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Burn North High rhetoric ignites call for Samuels to step down

By Staff, Insight News
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North side community leaders called for the resignation of city councilman Don Samuels at a mid-February meeting the New Salem Missionary Baptist Church.MORE »

Veterans on legislative agenda

By Courtney Blanchard, Session Weekly Staff, Minnesota Daily and Session Weekly
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A round-up of news stories from the Minnesota Daily and Session Weekly review some of the many proposals for assistance to veterans, currently under consideration in the Minnesota legislMORE »

Dairy tax credits, bio-fuels considered by House committees

By Staff, Session Weekly
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Tax credit for dairy farmers
Andrew Goldberg grew up on a dairy farm, now owns 73 dairy cows and hopes to expand his operation near Deer Creek.MORE »

MN House committee debates stem cell bill

By Courtney Blanchard, Minnnesota Daily
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A Minnesota House committee heard a bill Wednesday that would establish policy for state-funded embryonic stem cell research. The bill, introduced by campus-area DFL Rep.MORE »

Governor’s address sought middle ground

By Matthew Little, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
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The governor’s State of the State Address is supposed to set the benchmark for the legislative session.MORE »

Watershed trouble in land of lakes

By Nick Busse, Session Weekly
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In the Land of 10,000 Lakes, managing water resources is complicated. “Swiss cheese” is how Rep. Morrie Lanning (R-Moorhead) describes Minnesota’s system of managing its water resources.MORE »

Committee approval given to statewide smoking ban

By staff, Session Weekliy
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Minnesota may become one of 20 states to impose a statewide smoking ban.MORE »

State Senate committee passes renewable electricity standard

By Dan Feidt
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Today marked a milestone in the pursuit of America's renewable energy policy, as I watched the Democratically-controlled State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications <

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Nothing is certain about taxes on University Avenue

By Anne Holzman, Park Bugle
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It may seem obvious to many: With all the talk about light rail along University Avenue, of course taxes are going up and the city should do something about it.MORE »

The new library: Is it a white elephant?

By Wizard Marks, Pulse of the Twin Cities
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It's no secret that the Minneapolis Public Library is in very tough straits: 25 percent of staff laid off, three libraries closed and still not enough money to keep the remaining 12 libraries open forMORE »
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