Michael Wentzell named to judgeship in Carver County
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Michael Wentzell to a vacant judgeship in Carver County, replacing Judge Phillip Kanning, who retired earlier this year.Wentzell, currently the chief deputy Carver County...
View ArticleMinneapolis’ billion-dollar budget increases street repairs, reorganizes city...
A $1.085 billion city budget that increases road work and reorganizes a major department was approved unanimously Wednesday by the Minneapolis City Council, with Mayor R.T. Rybak there in the role of...
View ArticleHouse Republicans elect whip and five assistant minority leaders
New state House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt has announced the election of additional leaders in the Republican caucus.State Rep. Tim Sanders of Blaine is the new minority caucus whip. The whip's job is...
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'A John Waters Christmas' monologue; 'Catch Me If You Can' at the Orpheum
millcitynights.comFriday, December 14Naughty but NiceWHAT:A John Waters ChristmasWHERE: Mill City Nights, MinneapolisWHEN: 6:30 p.m.At a surprisingly early hour — cocktail hour, perhaps — John Waters...
View ArticleLatest Gov. Dayton mid-term report reviews community initiatives
Gov. Mark Dayton's self-assessment of his progress halfway through his first term continues with a look at community programs.Earlier this week, his office released checklists on health, education and...
View ArticleNBC/WSJ Poll: Nationwide majority now favors legalizing same-sex marriage
"Do you favor or oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to enter into same-sex marriages?"In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll just out this morning, 51 percent said "favor," 40 percent said "oppose."...
View ArticleDems give Walz campaign committee leadership spot
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tim Walz will head Democrats' 2014 effort to re-elect House incumbents who hold seats seen as politically challenging to the party.Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman...
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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak talks 'fiscal cliff' on MSNBC's Jansing & Co.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak recently participated in a conference call of U.S. mayors with President Barack Obama. Rybak was among three mayors who were given the opportunity to ask the president a...
View ArticleGOP leader 'nervous' about new MnDOT Commissioner Zelle's tax comments
Gov. Mark Dayton's appointment Wednesday of Charlie Zelle as state Transportation commissioner has state Republicans a little nervous.Zelle heads his family business, Jefferson Lines, a regional bus...
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Analysts are negative on Best Buy deal
There is, of course, an irony in Bank of America calling anyone else an “underperformer.” But in the Wall Street Journal, David Benoit writes: “Takeover rumors typically work as a stock booster but the...
View ArticleSt. Paul budget keeps spending flat but includes $1 million for troubled...
St. Paul's budget for 2013 was finalized this week, with about $501 million to be spent on city services, about the same as this year.The council and Mayor Chris Coleman have been negotiating the final...
View ArticleCommittee approves Franken's location privacy bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday signed off on a technology privacy bill introduced by Sen. Al Franken while also acknowledging it won’t see final Senate passage until sometime...
View ArticleObama: No delay for medical device tax
WASHINGTON — President Obama has rebuffed a call from Senate Democrats to delay a tax increase on medical device manufacturers.WCCO interviewed Obama at the White House on Thursday and asked if he...
View ArticleWhy Israeli settlements debate is heating up again
Palestinians seek a state in the West Bank and Gaza with a capital in East Jerusalem, which together represent about 22 percent of historical Palestine. Israel captured those areas in the 1967 war with...
View ArticleMysteries swirl around North Korea's satellite launch
US and South Korean officials appear to disagree on one detail of the North Korean satellite that has nothing to do with any difference over what to do about it.No sooner had major American television...
View ArticleEuropean rights court takes CIA to task on rendition in landmark ruling
The European Court of Human Rights made history Thursday by ruling in favor of a Lebanese national who said he was tortured by a CIA rendition team partnered with Macedonia. The decision marked a legal...
View ArticleWhy Susan Rice withdrew her name as secretary of State
Ambassador Susan Rice stunned Washington Thursday afternoon by withdrawing her name for consideration as secretary of State. President Obama accepted her decision.Currently the US envoy to the United...
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Casinos influencing Indian culture — in a good way
Last of five installments. You can read the whole series here.Sharon Schmickle and I began this project with a Big Question: Have casinos improved the lives of those living on Minnesota’s Indian...
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'Nutcracker' sans orchestra; get ready for 'Downton' No. 3
Loyce Houlton’s “Nutcracker Fantasy” pirouettes into the Cowles tonight – without live music.As Kristin Tillotson reports for the Strib, that wasn’t the plan; the Minnesota Dance Theatre's...
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Minnesota task force finalizes plan for implementing federal health care reform
Lucinda JessonA Dayton administration task force has finalized its recommendations for implementing federal health care reform and lowering Minnesota’s increasing health care costs.The key goal, as...
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