Elizabeth Dunbar Feature Archive

Minnesota conservation groups, farmers and researchers joined a Louisiana-based group on Thursday to discuss threats to the Mississippi River and ways to overcome them. (01/17/2013)
The American Lung Association will release Wednesday its an annual report that tracks policies related to tobacco and tobacco prevention. (The Daily Circuit, 01/15/2013)
Debt buyers would have to supply more evidence when filing claims against Minnesota consumers under legislation being introduced this week, Attorney General Lori Swanson said Monday. (01/14/2013)
The two groups representing real estate agents in the Twin Cities on Friday said they expect home prices will improve by 8 to 12 percent in 2013. (01/11/2013)
A spike in flu cases in Minnesota has some questioning whether employers should be required to offer their workers paid sick time. (01/10/2013)
Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis will host the event again this year, and organizers say they have the 12 inches of ice needed. (01/10/2013)
Minnesota lawmakers gathered Wednesday to push legislation at both the state and federal levels aimed at protecting vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. (01/09/2013)
Some Minnesota environmental groups are urging state regulators to prevent more crude oil from being transported through the state. (01/08/2013)
Metro Transit workers voted Monday to approve a new three-year contract. (01/07/2013)
Union leaders say proposed contract gives workers a 2 percent raise in each of the next three years. Health benefits remain the same. (01/07/2013)
As the the NHL lockout drags into it's fourth month, a Minnesota legislator is planning to hold a hearing about the economic impact the lockout is having. (The Daily Circuit, 01/04/2013)
New preliminary statistics released by the Minnesota Department of Health show there were 226 people hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza. An additional two deaths were reported, bringing total deaths for the season to four. (01/04/2013)
Traffic deaths in 2012 increased slightly -- the first time in a decade -- according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. (01/03/2013)
We'll talk with a mediator about the meetings scheduled today between management and locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Will mediators be able to break the impasse? (The Daily Circuit, 01/02/2013)
The new organization will go by the name HealthPartners, but the hospitals and clinics that are part of the system will keep their current names. (01/02/2013)