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Local government aid cuts: Which cities will lose the most?

By Paul Demko | 06.17.09 | 1:35 pm

pawlentyvpGov. Tim Pawlenty wants to cut nearly $200 million from the Local Government Aid program as part of his plan to eliminate the state’s $2.7 billion budget deficit. While…

AM.MN: Slick! A Minnesota oil-spill mystery, just like in the Atlantic Ocean

By Chris Steller | 06.08.09 | 8:30 am

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Just like in the Atlantic Ocean, where an oil slick came not from a downed Air France jet but from who-knows-what, officials in Minnesota want help explaining how 1,000 gallons of diesel got into the Mississippi…

Symbol of decay? Closed Highway 43 bridge featured on new Minnesota postage stamp

By Chris Steller | 06.04.08 | 12:58 am

mn_stampThe Highway 43 bridge over the Mississippi River at Winona, Minn., became the latest symbol of Minnesota’s decaying infrastructure June 3 when the state Department of Transportation ordered it closed for at least six weeks due to…