon Begley does a great job of debunking the widely held belief that providing more preventive medicine will significantly cut...
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Setting the record straight on business taxes again
Brick City Blog Minnesota Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans made the rounds at the State Capitol today, appearing before both the Senate and House Tax Committees. Frans got a decidedly chilly...
View ArticleState Rep. Joe Mullery pushes for a bust of Nellie Stone Johnson at the Capitol
Nellie Stone Johnson, the late civil rights and labor leader who died in 2002, would be honored with a bust displayed in the state Capitol, under a bill introduced by state Rep. Joe Mullery of...
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What Dayton’s budget guru learned from Mike Tyson
Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans, the man responsible for helping to create the Dayton budget/tax proposal, is citing an unusual authority these days.Frans is quoting former heavyweight boxing champion...
View ArticleImmigration reform could change the lives of up to 95,000 in Minnesota
President Obama and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators want to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws with a path to citizenship for more than 11 million undocumented people, a proposal that could...
View ArticleMinneapolis stepping in to assist stymied condo residents
After three local banks turned down condo owners’ loan requests, the city of Minneapolis is stepping in to help residents finance the costs to repair water damage.This is the first time the city will...
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Revenue commissioner Myron Frans on business services tax
At the center of Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed expansion of the sales tax in Minnesota is a tax on business to business services, like legal and accounting services. Businesses are concerned that this...
View ArticleMinnesota mirrors national trend of declining union membership
Minnesota labor unions dodged a bruising and expensive battle in 2012 when right-to-work supporters failed to get their amendment on the November ballot.But a new federal report shows that union...
View ArticleGary Schiff makes Minneapolis mayoral bid 'official'; Don Samuels next
Minneapolis City Council Member Gary Schiff made his official mayoral candidacy announcement Tuesday, and fellow Council Member Don Samuels planning to do the same thing Wednesday evening.“On Day One...
View ArticleMayor Chris Coleman will serve, but no formal re-election announcement yet
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman may be acting a bit coy about his plans to run for a third term, but he's going out on the town tonight and serving beer at three new or expanded St. Paul bars and...
View ArticleClark Johnson wins DFL primary in 19A; lineup set for Feb. 12 special election
Clark Johnson won Tuesday's DFL primary election in Mankato's House District 19A and will move on to the Feb. 12 special election, where he'll face Republican Allen Quist and the Independence Party's...
View ArticleEffort to expand access to Minnesota’s Medical Assistance program praised
Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson praised lawmakers and the Dayton administration on Wednesday for working to enroll more low-income Minnesotans on public health programs available under the...
View ArticleSenators focus on background checks at gun violence hearing
WASHINGTON — A Wednesday Senate panel hearing on reducing gun violence focused heavily on the matter of expanded background checks, a major priority for gun control advocates and congressional...
View ArticleAmbitious plan would turn Hennepin into Minneapolis’ cultural ‘main street’
By 2025, the two-mile stretch of Hennepin Avenue from the Mississippi River to the Walker Art Center could become the main street of a cultural center extending several blocks on each side of...
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Mayo wants $585 million from state for $6 billion upgrade
Six billion buys a lot of improvements. Jackie Crosby’s Strib story says: “The Mayo Clinic laid out plans Wednesday for an ambitious $6 billion, 20-year initiative that would support its effort to turn...
View ArticleObama's Minneapolis trip will focus on gun violence
WASHINGTON — President Obama's Monday visit to Minneapolis will be to "discuss with local leaders and law enforcement officials his comprehensive set of common-sense ideas to reduce gun violence,"...
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Seven-month fight over new Lake of the Isles house moves step closer to decision
After seven months of public and private arguing and 10 postponed votes by the Zoning and Planning Committee, the owners of a disputed house under construction at Lake of the Isles got a favorable...
View ArticleSenate passes debt limit bill, sending it to Obama
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Thursday ending Congress’s debt limit debate for at least a few months, delaying enforcement of the limit on federal borrowing until mid-May and making timely...
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Best Buy will close 15 stores ... in Canada
Best Buy is closing another 15 stores … all in Canada.Hollie Shaw of the National Post writes: “Best Buy Canada will close 15 of its big box stores before opening smaller outlets. The move, which...
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