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Twin Cities mayors gear up for budget battles
With the state facing a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, aid to local governments could again be on the chopping block. The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul join Midmorning to talk about what those cuts could mean, and how they plan to fight them. This show will only be broadcast to Twin Cities metro (KNOW) listeners.
After explosion, Xcel inspecting gas lines in St. Paul
Sewer workers and utility crews looking for mislaid natural gas lines in a St. Paul neighborhood Monday have not found any problems so far.
A former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is at the Capitol Monday telling lawmakers now is not the time to repeal the state's ban on new nuclear power plants.
Minn. Senate DFLers outline $50M jobs plan
DFLers in the Minnesota Senate unveiled a $50 million package of tax incentives Monday aimed at growing jobs.
A University of Minnesota study shows that consuming a lot of soft drinks appears to increase a person's risk of pancreatic cancer.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission is hosting two open houses this week to inform the public about plans for the Twin Cities' airport's long-term future.
Outdoors and conservation groups will ask the legislature to re-define the key concepts in the constitutional amendment dedicating sales tax money to the environment.
Democrats continue their focus on jobs on Monday with another proposal aimed at putting people to work.
A legislative tax panel is set to vote Monday to let state taxpayers deduct donations to Haiti earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring.