Doctor who encouraged wider use of opioid painkillers is having second thoughts
Dr. Russell Portenoy, the New York-based pain-care specialist who helped lead the campaign in the 1990s to make prescription pain medications more widely available, is apparently having second thoughts...
View ArticleKlobuchar, Senate women call for Violence Against Women Act passage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Amy Klobuchar and a group of her fellow women in the Senate have called on the House of Representatives to pass a domestic violence protection bill before Congress recesses at end of...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity dedicates its 2,000th home in Minnesota
The 2,000th Habitat for Humanity home in Minnesota will be dedicated Thursday in St. Louis Park.The nonprofit group says it uses volunteers and donations to build homes at low cost and then sells them...
View ArticleCourt says Minnesota can't pay family members less for health care work
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled unconstitutional a state law that called for lower pay for family members who work as personal care attendants than the amount paid to non-related workers who...
View ArticleMan questioned in Cold Spring killing upset over treatment of apartment
Ryan Larson, the only named suspect in the Nov. 29 shooting death of Cold Spring-Richmond Police Officer Tom Decker, allowed Stephanie Dickrell of the St. Cloud Daily Times to view his Cold Spring...
View ArticleBest Buy's Dunn 'Worst CEO of 2012'
In a Bloomberg Businessweek end-of-the-year piece, Louis Lavelle writes, “Who are the absolute worst chief executives of 2012? Sydney Finkelstein thinks he knows. The longtime professor at Dartmouth...
View ArticleMondale on the filibuster: Mend it, don't end it
Minnesota's own Walter Mondale, the star of the last successful change in the Senate filibuster rule, spoke Tuesday at the U of M's Humphrey School about the current effort to change it again.The use...
View ArticleNRA-endorsed Walz says he's open to new gun laws
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz said Tuesday he would consider supporting stricter gun laws, including a possible assault weapon ban, following last week's school shooting in...
View ArticleGun-permit interest spikes in metro area
You knew this would happen … Sarah Horner and Mara Gottfried of the PiPress report: “Fifteen minutes before the Anoka County sheriff's office closed Monday, Dec. 17, there was a line of residents still...
View ArticleBishops investigating US nuns have poor records on sex abuse cases
VATICAN CITY — From its 17th century palace, the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith monitors compliance with Roman Catholic moral teaching and matters of dogma for the oldest church in...
View ArticleReport scathing of State Department over Benghazi consulate attacks that...
The State Department has come up for harsh criticism in an official report that cites "grossly inadequate" security at America's mission in Benghazi during the Sept. 11 attacks that killed US...
View ArticleDrought's winter toll: Mississippi barges face losses while US blasts river
Even in winter, the severe drought that plagued a great swath of the nation’s agricultural and ranching states this summer is taking a punishing toll on the nation’s economy, with the Mississippi River...
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Expanding sales tax to clothing and services tempts Dayton
When members of the Minnesota Legislature’s new DFL majority convene in January, they will be under immediate pressure from their constituencies to latch onto new sources of state revenue.Not only will...
View ArticleHow would a new US ban on assault rifles work?
How would a ban on semi-automatic assault rifles work? That could well be a big issue in Congress next year in the wake of the tragic Newtown, Conn., school shooting.A military-style assault rifle and...
View ArticleSandy Hook shooting's glare illumines cracks in mental health care
Details about Adam Lanza’s mental health are anecdotal, at best.Unverified news reports have suggested he may have been diagnosed with a personality disorder and/or with Asperger syndrome, a mild form...
View Article'Economically catastrophic' to delay raising debt ceiling, warns top Democrat
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee and the House Democratic leadership's liaison to the budget negotiations between Speaker John Boehner and President...
View ArticlePolitico: Peterson pessimistic on farm bill's prospects this session
WASHINGTON — Rep. Collin Peterson doesn't think Congress will be able to pass a new farm bill before the end of the year."I’ve come to the conclusion that is it’s dead for this session," Peterson told...
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Eagan singer Nicholas David performs ‘Great Balls of Fire’ on 'The Voice'
Eagan soulman Nicholas David Mrozinski finished his long, successful run on NBC's 'The Voice' this week with a performance of Jerry Lee Lewis'"Great Balls of Fire," complete with flaming piano. In the...
View ArticleGov. Dayton offers mid-term assessment of transportation issues
With two years down and two to go in his first term as governor, Mark Dayton's office has been assessing his progress on many fronts; today it's transportation and Internet service, a category they...
View ArticleTwins' signing of pitcher Mike Pelfrey is a discouraging sign
For the past year or so, the Twins have talked repeatedly about getting away from their longtime focus on low-strikeout, low-walk pitchers and add more power arms to the organization.And they put their...
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