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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | Forced to move

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Carlos Rivera and Yosenia Rosales with one of three kids. Carlos works seasonally, and Yosenia works regularly. They have friends in the area and don't want to leave. Besides, "For our son with autisim, he knows this area. Everyone watches out for him. If we have to move now, he has to get used to a whole new place."

"We think this is how they do it," said Carlos. "We don't know the laws here."

The email to the editor started with a tale of woe: "A woman came to my front door this morning and asked me if I could rent her the second story of my duplex.  I recognized her as a friend from an apartment on Pillsbury Avenue, just across the alley from my backyard.   I asked her why she is moving.   She answered, 'We are all being kicked out by Mint Properties.'  She was the fifth person to tell me this story."

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North Minneapolis debates location of Hennepin County social services hub

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet

Possible location of North Minneapolis human services hub at 1001 Plymouth. (Photo by Ibrahim Hirsi)

For years, Hennepin County residents traveled to Century Plaza in downtown Minneapolis to see their social workers and case managers for access to government assistance programs.

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Transportation policy bill pedals toward governor's OK

By Jonathan Avise, Session Weekly/Session Daily

New protective measures for bicyclers, the establishment of a position to aid Department of Transportation dispute resolution and a required periodic review of MnDOT-owned property for possible sale are part of an omnibus transportation policy bill that is headed for the governor’s desk.

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Costly campaign messaging could get influx of cash

By Liz Stoever, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Candidates for state office may be allowed to use more funds to get their campaign messages across to the public.

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House gives Legacy bill final stamp of approval

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

First scheduled for floor debate four weeks ago, the House gave the omnibus legacy bill its final stamp of approval Monday afternoon, voting 77-57 to re-pass HF1183*/ SF1051 that would appropriate $496.1 million to fund dozens of arts, parks, trails and natural resources projects during the upcoming biennium.

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Governor, agency heads and other high-ranking officers could get pay increases

By Liz Stoever, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Despite the removal of a 1 percent across-the-board compensation increase for state employees, the governor and other constitutional officers along with agency heads could still get a pay bump in the omnibus state government finance bill.

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House, Senate pass bonding bill for Capitol repairs

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Ongoing renovation to the State Capitol should be able to continue after the Legislature passed a slimmed down capital investment bill Monday.

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Hungering for a driver's license: Effort by undocumented immigrants comes close, but not this year

By Allison Herrera, The Uptake

Almost lost amid last week’s celebrations of the same-sex marriage bill that became law, a handful of Latino activists camped out on the Minnesota State Capitol lawn, hoping to win passage of a Driver’s Licenses for All bill. Some of them were on a hunger strike to prove a point that even undocumented citizens need a drivers license.

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Law allowing day care wokers to unionize passes narrowly after ugly debate

By Allison Herrera, The Uptake

On the final day of the 2013 Legislature — and by the narrowest of margins after hours of fierce debate — the DFL-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill allowing state-subsidized home child-care workers and personal care attendants the right to join a union.

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Jacob Frey gets Minneapolis DFL endorsement for Ward 3 council seat

By Trisha Collopy, KFAI Radio

Minneapolis will elect a new mayor and city council this fall. The mayoral contest is wide open with R.T. Rybak’s decision to not run for office. The city council might see significant changes as well, In the third ward, newcomer Jacob Frey took the DFL endorsement from incumbent Diane Hofstede, who withdrew from the endorsement process but intends to run in the November election.

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