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Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva (lisa [at] tcdailyplanet [dot] net) is the project manager for the New Normal project at the Twin Cities Daily Planet.

"Government by tantrum?" Minnesotans' concerns over budget cuts

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Many Minnesotans would look at you blankly if you mentioned "fourth-tier income tax brackets.’” Not those who showed up to the Twin Cities Daily Planet’s series of three community conversations o

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Join the conversation! The future of work and jobs in MN

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

The Twin Cities Daily Planet's series, The New Normal: Deciding Community Priorities in a Downsized Economy, tackles a different issue each month.

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Q&A with Nan Madden on the state budget

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Nan Madden is the director of the Minnesota Budget Project at the MN Council of Nonprofits. Staff there have been busy tracking budget proposals at the legislature and figuring out just how these bills would impact Minnesota the communities the council of nonprofits serve.  Here's what she had to say about how deep budget cuts would impact Minnesota.   

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The New Normal in the neighborhoods: Is the sky falling or isn’t it?

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Ariah Fine makes a point at our conversation with the West Broadway Coalition in North Minneapolis.

Meeting at a McDonalds and a bank, an art gallery, and a couple neighborhood councils, we asked participants in the first round of "New Normal" community conversations where their neighborhoods sho

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Join the conversation on the state budget

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

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Northsiders talk about healthy neighborhoods

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

There are hundreds of ways to strengthen neighborhoods, and most of these seemed to come out at a community conversation on Neighborhoods and the New Normal on March 23 on West Broadway in North Mi

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Northeast talks about Neighborhoods and the New Normal

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

On Thursday evening half a dozen people gathered at Altered Esthetics, a cozy art gallery on Quincy Street in Northeast, for a community conversation on Neighborhoods and the New Normal.

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The New Normal in the Neighborhoods: Q&A with St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has a lot on his plate right now. Republicans are pushing for state budget cuts in local government aid to cities, which could drastically affect St. Paul.

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MN Chamber of Commerce takes immigration message on the road

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

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The U.S. Congress has its hands full with foreign affairs and an obstinate recession, so passing comprehensive immigration reform isn't at the top of its to-do list.

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The New Normal on the ground in South Minneapolis: Q&A with Silivia Pérez Sánchez

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva

Silvia Pérez Sánchez is fond of saying that since God has given her the gift of organizing, she'd better do something with it. And that she has. Pérez Sánchez has been gaining momentum in her efforts to organize Latina women in Powderhorn Park and Corcoran neighborhoods in Minneapolis. A resident of Powderhorn Park and a community organizer at Corcoran Neighborhood Organization, she's developed a community garden, turned out Latinos for neighborhood events, and trained women in her Latina women's group, Mujeres en Acción y Poder (Women in Action and Power). Here she talks about safety, youth involvement, beautification and other challenges facing the two neighborhoods.

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