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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Republicans are striking some familiar themes for reshaping state government – and adding a few new ones to push in a legislative session that begins next week. Leaders of …
19 Jan 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – University of Minnesota Regent Steve Sviggum says he consulted with the board chairwoman and a school lawyer to go over conflict of interest rules before he accepted a high-paid position …
19 Jan 12
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued a debt collection agency on Thursday, saying it failed to protect the confidentiality of health care records for thousands of state residents and did not reveal the extent of its involvement in their health care.
19 Jan 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s unemployment rate continued to move downward in December to a rate of 5.7 percent. State officials say it’s now lower than at any time since the September 2008 financial …
19 Jan 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Big Ten campuses in Wisconsin and Minnesota, along with four other major universities, will experiment with buying electronic textbooks in bulk. The universities will pool their buying power and negotiate discounted …
19 Jan 12
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) – A 19-year-old Burnsville man is charged with forcing his pregnant girlfriend into prostitution. The woman was arrested at a Burnsville motel by an undercover officer Jan. 11. She told investigators her …
19 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Bitter cold settles into Minnesota and Wisconsin with temperatures expected to stay below zero Thursday in many regions. Some schools delayed classes 2 hours because of the bitter cold, including those in …
19 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A pro-abortion rights group says state-supported pregnancy centers in Minnesota are offering inaccurate information about the procedure and its health risks. NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota says it conducted its own undercover investigation by …
19 Jan 12
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