News Day

NOT in News Day today News about swine flu, Arlen Specter, the neverending Franken/Coleman saga, or the first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency.MORE »

News Day

News Day: Ellison arrested / Fong Lee inside story / Mpls: From suspended principal to school closings / MN health cuts / more

By Mary Turck, News Day blog

In good company Rep. Keith Ellison was arrested Monday, along with civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis, and others, as they protested at Sudan's embassy in DC.MORE »

News Day: Swine flu / MN taxes / Naked hikers / more

Swine flu: Emergency? Epidemic? Pandemic? A new kind of flu -- H1N1 --has fearmongers topping the headlines everywhere else, so we may as well follow suit.MORE »

News Day: Lightening up in the legislature / Burroughs brouhaha / Union battles / Entenza announces / more

By Mary Turck, News Day blog

A little legislative levity In a day that ran long past midnight, Rep.MORE »

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News Day: Contract or furlough? / Crippling health care / Taking away the children / Comic relief, more

By Mary Turck, News Day blog

Contract or furloughs or both? State workers who are members of AFSCME and MAPE "won't be required to take unpaid furloughs under a tentative two-year contract reached Wednesday with the state,MORE »

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