Education
Minnesota State’s adroit interim move
Alarm bells often sound in and around the academy when a higher education governing board rejects all of the publicly identified finalists for a top ...
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News
Woodbury buyer gives lot of Wetterling’s killer to city; Site will remain empty for a decade
The Woodbury man who demolished the house of Jacob Wetterling’s killer is giving the vacant lot to the city of Annandale, Minnesota. Tim Thone, a developer, ...
by Tribune News Service, Thursday, February 9, 2017 10:45 am
Guest Columns
Do rules about teacher seniority worsen the gap?
Regardless of how a lawsuit over Minnesota’s teacher tenure and layoff laws plays out, the issues it raises are worth a closer look.
by Tribune News Service, Thursday, February 9, 2017 10:35 am
Local Government
Al Franken calls ed secretary DeVos ‘incompetent’
Moments after Betsy DeVos needed a historic tie-breaking vote in the Senate to confirm her as education secretary, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken called the Michigan ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, February 8, 2017 10:15 am
Guest Columns
Others’ opinion: Time to adjust Truth in Taxation procedures
It’s time for a fresh look at a staple of local government operations in Minnesota: Truth in Taxation. The process — in place for nearly three ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:21 am
News
Minneapolis marketers preparing for Super Bowl
Even before they got the Super Bowl handoff this weekend, Twin Cities marketers had started to form plans for the game here next year.
by Tribune News Service, Monday, February 6, 2017 10:13 am
Health
In rural Minn., hospitals balk at tight networks
Rural hospitals are crying foul over health insurance rules that could steer local patients away from their medical centers and toward doctors and hospitals in ...
by Tribune News Service, Monday, February 6, 2017 9:58 am
News
Somali-American family reunited at MSP Airport on Sunday
Mohamed Iye wore a brilliant smile Sunday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. In minutes, he would greet his wife and two young daughters. He ...
by Tribune News Service, Monday, February 6, 2017 9:56 am
News
Dayton’s office gives update on cancer, treatment options
Gov. Mark Dayton is weighing two treatment options -- surgery or radiation -- for the prostate cancer he disclosed last month, his office said Thursday. Dayton, ...
by Tribune News Service, Friday, February 3, 2017 10:40 am
Editorials
Trump needs a full cabinet, and Democratic boycotts are failing
Frustrated as Democrats may be over President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, boycotting confirmation hearings is the wrong tactic. As evidenced by recent events, this is a president ...
by Tribune News Service, Friday, February 3, 2017 9:00 am
RSS General
Soaring prescription prices threaten prison health budgets
One Minnesota prisoner is racking up a $324,000 bill every year for prescription drugs. For another, medications cost $210,000. One hundred prisoners — out of ...
by Tribune News Service, Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:40 am
News
Minnesota suing Trump over ban
The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration over the president’s executive order that temporarily bans refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations ...
by Tribune News Service, Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:31 am
News
Citing Trump, Minneapolis Somali nonprofit rejects $500,000 counterextremism grant
A Minneapolis nonprofit that works with Somali youth is rejecting nearly $500,000 in federal counterextremism funding, citing “an unofficial war on Muslim-Americans” launched by President ...
by Tribune News Service, Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:29 am
Editorials
After sensible move on Keystone, Trump should be cautious on Dakota Access pipeline
Minneapolis Star Tribune Distributed by Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s first week in office included executive orders to revive two controversial pipeline proposals halted during ...
by Tribune News Service, Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:22 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
5-month-old boy dies of head trauma in St. Paul; Teenage baby sitter charged
ST. PAUL — A St. Paul teenager faces murder charges after the infant she was baby-sitting died of injuries suffered while in her care. Tyanna Jabree ...
by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:20 am
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