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Bridge inspector stands by Congressional testimony

By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota

Bridge inspector Bart Andersen addressed reporters at a state Capitol news conference Thursday.
Photo courtesy of Workday Minnesota

Two days after testifying before a Congressional committee investigating bridge safety, a state inspector defended his criticism of MnDOT officials and said he was speaking out on behalf of co-workMORE »

Aging: What’s the plan?

By Kari Thurlow, Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance, Minnesota 2020
My three-year old daughter is a bit precocious, and perhaps a little 'type-A.' Since the child could string words together in a sentence, she has started most days asking me, 'Mommy, what’s the plMORE »

Lessons of Katrina: 'You really do need a government'

By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
Right-wing strategist Grover Norquist is famous for saying he wanted to shrink government to the point where "it could be drowned in a bathtub." Little did most folks know that bathtub would be theMORE »

City Council votes to fund 70 percent of NRP phase two

By Anna Pratt, The Bridge
City officials support cornerstone of neighborhood involvement — for now

During a Committee of the Whole meeting on Oct.

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St. Paul City Council Debate: Ward 2

By Mike Wassenaar,
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St. Paul City Council Debate: Ward 5

By Mike Wassenaar,
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SCHIP override fails

By Jeff Fecke, Minnesota Monitor
The House of Representatives narrowly failed to override President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.MORE »

My Minnesota: What the heck are you doing to MY Minnesota?

By Myles Spicer, Minneapolis Labor Review
Well, the bittersweet news is out. Minnesota is no longer in the “Top 10” of tax burdened states. But, I urge you to hold your applause.MORE »

Concern about infrastructure in southeast Minnesota

By Jeff Fecke, Minnesota Monitor
If you've driven on U.S. Highway 52 south of Rochester, you know that our state's infrastructure problems are not limited to bridges in Minneapolis.MORE »

Power plays

By Mary O'Regan and Kari VanDerVeen, Downtown Journal
Officials face challenges holding some organizations accountable for violating city rules.MORE »
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