Minnesota legislators organize volunteer stint at homeless shelter
A group of elected state representatives from both parties will volunteer Tuesday at the Higher Ground Shelter in Minneapolis.State Reps. John Ward (DFL-Baxter), Jenifer Loon (R-Eden Prairie) have...
View ArticleHennepin County to host bike-plan open houses May 7-8
It may be hard to think about hopping on a bicycle in the midst of a monsoon, but the rain will end, and it might be a relief to attend an open house on Hennepin County's updated bike plan Wednesday,...
View ArticleU environmental director Foley to leave for California
Jon Foley, who's been director of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, is leaving for the west coast.Foley will start in August as executive director of the California Academy of...
View ArticleByron Smith refuses to testify in burglar-killer trial; defense rests
Byron Smith will take his chances without speaking in his own defense.David Unze’s story for the St. Cloud Times says, “The defense has rested its case in the Byron Smith murder trial without calling...
View ArticleCravaack promotes Honour and endorses Dahlberg on trip through his old district
WASHINGTON — Chip Cravaack may have left Minnesota, but the issues and politics of the district he used to represent in the U.S. House are still on his mind.Cravaack, a Republican, was travelling...
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Twins' World Series trophies should be more accessible to fans
CC/Flickr/Eric KilbyTo see the Twins' World Series trophies at Target Field, you need access to the ultra-exclusive Thomson Reuters Champions Club.The Twins World Series Championship teams of 1987 and...
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Do we hate Comcast so much we'll miss them when they leave?
Service could only get … [fill in the blank]. The AP says, “Comcast customers in Minnesota would get a new cable company as part of a national three-company deal being proposed to push through...
View ArticleAt least 4 percent of those sent to death row in US are innocent, researchers...
At least four percent of death sentences in the US send an innocent person to death row, according to new research published Monday in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of...
View ArticleWhy Christian leaders put aside differences to push immigration reform
TUCSON, Arizona. — Two weeks ago, the Rev. Luis Cortés stood outside the White House after he and other faith leaders came to town to talk about immigration reform.Tuesday morning, the same scene will...
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Toth blends a little black humor with a lot of love in her new memoir
No one likes to think about it, much less talk about it, but chances are good that we’ll end our lives helpless and under the complete care of someone else. We just have to hope that person is someone...
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Minneapolis about to sell historic Hollywood Theater for $1
The last picture show at the Hollywood Theater in northeast Minneapolis took place 27 years ago. The building has been empty, but not forgotten, since then.“I was there at one of the last shows, I saw...
View ArticleTony Cornish OK with taking guns away? And the NRA is silent?
There was one of those wildly unexpected moments in the state Capitol back room Monday.About 14 members of Protect Minnesota, an organization calling for more gun control regulations, gathered to...
View ArticleTaylor's Star Tribune purchase triggers newsroom buyouts
Glen Taylor’s purchase of the Star Tribune next month may bring about the departures of about 20 employees, according to several Star Tribune newsroom veterans.It’s not the prospect of working for...
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'Magic Flute' is record-breaker; Art in Bloom to open
The numbers are in for “The Magic Flute,” which ended the Minnesota Opera’s 2013-14 season on Sunday. The most successful show in the opera’s history — a new staging created by Komische Oper Berlin and...
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Forum input: 'Thrive 2040' plan must specifically reduce poverty concentration
How can our metropolitan area close the gap between rich and poor — or, at least between the poor and the other 90 percent?One way is to stop stuffing low-income housing into low-income areas that...
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More lawmaker tweets? Legislators may liberalize Open Meeting Law
Can government officials have discussions on Facebook or Twitter without breaking laws requiring public hearings?Faced with social networking’s ubiquity, the Minnesota Legislature is discussing whether...
View ArticleWe need more effective services to cut juvenile-justice system's recidivism rate
Bills have been passed on the minimum wage, bullying and health care, but what about a bill to have more effective programs to help stop juvenile delinquents from continuously going through the...
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Five reasons it’s okay to just say 'no' to checkout charities
Wry Wing Politics CC/Flickr/I-5 Design & Manufacture/Bob Brown/Eye Expression PhotographyThe checkout solicitations constitute free advertising and fundraising services delivered at a very...
View ArticleMnDOT saves $50 million on bridges, redirects money to freeways
State officials say they've squeezed a few dollars out of two major bridge projects — $50 million, actually — and will now use the money to make repairs on two interstates.The money was "found" in...
View ArticlePrimary polls open until 8 p.m. in Hennepin Commissioner election
Early reports say there are no lines at the polling places for today's primary election in the Hennepin County Commissioner District 3 race.Six candidates are in the running for the seat vacated by...
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