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January 23, 2013 9:26 AM

Minneapolis misinterpreted; General Mills mystified

General Mills says it doesn't know where Minneapolis got the idea the company wanted to keep a $10,000 gift to the city anonymous.

by Curtis Gilbert

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January 23, 2013 1:00 AM

A court will consider whether homeowners have the right to rent out their property

Winona's limit on rental housing places a heavy burden on people who are unable to sell their homes.

by Katelynn McBride

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January 22, 2013 11:00 PM

What do you think of Gov. Dayton’s budget proposal?

Gov. Mark Dayton yesterday unveiled a budget plan that calls for lower sales taxes on a wider range of goods and services, higher cigarette taxes and higher income taxes on Minnesota’s top earners. His plan also calls for higher spending, with much of the increase going to education. Today’s Question: What do you think of…

by Eric Ringham

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January 22, 2013 6:43 PM

Q & A: Local government aid, property tax changes in Dayton's budget proposal

Among the proposals in Gov. Mark Dayton's budget plan are of number of changes to the state's local government aid formula and local governments' collection of property tax.

by Tom Crann

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January 22, 2013 5:12 PM

Baby pulled from Minn. lake dies

An infant girl has died after being pulled from her family's submerged sport utility vehicle in Lake Minnetonka last Friday.

by Nancy Lebens

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January 22, 2013 10:28 AM

Minneapolis reveals General Mills’ support of gun summit

Minneapolis disclosed it received a $10,000 donation from General Mills, after MPR News questioned why the contribution was listed as "anonymous".

by Curtis Gilbert

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January 22, 2013 9:46 AM

Modest broadband goals get more modest in Dayton budget

Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget includes $500,000 for broadband development over two years, but no money for fiber incentives and computers for schools and libraries as proposed by a task force last month.

by Dave Peters

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January 22, 2013 5:00 AM

At the root, liberals and conservatives share a selfish impulse

Both groups are striving to improve the worlds in which they live.

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January 21, 2013 11:00 PM

What’s your advice for President Obama as he begins his second term?

President Obama has begun his second term in office. Today’s Question: What’s your advice for President Obama as he begins his second term?

by Eric Ringham

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January 20, 2013 11:00 PM

If he were alive today, what issues would Martin Luther King be working on?

During his lifetime, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. pursued the struggle for civil rights via a number of different issues and causes. Today’s Question: If he were alive today, what issues would Martin Luther King be working on?

by Eric Ringham

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