Pawlenty requests preemptive federal flood aid from Obama
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.areavoices.comGov. Tim Pawlenty has sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a declaration of emergency before spring flooding hits communities in western and southern Minnesota, many still recovering from last years floods.
Montevideo prepares for expected flooding
Published: 03/10/2010 Source: wcco.comNWS forecasts major flooding along Minnesota's rivers
Published: 03/05/2010 Source: www.startribune.com
Latest bonding bill's survival could hinge on funding for sex-offender facility
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.startribune.comDFL legislators have a new plan to borrow $1 billion for building projects around the state. This time, Democrats included some – but not all – the money Gov. Pawlenty wants to spend to expand a state facility for sex offenders at Moose Lake.
Rep. Howes: New bonding bill headed to veto
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.areavoices.comBonding conference committee will meet tonight to sweeten Moose Lake dollars
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: politicsinminnesota.comPawlenty's Moose Lake plan a 'Cadillac?'
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: minnesota.publicradio.orgThe latest bonding bill to the floor
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.house.leg.state.mn.us
Distressed Northfield man sets two fires, damaging city hall
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.startribune.comA Northfield man set his home ablaze early Tuesday morning and minutes later started a second fire in his van parked in front of city hall. Two city vehicles were damaged as well as parts of the city hall.
BCA seeking suspect in Moorhead apartment fire deaths
Published: 02/25/2010 Source: wcco.com
Redesign or cut? State to revamp mental-health care on $17 million less
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: minnesota.publicradio.orgThe Minnesota Department of Human Services calls it a redesign of how the state delivers mental-health services, while critics call it a $17 million cut. Two treatment facilities and at least 200 workers would be eliminated.
MN Human Services Commissioner estimates $40 million could be saved with plan
Source: www.inforum.comPawlenty proposes deep cuts to balance state budget
Published: 02/15/2010 Source: www.startribune.comDept. of Human Services out $30M for failed health software, sued by ex-contractor
Source: www.sctimes.com
GM set to reinstate 20 Minnesota dealerships
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.kare11.comTwenty Minnesota General Motors dealerships slated to have their franchise agreements expire in October have been reinstated. Another fifteen dealers didn't get the second chance they were hoping for.
Minnesota GM, Chrysler dealerships appeal closures
Published: 01/27/2010 Source: www.twincities.com
Survey: Help-wanted signs at 15 percent of state's employers
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.bizjournals.comFifteen percent of employers in Minnesota plan to hire workers in the second quarter of the year, according a survey by Manpower Inc. Two percent say they'll cut back on payrolls.
More workers being recalled to Hibbing taconite plant
Published: 03/03/2010 Source: wcco.comUnemployment continues to hover around 10%
Published: 03/05/2010 Source: minnesota.publicradio.orgMinnesota employers making fewer layoff announcements
Published: 03/04/2010 Source: www.minnpost.comJob search tip : job hunting strategies for the "mature” worker
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Klobuchar to follow Clintons, Obama at Virginia party event
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.minnpost.comShe's been building her reputation as an entertaining speaker in Washington, D.C. circles for more than a year. Now U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is booked for an annual political event in Virginia where President Obama and Hillary and Bill Clinton last spoke.
Klobuchar gets the laughs at National Press Club event
Published: 02/01/2010 Source: www.startribune.comHer Washington Press Club laff-riot suggests Klobuchar has 12 ex-boyfriend donors
Published: 02/05/2009 Source: minnesotaindependent.comKlobuchar and the coming SCOTUS vacancy
Published: 02/24/2010 Source: www.minnpost.comFlorida cash trip on the docket for Pawlenty
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.startribune.com
Agents unraveling massive fraud, identity theft ring
Published: 03/09/2010 Source: www.startribune.comA joint state and federal task force is in the process of unraveling what's believed to be one of the largest identity-theft rings in the country. The sprawling organization may be responsible for up to 40 percent of check fraud in the Twin Cities.
Solving Identity Theft Will Require Focus on Detecting Fraudulent Transactions
Published: 01/22/2007 Source: www.schneier.comMortgage Assistant Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft
Published: 01/29/2010 Source: wcco.comTitle insurer, collection agencies charged with stealing personal information
Published: 11/25/2009 Source: www.state.mn.us
Capitol needs security upgrade state can't afford
Published: 03/08/2010 Source: wcco.comA year after the state auditor reported that Minnesota's Capitol is lacking even some basic security, there's no plan – and no money – for an upgrade. One legislator worries that "sooner or later something is going to happen here."
Audit: Capitol security inadequate
Published: 05/13/2009 Source: minnesota.publicradio.orgDFL's Sertich fears "www.anybody.com walking through the door"
Published: 02/24/2009 Source: minnesotaindependent.comFull-Body scanners coming to Minneapolis-St. Paul airport
Published: 02/10/2010 Source: www.startribune.comJob search tip: customizing cover letters (video)
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