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Pawlenty accused of “class warfare”

By James Sanna , TC Daily Planet

As a bill to help homeowners in foreclosure reaches the desk of Governor Tim Pawlenty, many doubt the bill will make it into law. Governor Pawlenty has repeatedly said he will veto the Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act because, according to his spokesperson, “it would negatively impact the credit market for the approximately 98 percent of homeowners not in foreclosure.” MORE »

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Mississippi Watershed group retools grants program, hopes to reach diverse communities

By Paul Purman , TC Daily Planet

A Twin Cities watershed organization has a quarter million dollars of grant money to divvy up over the next few months, and they’re hoping groups that have traditionally not applied for funding will show up for an information meeting on Monday, September 8.

“Look at the demographics of our watershed,” explains Jenny Winkelman, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), which covers portions of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony. “We have a huge audience we’re trying to reach, many of them fairly recent immigrant communities, such as the Hmong and Somali communities. Most traditional watershed materials are produced for a literate, English-speaking audience and may miss important populations.” MORE »