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    One of Oberstar's worries about health care bill: provision that could hurt state's paper industry

    By Cynthia Dizikes | Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jim Oberstar remains undecided about the health care bill because of a number of separate concerns — including a newly added measure that could hurt Minnesota's paper industry.

    Related: Hoyer: 'Delaying tactics' could stall vote on health reform

    Republican National Convention hosts about to deliver hefty thank-you gift to Minnesotans



    By Joe Kimball | Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

    Nearly $7 million in leftover funds raised by the Minneapolis/St. Paul 2008 Host Committee for last year's national gathering will soon be headed to three local foundations:  the St. Paul Foundation, the Minneapolis Foundation and the Minnesota Community Foundation.

    National tragedy overshadows Bachmann's big D.C. moment

    By Max Sparber | Fri., Nov. 6

    ALSO: Pawlenty ends a bad week by proposing a constitutional amendment; Rybak runs for governor; Ponzi scheme-mania!

    Same subject, but vastly different styles today as Pawlenty, Bakk address Minnesota's economic future

    Analysis by Doug Grow | Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

    It was, in effect, a showdown of "charts versus hearts" today. Gov. Tim Pawlenty called for reining in state spending with a constitutional amendment. Sen. Tom Bakk, one of many DFL candidates for governor, emphasized getting Minnesotans back to work.

    Bachmann leads Capitol rally against health care bill

    By Cynthia Dizikes | Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Days before an expected vote on health care reform in the U.S. House, thousands of protesters descended on the Capitol Thursday to rally around Rep. Michele Bachmann and other GOP lawmakers who have denounced the legislation.

    Related: Skip Humphrey, AARP volunteers endorse reform bill

    Petters tales on parade

    By Brian Lambert | Thurs., Nov. 5

    More tape recordings. PLUS: GOP fundraising and soul-searching; second thoughts on a TV interview, and college "bargains."

    Best hopes, worst fears for health-care reform

    Community-clinics leader would like to see more incentives for patients to improve their health

    By Casey Selix | Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

    Steve Knutson, executive director of the Fremont Community Clinics system, says, "We can have providers do wonderful things and intervene early, but if we don't have a willing patient on the other side of the table we're not going to get to an endpoint."

    Most of Minnesota's stimulus jobs in education, but school officials still worried

    By Cynthia Boyd | Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

    Sixty-three percent of the 11,852 jobs created or saved in Minnesota by federal stimulus money are in education, mostly in K-12, which tallies a total of 7,380 jobs. Still, recipients of the federal money can't shake off a scary truth: Now they have it.  All too soon they won't.

    Business Agenda: U of M piling up stimulus funds with $211M so far by Brad Allen

    Fresh from Tuesday's narrow victory, St. Paul's IRV faces court challenge over disputed endorsements

    By Joe Kimball | Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

    The hotly contested measure passed 17, 083 to 15,486 — about 52.4 percent support — but the margin is closer than it might seem, because the law requires approval of 51 percent of those voting to pass a charter amendment.

    Yawn! Most ignore elections

    By Brian Lambert | Wed., Nov. 4

    PLUS: Petters mysteries, Hecker finances and a light-rail decision.

    With Minneapolis IRV debut, Rybak easily triumphs, but system complicates council races like Samuels'

    By Doug Grow | Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

    On a night when Instant Runoff Voting was the city's big new political development, it's appropriate that being mayor is only R.T. Rybak's second choice of jobs. It's expected that soon he'll go after his first-choice position, governor. Some other city races remain in doubt.

    David Brauer: Strib, PiPress political endorsement scorecard

    11/03/09: This week's Minnesota news from other media

    By MinnPost staff

    Election Day in Minneapolis

    By Max Sparber | Tues., Nov. 3

    Two mayoral debates on MPR: Papa John Kolstad v. R.T. Rybak and Eva Ng v. Chris Coleman. PLUS: A rift in the Republican Party?

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    Behind the numbers: Minnesotans finding ways to cope with tough times



    Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    For many months, retail reports, financial statistics and monthly jobless updates have relentlessly driven home to all of us the bleak state of the national and regional economy. In an effort to personalize some of those numbers, we asked MinnPost interns Wilt Hodges, Emily Ness and Joey Peters to profile how several Minnesotans are coping with tough times.

    · Weddings still need planners, but couples' budgets have tightened
    · In tough times, one-man construction shop find ways to survive
    · Marinas are always on Minnesota resort-goers' priority list
    · Many new lawyers are finding job search a real trial

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    Weddings still need planners, but couples' budgets have tightened

    By Emily Ness | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    Couples are trying to save money these days, but they're still hiring wedding planners to organize their budgets and help them find the most efficient ways to pay for the big day.

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