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January 6, 2010 2:46 PM

Transit tax board hoping to meet revenue projections

Transit supporters are warily watching one of the newer sources of transit funding that relies on sales taxes to see if revenue collections this year match projections.

by Dan Olson

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January 6, 2010 2:15 PM

Swanson to continue fight for foreclosure mediation law

Attorney General Lori Swanson is again calling for a statewide mediation process for Minnesotans facing home foreclosure.

by Tim Pugmire

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January 6, 2010 7:33 AM

Hmong community keeps pressure on to help family in Laos

Members of the Hmong community in the Twin Cities are trying to keep pressure on the U.S. government to help recently repatriated Hmong in Laos.

by Toni Randolph

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January 6, 2010 6:45 AM

Principal not disciplined for allowing BB gun in school

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District will not discipline an elementary school principal who allowed a parent to shoot a BB gun in the school gym.

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January 6, 2010 6:29 AM

Pink bag caused brief scare at MSP

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is expected to operate normally again Wednesday after Tuesday's brief bomb scare. The false alarm caused a partial shutdown of the Lindbergh terminal. A bomb-sniffing dog triggered the alert when it called attention to a piece of luggage in the airport's baggage claim area.

by Annie Baxter

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January 5, 2010 7:26 PM

The coming year for Minnesota politics

Our political editor Mike Mulcahy has been surveying the political landscape ahead of us and he talked with Tom Crann about what we can expect in the upcoming political season.

by Tom Crann

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January 5, 2010 7:11 PM

ATC talks with former Northwest Airlines Security chief Douglas Laird

Does the false-alarm that partially shut down Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport represent the "new normal" for airport operations? Tom Crann talked to former Northwest Airlines Security chief Douglas Laird.

by Tom Crann