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McCollum: Nonprofit workers should get health reform benefits, too

By Andy Birkey | 10.23.09 | 1:06 pm

Rep. Betty McCollum is spearheading an effort to get nonprofit employees included in the health reform benefits being planned for small businesses. She has penned a letter to congressional leaders urging them to consider nonprofits on a level playing field…

Off committee, Coleman avoids Census chat with Bachmann

By Chris Steller | 07.27.09 | 12:01 pm

coleman-bachmannNorm Coleman used to sit on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, which oversees the U.S. Census Bureau. But now that he’s out of the U.S. Senate, he won’t have to worry about turning a corner…

Shop Local? Small Businesses Struggle With Traffic Near I-35W Bridge Collapse

By Dan Haugen | 11.20.07 | 8:06 am

Any afternoon rush hour, Gwen Engelbert can look out the front window and see traffic cops wildly waving drivers past her E. Hennepin Avenue boutique.

bridge-bizThe patrols are needed to help manage a…