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Twin Cities News

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Exit interview with Met Council's Peter Bell

Exit interview with Met Council's Peter Bell

In the eight years that Peter Bell has run the Metropolitan Council, the metro area has seen the beginning of a light rail network, the creation of commuter rail, and a shift from car-focused planning to an emphasis on transit. Midmorning looks back on the chairman's career and the future of metro area transit.
by Peter Bell

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St. Paul students will make up snow days; Mpls not sure yet

Officials in the Minneapolis school district have not yet determined whether they'll make up this week's two snow days, but St. Paul's school superintendent says she intends to.
by Tom Weber

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Snowstorm brings winners and losers

Snowstorm brings winners and losers

As the Twin Cities shovel their way out of the weekend's historic blizzard, there are some clear winners and losers. The losers include cities, businesses, and landlords whose budgets are strained by the cost of all that snow to plow. The winners are businesses that are thriving on the area's fifth-largest snowfall.
by Laura Yuen

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Hennepin County adopts lean budget

Hennepin County has cut its budget for the second year in a row. The county board approved its 2011 budget of $1.6 billion at its Tuesday meeting. That's about 5 percent less than the 2010 budget.
by Dan Olson

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Minneapolis, St. Paul schools closed Tuesday

Public schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul will remain closed for another day, in the wake of the massive snowstorm that hit the region over the weekend.
by Melanie Sommer

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2 dead in Mpls house fire

Two people are dead in a Minneapolis house fire after the first fire truck on its way to the scene got stuck in the snow.

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Metrodome roof collapses

The roof of the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis has apparently collapsed. Witnesses say the roof is no longer visible above the dome's concrete bowl.
by Tim Nelson

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Feds give Minneapolis schools funds to help Indian students

The Minneapolis School District is getting more than $1 million from the federal government to create a mentoring program aimed at American Indian students.
by Tom Weber

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Mpls. hears plan to reduce property tax increase

The plan would cut $6.1 million from Mayor R.T. Rybak's 2011 budget proposal, which would reduce the property tax levy increase from the 6.5 percent proposed by the mayor down to 4.7 percent.
by Brandt Williams

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