Many unaware of Minneapolis Park Board's huge impact on inner-city youth, candidates of color encouraged to run for commissioner seats

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The public positions on this November fifth’s Minneapolis municipal ballot to which candidates will be seeking election will include the mayor, 13 city council seats, and two seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

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Community involvement now emphasized in Minneapolis Park Board planning

By Jamal Denman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Over the years, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has had its fair share of critics. Often the criticism has come from residents concerned about the amount of effort the Board and its members have put into providing resources to the community and maintaining park grounds and facilities.

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What student loan reform will cost Minnesotans

By Alex Christensen, Minnesota 2020

Most college students are done with classes for the summer, but this summer break is going to be busy for their student loans. Unless Congress and the President reach an agreement to avoid it, the interest rate for federal student loans will double to 6.8% on July 1. There are three main plans in Washington to avoid that and, although each proposal would keep rates below 6.8%, each will impact students differently.

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Teach for America faces hurdles in Minnesota

By Janice Bitters, The Minnesota Daily

Jonathan Filzen successfully avoided living in the dorms when he attended the University of Minnesota, but he’s making up for that now.

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MNsure must use leverage for consumers

By Alex Everhart, Minnesota 2020

While the new Minnesota health insurance exchange, called MNsure, starts enrolling in just five months, many short and long-term structural decisions have yet to be made.

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Ideas for the Hennepin County hub building, questions from neighbors

By Margo Ashmore, North News

Why not tear down and build new, asked some of the participants in small groups looking at the Hennepin County proposal for locating a services hub at 1001 Plymouth Avenue, a former printing facility. (See related story, page 1) “I used to work in a print shop, I know what kind of pollutants must be there,” said one.

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Minneapolis City Council calls for more representative leadership on boards and committees

By Kia Farhang, The Minnesota Daily

The Minneapolis City Council called for greater diversity on its boards and commissions last month.

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Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson saw tomorrow's America

By Arne Carlson, Governor Arne Carlson's blog

Today, Minnesota will retire another truly outstanding Supreme Court Justice, Paul H. Anderson. By today’s standards, he was a long termer (19 years) and an impact player.

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Minneapolis sets diversity goals for city contracts

By Meghan Holden, The Minnesota Daily

For the first time, the city of Minneapolis has created diversity goals for goods and services contracts under $50,000.

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OPINION | When the music stops: Cuts to music instruction feed general decline in Minnesota education

By John Van Hecke, Minnesota 2020

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Music is taking a beating. Fewer financial resources flow to school music programs. The Minnesota Orchestra musicians remain locked-out. Record sales are horrible. While these three distinct situations shouldn’t be confused, music is inseparable from public policy because music is inseparable from human existence. But, as a public policy matter, the question boils down to funding. Funding, in turn, follows public priorities. We put our money behind what’s important to us. School music funding is, increasingly, on the chopping block.

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