The Big Story Blog Archives

2012.06.28: First Person: The cardiologist
2012.06.28: Minnesota officials divided on effects of Court decision
2012.06.28: First Person: Lifelong health needs and coverage
2012.06.28: First Person: The clinic volunteer
2012.06.28: HealthPartners: Tweaks still needed on Affordable Care Act
2012.06.28: First Person: Affordable Care act and the young adult
2012.06.28: First person: An employer's perspective
2012.06.28: Health care ruling 'essential step' for addicted: Hazelden
2012.06.28: Video: Obama, Republicans on Supreme Court decision
2012.06.28: LIVE: SCOTUS health care ruling on The Daily Circuit
2012.06.22: MN to extend tax deadlines for flood-hit businesses
2012.06.22: Small towns in flood's path focus on recovery
2012.06.22: No flood insurance means trouble for renters, homeowners, businesses
2012.06.22: Water recedes in Moose Lake but worries remain
2012.06.22: Damage to county roads may top $25 million
2012.06.22: I-35 open through Duluth; other roads still closed
2012.06.22: Barnum 'completely evacuated'
2012.06.22: Flood pressures ease in Moose Lake
2012.06.22: St. Louis River vs. Niagara Falls
2012.06.22: Coast Guard rescuing people in NE Minnesota floods
2012.06.22: Latest flooding stories from around Minnesota
2012.06.22: State ag officials: Don't eat flood area fruits, veggies
2012.06.22: Little hope for homeowners without flood insurance
2012.06.21: Thursday 6/21/2012
Duluth flood: What happened?
2012.06.21: Feisty's doing fine
2012.06.21: I-35 southbound from Duluth is re-opened
2012.06.21: Duluth area flooding runoff from space
2012.06.21: Floods drive Willow River evacuation; Moose Lake an 'island'
2012.06.21: Tough sell for Duluth tourism?
2012.06.21: How much rain, where? Here's a map
2012.06.21: Flooding strands state park campers
2012.06.21: Moose Lake bridge closes, town declares emergency
2012.06.21: Duluth flood: Jay Cooke State Park swinging bridge
2012.06.21: Duluth flood: What some news coverage is missing
2012.06.21: Around Duluth: City digs out, dries out and charts way forward
2012.06.21: Duluth flood: It's record-setting
2012.06.06: Wisconsin recall vote: Nuggets from the exit polls
2012.06.06: Seven ways Walker's win may matter outside Wisconsin
2012.06.06: Walker victory: The map
2012.06.06: Will Walker's victory alter U.S. political landscape?
2012.06.06: Wednesday 6/06/2012
Scott Walker, politics and the future
2012.05.22: Live blog: Minneapolis tornado one year later
2012.05.14: Old-school approach proved Schulze's undoing
2012.05.14: Market likes Best Buy probe, changes
2012.05.14: Fallen Best Buy CEO gets $6.6 million exit package
2012.05.14: Best Buy probe points a finger at Schulze
2012.05.14: Monday 5/14/2012
What's Best Buy's future?
2012.04.10: The future of big box retail on The Daily Circuit
2012.04.10: Best Buy stock takes it on the chin
2012.04.10: Paper: Conduct questions led to Best Buy CEO exit
2012.04.10: Why Best Buy CEO 'had to quit'
2012.04.10: A quick look at Best Buy's interim CEO
2012.04.10: Best Buy stock tells the story
2012.04.10: LIVE: Best Buy and the future of big box retail
2012.04.10: Will leadership change turn around Best Buy?
2012.04.10: Friday 4/10/2012
What's Best Buy's future?
2012.03.26: Coming Tuesday: Can Congress make me buy insurance?
2012.03.26: Is it OK to call it Obamacare?
2012.03.26: Get your transcript of morning health care arguments!
2012.03.26: New poll: 47 percent disapprove of health care law
2012.03.26: Good reads today on health care act, Supreme Court
2012.03.26: Live: Health care reform on The Daily Circuit
2012.03.26: Constitutional showdown begins on Obama health plan
2012.03.26: Monday 3/26/2012
Health care and the Constitution
2012.03.26: Thursday 3/01/2012
Obama health plan and the Constitution
2012.03.01: Can pull tabs really deliver for Vikings stadium?
2012.03.01: Digging into the Vikings stadium detail
2012.03.01: Comparing financing deals on the newest NFL stadiums
2012.03.01: Vikes plan vs Lucas Oil Stadium: Best public deal?
2012.03.01: Understand the Vikes stadium deal in one document
2012.03.01: LIVE: Vikings stadium deal announcement
2012.03.01: An end game, finally, in the Vikings stadium debate?
2012.03.01: Thursday 3/01/2012
Accord reached on plan for new Vikings stadium
2012.02.29: Duluth blizzard warning extended to 8 p.m.
2012.02.29: Minneapolis says no snow emergency tonight
2012.02.29: Busy day for State Patrol -- with photos
2012.02.29: Snow postpones Hibbing, Duluth Marshall hockey
2012.02.29: Central MN road conditions improving, MnDOT says
2012.02.29: Move cars! St. Paul calls 9 p.m. snow emergency
2012.02.29: MN closes Aitkin, Pine, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake offices
2012.02.29: Maps show power outages up north
2012.02.29: Duluth closes non-essential city offices
2012.02.29: Across Minnesota, the storm is the story
2012.02.29: State Patrol: No serious crashes yet from snow, ice
2012.02.29: Tough day for squirrels? More photos from Duluth
2012.02.29: How bad in Duluth? Here's a picture
2012.02.29: Duluth getting pounded
2012.02.29: Ice buildup cuts power to thousands in Twin Cities area
2012.02.29: Snow making for difficult driving in Duluth
2012.02.29: A hit and miss storm across the state
2012.02.29: What's it like where you are?
2012.02.29: Huttner weather update at 7:48 am
2012.02.29: Nearly 20,000 without power after storm
2012.02.29: The stormy view from Fargo-Moorhead
2012.02.29: MnDOT advises no travel in parts of north central MN
2012.02.29: Storm leads to many crashes, traffic snarls
2012.02.29: Send us your storm photos
2012.02.29: Huttner on current conditions
2012.02.29: Many schools delayed or closed across state
2012.02.29: Wednesday 2/29/2012
Finally, a winter storm
2012.02.23: Teaching in their field?
2012.02.23: What is good teaching?
2012.02.23: How teachers see the seniority / layoff system
2012.02.23: Could you do the math on a teacher licensing test?
2012.02.23: Good reads on teachers, schools, training
2012.02.23: For teachers, a sudden spotlight on seniority, training
2012.02.23: Thursday 2/23/2012
Teaching put to the test
2012.02.21: Court pairs 30 incumbents in the Minnesota House
2012.02.21: Side-by-sides of the new congressional districts
2012.02.21: 16 incumbents paired in MN Senate; 8 open seats
2012.02.21: Compare old, new congressional districts
2012.02.21: A quick look at Minnesota legislative boundaries
2012.02.21: Here are the redistricting maps and final orders
2012.02.21: AP: Bachmann plans to seek old 6th District seat
2012.02.21: Redistricting map sets up Bachmann vs McCollum
2012.02.21: Congressional Redistricting map is in
2012.02.21: GOP poised to benefit from redistricting?
2012.02.21: Latest stories, insights on Minnesota redistricting
2012.02.21: First look today at maps redrawing Minnesota politics
2012.02.21: Tuesday 2/21/2012
Redistricting's moment of truth
2012.02.15: LIVE BLOG: The State of the State
2012.02.15: Lots of ways to catch tonight's State of the State
2012.02.15: State of the State: What readers want to hear
2012.02.15: Dayton to call for bipartisan jobs deal in address?
2012.02.15: Dayton's last chance to unite with GOP?
2012.02.15: State of the State: Will 2012 beat 2011?
2012.02.15: Wednesday 2/15/2012
The State of the State is...
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: Make that two for Santorum
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: Best of the Twitterverse
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: Voters' views
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: 9 p.m. returns update
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: A snapshot from the DFL caucuses
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: Where we stand an hour in
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: First impressions from the field
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: Ready, set...go!
2012.02.07: MN Caucuses: Santorum campaigns in Blaine
2012.02.07: As caucuses near, Minnesotans sound off on election
2012.02.07: Minnesota steps into media-political spotlight
2012.02.07: GOP hopefuls eye Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri contests
2012.02.07: Tuesday 2/7/2012
Minnesota caucuses take center stage
2012.02.01: Romney whacks Obama; doesn't mention MN caucuses
2012.02.01: Romney "glitter bombed" at Eagan event
2012.02.01: Romney: Poorest have safety net; focus on middle class
2012.02.01: MN GOP chair: Republicans energized for caucus vote
2012.02.01: How Romney did in Minnesota in 2008
2012.02.01: GOP presidential politics puts Minnesota in spotlight
2012.02.01: Romney seeks momentum in Minnesota
2012.02.01: Thursday 2/1/2012
Romney on the move
2012.01.26: Four points on a proposed wolf hunting season
2012.01.26: How do Minnesota hunters view proposed wolf hunt?
2012.01.26: Wolves, wolf hunt stories from around Minnesota
2012.01.26: Conservative wolf hunt best, witnesses tell lawmakers
2012.01.26: Rules of engagement on the gray wolf?
2012.01.26: Questions and answers about the gray wolf
2012.01.26: DNR details planned Minnesota wolf hunt
2012.01.26: Thursday 1/26/2012
Hunting the gray wolf?
2012.01.24: Fun time's over: Senators fight over staff budget cuts
2012.01.24: Dayton: Metrodome can work for Vikes; wants stadium vote
2012.01.24: Signs of progress on a Vikings stadium bill?
2012.01.24: Senate GOP leader sees photo ID, tax fix votes likely
2012.01.24: Prepping for the noon gavel at the Minnesota legislature
2012.01.24: Four issues to watch in the 2012 Minnesota legislature
2012.01.24: What will Minnesota's 2012 Legislature deliver?
2012.01.24: Tuesday 1/24/2012
Minnesota's legislative season begins
2012.01.19: After five brutal years, bright spots in construction?
2012.01.19: Analyst: State added high-skill jobs in December
2012.01.19: Gov't employment in Minnesota lowest in a decade?
2012.01.19: Still 2014 before state regains pre-recession jobs?
2012.01.19: 2011 job growth strong in Mankato, elusive in Duluth
2012.01.19: MN jobless rate improves to 5.7% in December
2012.01.19: Thursday 1/19/2012
Breaking down Minnesota's newest jobs data
2012.01.18: Vikings: 3 viable options for stadium
2012.01.17: How will consumers respond to cruise ship wreck?
2012.01.17: Where do Minnesotans travel abroad?
2012.01.17: Calls begin for greater cruise ship regulation
2012.01.17: Cruise ship sinking an environmental wreck?
2012.01.17: Carnival Cruise stock pummeled over Italian wreck
2012.01.17: Stories of rescues, safety in wake of cruise ship wreck
2012.01.17: With Italian wreck, questions of cruise ship safety
2012.01.17: Tuesday 1/17/2012
Cruise ships and safety
2012.01.12: Dayton says he may endorse a Vikes stadium site
2012.01.12: Vikes say they'll back stadium where legislature wants
2012.01.12: Minneapolis pitches Metrodome site for new Vikes stadium
2012.01.12: Ramsey County ups ante in Vikings stadium push
2012.01.12: Official: Hennepin County won't chip in for Vikes
2012.01.12: Next steps on Vikings stadium?
2012.01.12: What's on the table to pay for a Vikings stadium?
2012.01.12: A quick look at the Vikings stadium proposals
2012.01.12: It's game day on Vikings stadium plans
2012.01.12: A final path to a new Vikings stadium?
2012.01.12: Thursday 1/12/2012
Vikings stadium endgame?
2012.01.09: Minnesota's weird, warm winter: FAQs
2012.01.09: Will warm weather shatter below-zero record?
2012.01.09: Warmest start ever to Twin Cities January?
2012.01.09: 'Crashed Ice' competition OK despite warm weather
2012.01.09: Snow-based businesses suffer the mild winter blues
2012.01.09: Colder 2nd half of winter?
2012.01.09: With no snow to plow, city budgets catch a break
2012.01.09: Around Minnesota, the weather baffles, cancels
2012.01.09: Crazy winter so far throws Minnesota life out of balance
2012.01.09: Monday 1/9/2012
Where's our winter?
2012.01.06: After brutal 2011, 'sense of stability' at Best Buy?
2012.01.06: Best Buy CEO says company is strong, profitable
2012.01.06: Readers reveal three challenges facing Best Buy
2012.01.06: Analyst: Best Buy's December OK given challenges
2012.01.06: Best Buy's so-so Christmas better than analysts thought?
2012.01.06: Best Buy says December revenues flat, sales slip
2012.01.06: Is Best Buy built for the long haul?
2012.01.06: Friday 1/6/2012
What's Best Buy's future?
2012.01.05: Leak prompts Prairie Island alert for first time in nuclear plant's history
2012.01.05: Benilde-St. Margaret hockey player permanently paralyzed
2012.01.05: Obama unveils strategy for slimmed-down military
2012.01.05: Red Wing crash kills one on Highway 58
2012.01.05: Voters assess Bachmann's future in 6th District
2012.01.04: Bachmann mum on next steps after failed presidential bid
2012.01.04: With no Iowa miracle, Bachmann ends White House bid
2012.01.04: Iowa: Three options ahead for Bachmann
2012.01.04: Iowa: Will Bachmann seek re-election in Minnesota?
2012.01.04: Iowa: Race is officially on, Obama campaign chief says
2012.01.04: Iowa: Bachmann found few votes beyond straw poll
2012.01.04: Iowa: Bachmann ends White House bid
2012.01.04: Iowa LIVE: Bachmann press conference
2012.01.04: Iowa: LIVE CHAT Reactions to the Iowa caucus
2012.01.04: Iowa: After Iowa
2012.01.04: Iowa: Bachmann cancels trip to South Carolina
2012.01.04: Iowa: Photos from the finish
2012.01.04: Iowa: County by county results
2012.01.03: Iowa: Santorum, Romney duel to a draw
2012.01.03: Iowa: No recount seen in close caucuses vote
2012.01.03: Iowa: Perry to reassess campaign after poor showing
2012.01.03: Iowa: Key Bachmann aide unsure if campaign will go on
2012.01.03: Iowa: Bachmann says she's still the one to beat Obama
2012.01.03: Iowa: 100 votes separate Romney, Santorum
2012.01.03: Iowa: Romney, Santorum tied with 88 percent results in
2012.01.03: Iowa: Santorum strongest with middle income voters
2012.01.03: Iowa: Bachmann trails badly in home county
2012.01.03: Iowa: CNN poll shows Paul, Romney, Santorum tie
2012.01.03: Iowa: Paul, Romney, Santorum lead CNN entrance poll
2012.01.03: Iowa: Caucuses officially begin
2012.01.03: Iowa: Could a candidate today talk like Truman?
2012.01.03: Iowa: Follow the results county by county
2012.01.03: Iowa: Black Hawk County GOP ready for mega-caucus
2012.01.03: Iowa: Caucuses FAQ
2012.01.03: Iowa: A state that suits Santorum's pocketbook
2012.01.03: Iowa: The Queenmaker
2012.01.03: Iowa: Iowans don't always pick winners
2012.01.03: Iowa: Caucus commentary
2012.01.03: Iowa: Gingrich calls Romney a liar
2012.01.03: Iowa chat: Caucus preview
2012.01.03: Iowa: Great caucus weather
2012.01.03: Iowa: Up close
2012.01.03: Iowa: Bachmann puts faith in undecided voters
2012.01.03: Iowa: Down to the wire
2012.01.03: Iowa: What to watch
2012.01.03: Iowa: Bachmann's closing argument
2012.01.03: Iowa: Who do you want to win?
2012.01.03: Tuesday 1/3/2012
Iowans have their say
2012.01.02: Iowa: What we know with one day to go
2012.01.02: Iowa: Bachmann stops traffic, campaigns in West Des Moines
2012.01.02: Iowa: GOP officials worried about Occupy protesters
2012.01.02: Iowa: Perry says Bachmann not viable in other states
2012.01.02: Iowa: Bachmann out with "Iron Lady" ad
2012.01.02: Iowa: Bachmann on Iran
2012.01.02: Iowa: Bachmann vows to press on past Iowa
2012.01.02: Iowa: The latest news
2012.01.02: Iowa: Bachmann's Monday schedule
2012.01.02: Monday 1/2/2012
The home stretch
2012.01.01: Iowa: Caucuses could have record turnout
2012.01.01: Iowa: Obama supporter helps Bachmann get out the vote
2012.01.01: Iowa: Santorum says he would bomb Iran nuclear sites
2012.01.01: Iowa: GOP candidates' New Year's resolutions
2012.01.01: Iowa: On Sunday talk shows, Bachmann goes after opponents
2012.01.01: Iowa: Bachmann playing the gender card in final days before vote
2012.01.01: Iowa: Super PACs fueling negative ads
2012.01.01: Sunday 1/1/2012
Down to the wire in Iowa
2012.01.01: Iowa: Bachmann pledges to stay in race after caucuses
2011.12.31: Bachmann comes in last in latest Des Moines Register poll
2011.12.31: Iowa: Can the caucuses elevate a competitor for Romney?
2011.12.31: Iowa: 10 'Occupy' protesters arrested at Bachmann headquarters
2011.12.31: Iowa: Romney calls Obama a 'footnote' in history
2011.12.31: Iowa: At least 5 protesters arrested at Bachmann campaign office
2011.12.31: Iowa: When the bells don't chime for Bachmann
2011.12.31: Iowa: Bachmann plans two new TV ads for final push
2011.12.31: Iowa: Will Gingrich's tears influence voters?
2011.12.31: Iowa: Santorum support swells
2011.12.31: Saturday 12/31/2011
GOP politics take center stage in Iowa
2011.12.30: Ex-MN GOP chair: Debt was worth legislative victories
2011.12.30: MN GOP debt: "There is some ugly stuff in here."
2011.12.30: MN GOP debt: Video from today's press conference
2011.12.30: Pubs, politics, healthcare: GOP details vendor IOUs
2011.12.30: MN GOP questions IOUs tied to election lawyers, Petters
2011.12.30: MN GOP details debt, previously unreported spending
2011.12.30: MN GOP: Party debt $1.3 million, may owe $700K more
2011.12.30: Minnesota GOP party may face $2 million debt
2011.12.30: Friday 12/30/2011
The GOP's other budget challenge
2011.12.29: What are the biggest issues facing Minnesota business?
2011.12.29: Where Minnesota looks the worst on business taxes
2011.12.29: Minnesota among friendliest for new investment taxes?
2011.12.29: Minnesota's legal system good for business
2011.12.29: Is Minnesota's business climate really that bad?
2011.12.29: Thursday 12/29/2011
What's Minnesota's business climate?
2011.12.23: Payroll tax cut extension helps buoy markets
2011.12.23: Obama signs payroll tax cut extension
2011.12.23: Payroll tax cut extension: Questions answered
2011.12.23: What the payroll tax cut extension means for Minnesota
2011.12.23: House passes payroll tax cut extension
2011.12.23: What happens next after payroll tax vote?
2011.12.23: Payroll tax cut drama postponed but not over
2011.12.23: Wednesday 12/23/2011
Breaking down the payroll tax cut
2011.12.21: Will court challenge follow gray wolf de-listing?
2011.12.21: Three points on gray wolves, future after de-listing
2011.12.21: DNR: 'Immediate threat' wolves can be shot after de-list
2011.12.21: Gray wolf de-listing: The official word
2011.12.21: Need-to-read stories on wolf de-listing
2011.12.21: 8 questions and answers about the gray wolf
2011.12.21: Feds pull gray wolf from protected species list
2011.12.21: Wednesday 12/21/2011
Gray wolves off the protected list
2011.12.20: Views on Minnesota's new housing market
2011.12.20: Good news on housing starts but still a long way to go
2011.12.20: 'The last thing the housing market needs'
2011.12.20: Confidence returning to nation's home building market?
2011.12.20: Housing construction key to Minnesota's recovery?
2011.12.20: Housing starts data pushes stock market higher
2011.12.20: National housing start jump a good construction sign?
2011.12.20: Tuesday 12/20/2011
Good news, finally, for construction?
2011.12.19: Latest on Minnesota GOP leadership, decisions
2011.12.19: Who should be next Minnesota GOP chair?
2011.12.19: Seifert: Koch news like finding Smokey Bear is arsonist
2011.12.19: Latest stories on Minnesota GOP struggles
2011.12.19: Minnesota GOP struggles for traction amid crises
2011.12.19: Monday 12/19/2011
Path ahead for Minnesota GOP?
2011.12.16: Metal detectors not a given at Minn. courthouses
2011.12.16: Small town trust a victim of Cook County shooting?
2011.12.16: Alleged shooter's lawyer: 'Can't believe he had a gun'
2011.12.16: Cook County courthouse shootings: Updated p.m. stories
2011.12.16: Suspect's dad: Son 'snapped' in courthouse shooting
2011.12.16: Officials detail Cook County courthouse shooting
2011.12.16: Courthouse shooting a security 'wake up call'
2011.12.16: AG's office handling courthouse shooting; charges Monday
2011.12.16: Morrison County '08 shooting sparked courthouse worries
2011.12.16: Cook County shooting stories
2011.12.16: Cook County shooting triggers safety questions
2011.12.16: Friday 12/16/2011
How safe are county courthouses?
2011.12.15: Minnesotans struggle, succeed in tough job market
2011.12.15: Losing trust in monthly employment data?
2011.12.15: A deep dive into today's Minnesota jobless data
2011.12.15: Job growth strong in Mankato, elusive in St. Cloud
2011.12.15: Minnesota annual job growth lagging U.S. pace
2011.12.15: MN jobless rate falls to 5.9% despite big job cuts
2011.12.15: Jobless Minnesotans facing loss of federal aid
2011.12.15: Where's Minnesota employment headed?
2011.12.15: Thursday 12/15/2011
Diving into Minnesota's newest jobless data
2011.12.14: Frustration as Minnesotans rail on distracted driving
2011.12.14: Are 'connected cars' a driving distraction, too?
2011.12.14: Pro drivers say distracted driving dangers real
2011.12.14: Why a cell ban while driving might not make us safer
2011.12.14: How do states police distracted driving now?
2011.12.14: Cell phones and driving: Answer Today's Question
2011.12.14: Can we break the cell phone / driving habit?
2011.12.14: Would banning cell phones and driving save lives?
2011.12.14: Wednesday 12/14/2011
Driven to distraction?
2011.12.13: The needs of military families as Iraq troops return
2011.12.13: The long-term costs of aiding Iraq war vets
2011.12.13: Women and post traumatic stress
2011.12.13: U.S. government spending on Iraq war
2011.12.13: Stories on Iraq troop withdrawal, war cost
2011.12.13: Tuesday 12/13/2011
As Iraq War ends, what's Minnesota's cost?
2011.12.13: As troops return, how do Minnesotans assess Iraq War?
2011.12.08: Understand the A-H orientation review in 3 minutes
2011.12.08: A-H sexual orientation review concerns some parents
2011.12.08: Stories on bullying from around Minnesota
2011.12.08: Anoka-Hennepin statement on orientation policy review
2011.12.08: Other voices on Anoka-Hennepin orientation policy
2011.12.08: Timeline: Anoka-Hennepin schools and sexual orientation
2011.12.08: Civil rights group welcomes A-H orientation policy review
2011.12.08: Anoka-Hennepin changes a "cleanup" of orientation policy
2011.12.08: What are the policy changes A-H school leaders will weigh?
2011.12.08: Changes ahead for Anoka-Hennepin orientation code?
2011.12.08: Thursday 12/08/2011
Anoka-Hennepin schools shift orientation policy?
2011.12.07: Groupon's influence on the arts?
2011.12.07: What's the economic road ahead for Minnesota arts?
2011.12.07: A tougher economy for rural Minnesota arts?
2011.12.07: Minnesota fares well against other states in arts spending
2011.12.07: Better times near for Minnesota arts?
2011.12.07: What could arts organizations do better to get you in the door?
2011.12.07: A national view on recession and the arts
2011.12.07: Minnesota arts groups struggle with money woes
2011.12.07: Wednesday 12/07/2011
Fiscal challenges of Minnesota arts groups
2011.12.06: Good news on teen smoking by race, ethnicity
2011.12.06: Do the friends of your teenager smoke?
2011.12.06: Fewer teens getting smokes from the convenience store
2011.12.06: Snus and other emerging worries on teen tobacco use
2011.12.06: Anti-smoking efforts losing effectiveness among teens
2011.12.06: Teens numbing to anti-smoking message?
2011.12.06: Tuesday 12/06/2011
Smoking and teens: Mission accomplished?
2011.12.02: Race, gender still divides jobless data
2011.12.02: The struggles of older workers and the job market
2011.12.02: Economy 'just treading water'?
2011.12.02: Good sign as number of multiple job holders rise?
2011.12.02: Three good, three bad stats in today's jobless data
2011.12.02: What the unemployment rate says and doesn't say
2011.12.02: Friday 12/02/2011
Turning the corner on jobs?
2011.12.01: Minnesota wraps hopes, worries into surplus forecast
2011.12.01: Forecast sees 2014 before state regains pre-recession jobs
2011.12.01: Forecast sees tough times continuing in MN new housing
2011.12.01: LIVE: Tracking news on Minnesota's budget forecast
2011.12.01: Sources say today's budget forecast reveals surplus
2011.12.01: State budget stories show anxiety ahead of today's data
2011.12.01: What will budget forecast bring?
2011.12.01: Thursday 12/01/2011
What will state budget forecast tell us?
2011.11.30: Should Legislature have more say in Legacy culture spending?
2011.11.30: Legacy money to buy private land "an ongoing concern"
2011.11.30: Live feed of Legacy Amendment audit hearing
2011.11.30: Auditor says Legacy Amendment needs more paper trail
2011.11.30: Legacy Amendment reports: Key findings
2011.11.30: What to look for in Legacy Amendment audit
2011.11.30: Writing the legacy of the Legacy Amendment
2011.11.30: Wednesday 11/30/2011
The Legacy Amendment explored
2011.11.29: Baggage fee charges skyrocket past three years
2011.11.29: Small city air service suffers in recession
2011.11.29: Carlson Wagonlit a creditor in American Airlines bankruptcy
2011.11.29: Convenience vs. cost in the airline game
2011.11.29: Tuesday 11/29/2011
Plane frustration?
2011.11.28: Can retail survive in Saint Paul?
2011.11.28: U.S. consumers continuing to pay down debt
2011.11.28: Isn't buying too much stuff what got us into trouble?
2011.11.28: Stock market's loving retail sales data
2011.11.28: Internet stores get their turn on this 'Cyber Monday'
2011.11.28: Monday 11/28/2011
Online retailers go for the gold
2011.11.23: LIVE: Minnesota AG announces anti-bullying legislation
2011.11.23: Stories on bullies, bullying and what to do about it
2011.11.23: Minnesota AG to propose tougher anti-bullying laws
2011.11.23: Wednesday 11/23/2011
Toughening Minnesota's anti-bully laws?
2011.11.22: Calmer than we think on Black Friday?
2011.11.22: Working Black Friday: What readers say
2011.11.22: How much do we buy from Black Friday to Christmas?
2011.11.22: Stories on shopping, spending and Black Friday
2011.11.22: Our patriotic duty to shop on Black Friday?
2011.11.22: Tuesday 11/22/2011
Black Friday backlash?
2011.11.18: View on Rottlund, from a national industry watcher
2011.11.18: A Realtor view on Rottlund, housing market struggles
2011.11.18: Twin Cities home building slump, how bad has it been?
2011.11.18: Stories on Rottlund Homes and state's housing struggles
2011.11.18: What does Rottlund's end say about the housing market?
2011.11.18: Friday 11/18/2011
Rottlund's end and the housing market
2011.11.17: What's the law in Minnesota on paying sales tax online?
2011.11.17: As giants battle, a tax view from a small online retailer
2011.11.17: Online stores vs tax collectors -- when the stores won
2011.11.17: How much sales tax does Minnesota lose in online buying?
2011.11.17: Do online retailers hold an unfair edge on taxes?
2011.11.17: Thursday 11/17/2011
The taxman online?
2011.11.16: How would you change child care in Minnesota?
2011.11.16: Stories on child care costs, union debate
2011.11.16: Priced out of child care?
2011.11.16: Wednesday 11/16/2011
High cost of child care
2011.11.15: Can't we wait until the Vikes-Packers game is over?
2011.11.15: Minnesota's University of Wisconsin desire
2011.11.15: A stadium pitch with your MN - WI football?
2011.11.15: Minnesota versus Wisconsin: Money in your pocket?
2011.11.15: Minnesota versus Wisconsin job growth
2011.11.15: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin: It's complicated
2011.11.15: Monday 11/14/2011
That Minnesota - Wisconsin thing
2011.11.11: Vets, families talk of coming home, searching for work
2011.11.11: Commemorating Veterans Day in pictures
2011.11.11: Stories on veterans, Veterans Day
2011.11.11: Why is unemployment among vets so high?
2011.11.11: Veterans issues at center stage
2011.11.11: Friday 11/11/2011
On Veterans Day, the state of veterans
2011.11.10: Best reader ideas for the Ford plant
2011.11.10: New life for old car plants?
2011.11.10: Writing the next chapter for St. Paul's Ford plant site
2011.11.10: Wednesday 11/09/2011
Ford plant future?
2011.11.09: Readers react to Minnesota school levy decisions
2011.11.09: In Duluth, citizens vote money for parks, not schools
2011.11.09: Breaking down Tuesday's school levy votes
2011.11.09: School votes dominate Minnesota Election Day stories
2011.11.09: School levy votes in a tough economy
2011.11.09: Wednesday 11/09/2011
Winners, losers in Tuesday ballots
2011.11.08: Two minute drill: Ranked choice voting explained
2011.11.08: Debating the issues in Minnesota's 8th District
2011.11.08: Live blogging: Minnesota elections expert Joe Mansky
2011.11.08: Voting, Election Day stories from around the state
2011.11.08: Local races dominate Election Day stories
2011.11.08: Tuesday 11/08/2011
Election Day 2011
2011.11.04: 3 things to know about bank fees and blame
2011.11.04: Happy Bank Transfer Day?
2011.11.04: What's the difference between a bank and a credit union?
2011.11.04: Happy with the bank, or going credit union?
2011.11.04: Are Minnesota credit unions benefitting from bank 'exodus'?
2011.11.04: Stories we're reading on bank fees and blame
2011.11.04: Banks pushing customers too far?
2011.11.04: Friday 11/04/2011
Goodbye big bank?
2011.11.03: Does polling portend problems for school levy vote?
2011.11.03: Learning from the 'No' votes in school levies?
2011.11.03: School levies: How your neighbors see Tuesday's vote
2011.11.03: A few quick questions on school levies
2011.11.03: Stories on schools, referendums and votes
2011.11.03: Will school levies make the grade?
2011.11.03: Thursday 11/03/2011
Will schools get the tax votes on Tuesday?
2011.11.02: Vikings say today's stadium developments 'disappointing'
2011.11.02: Dayton: GOP stance puts Vikings stadium plan in 'limbo'
2011.11.02: GOP leaders want public hearings on Vikes stadium funds
2011.11.02: Q&A on Vikings stadium efforts and gambling
2011.11.02: Dayton, lawmakers meeting at 3 p.m. on Vikings stadium
2011.11.02: LIVE: Latest on Vikings stadium quest
2011.11.02: Vikes: We don't want to wait for next year
2011.11.02: Latest stories on the Vikings stadium push
2011.11.02: The electronic pull-tab option for Vikings stadium
2011.11.02: Can gambling deliver Vikings stadium cash?
2011.11.02: Wednesday 11/02/2011
Finding $650 million for Vikes stadium
2011.11.01: Vikes: Arden Hills stadium site viable without local tax
2011.11.01: LIVE: Latest on Vikings stadium quest
2011.11.01: Dayton sees pull tabs as viable funding option for Vikes stadium
2011.11.01: Tuesday 11/01/2011
Tax hikes nixed, Vikings stadium in doubt
2011.11.01: Dayton: Arden Hills Vikings stadium tax plan won't work
2011.10.31: Trick-or-treating in a the history-making Halloween snow
2011.10.31: Colder than usual winter ahead?
2011.10.31: The 1991 Halloween blizzard on the air and in the news
2011.10.31: Could we see another Halloween blizzard like '91?
2011.10.31: Recalling Halloween blizzard as family struggles in east
2011.10.31: How the '91 Halloween blizzard came to be
2011.10.31: Ring bearer stranded after Halloween blizzard wedding
2011.10.31: Stories recalling the Halloween blizzard
2011.10.31: 1991 Halloween blizzard was no treat
2011.10.31: Halloween snow story: car in ditch, cat costume donned
2011.10.31: Not ready for winter, or the warmth of Halloween snow
2011.10.31: A Halloween snowstorm bus ride, later a wedding
2011.10.31: Waiting for dad to dig out car after Halloween snow
2011.10.31: Giant gorilla rises from snow of 1991 Halloween storm
2011.10.31: Making do with tropical fruit in Halloween storm
2011.10.31: Monday 10/31/2011
Halloween blizzard amazes, 20 years later
2011.10.28: 3 things to know about gambling, Vikings and stadiums
2011.10.28: Dayton: No breakthroughs in Vikings stadium talks
2011.10.28: Are Vikings part of our cultural heritage?
2011.10.28: Need-to-read stories on casinos, Vikings and stadiums
2011.10.28: Can gambling deliver Vikings stadium money? Should it?
2011.10.28: Friday 10/28/2011
Rolling the dice on a Vikings stadium
2011.10.27: 3 things to know about student debts and college costs
2011.10.27: Reader stories, insights on the student debt dilemma
2011.10.27: A truth in financial aid form?
2011.10.27: Where are the most serious student debt problems?
2011.10.27: Need-to-read stories on student debt, college costs
2011.10.27: LIVE CHAT: Student loan discussion on Midmorning
2011.10.27: Have student loans become a debt too deep?
2011.10.27: Thursday 10/27/2011
A way out of the student debt trap?
2011.10.26: 3 things to know about vaccines and the flu fight
2011.10.26: Flu vaccines less effective? Questions. Answers.
2011.10.26: Myths and reality about the flu shot
2011.10.26: Is a flu shot still in your future? Tell us
2011.10.26: Need-to-read stories on the flu, vaccine
2011.10.26: Research forces a new look at flu vaccines
2011.10.26: Wednesday 10/26/2011
Vaccines not the flu fighters we thought?
2011.10.25: 3 things to know about crawling from the mortgage mess
2011.10.25: What should government do to help underwater homeowners?
2011.10.25: 'I will never pay this off'
2011.10.25: Your neighbors' stories about mortgage struggles
2011.10.25: Banker views on expanded aid for underwater mortgages
2011.10.25: What's the new help for underwater mortgages?
2011.10.25: Need-to-read stories on the mortgage mess
2011.10.25: Crawling out of the mortgage mess
2011.10.25: Tuesday 10/25/2011
Underwater mortgages: Any way to the surface?
2011.10.24: 3 things to know about stadiums and football frustration
2011.10.24: Vikes plan most subsidized ever? Maybe not.
2011.10.24: Votes, support for Mpls casino to fund Vikes stadium?
2011.10.24: Vikes plan most subsidized? A look at NFL stadiums
2011.10.24: Vikings plan would be biggest sports subsidy ever?
2011.10.24: Need-to-read stories on Vikings, stadium
2011.10.24: Stadiums, fans, taxpayers and football frustration
2011.10.24: Monday 10/24/2011
Minnesota football in a sorry state
2011.10.21: 3 things to know about the silver carp
2011.10.21: Asian carp Q&A
2011.10.21: More trucks on highway if carp closes Mississippi locks?
2011.10.21: Managing the carp?
2011.10.21: Mapping the Twin Cities carp evidence
2011.10.21: Need-to-read stories on the silver carp
2011.10.21: Silver carp knocking at the door
2011.10.21: Friday 10/21/2011
Minnesota braces for the silver carp
2011.10.20: 3 things to know about jobs, jobless in Minnesota
2011.10.20: Your neighbors' stories about jobs and joblessness
2011.10.20: Who's been left behind by the job market?
2011.10.20: What jobs advice would you have given five years ago?
2011.10.20: MN jobless rate fell but private sector took jobs hit
2011.10.20: MN jobless rate drops to 6.9% but 7,400 private jobs cut
2011.10.20: Need-to-read stories on Minnesota's jobs picture
2011.10.20: Where's Minnesota employment headed?
2011.10.20: Thursday 10/20/2011
Jobs, jobless and Minnesota's economy
2011.10.19: 3 things to know about the GOP presidential race
2011.10.19: Perry opening the door to flat tax debate?
2011.10.19: Most in U.S. blame gov't, not Wall St., for economy woes
2011.10.19: Who's winning the GOP nominee social media race?
2011.10.19: Need-to-read stories on the GOP nominee race
2011.10.19: Bachmann says 'Danke Schoen' to Wayne Newton
2011.10.19: Republicans beat up each other and some facts, too
2011.10.19: After GOP candidate debate, who owns the momentum?
2011.10.19: Wednesday 10/19/2011
The state of the GOP presidential contest
2011.10.18: 3 things learned on the Vikings stadium debate
2011.10.18: No stadium? Vikes will probe 'every alternative,' NFL exec says
2011.10.18: Dayton sees Mpls as 'default option B' for Vikes stadium
2011.10.18: Good for stadium? Ponder starts Sunday against Packers
2011.10.18: Is Arden Hills stadium site for real?
2011.10.18: Vikings stadium debate gets chippy on social media
2011.10.18: Need-to-read stories on the Vikings stadium push
2011.10.18: Do you expect a Vikings deal to get done, and should it?
2011.10.18: LIVE: Dayton talks Vikings stadium
2011.10.18: Now or never for Vikings stadium?
2011.10.18: Tuesday 10/18/2011
Will a Vikings stadium deal get done?
2011.10.17: 3 things about social movements and protests
2011.10.17: Occupy MN changing minds? What our readers say
2011.10.17: How much does First Amendment protect Occupy protesters?
2011.10.17: In Yemen, bullets greet demand for social change
2011.10.17: Wall St. protests opening doors for Wisconsin Democrats?
2011.10.17: Need-to-read stories on Minnesota, global protest
2011.10.17: OccupyMN to appeal for tents today
2011.10.17: Will protests, social movements bring change?
2011.10.17: Monday 10/17/2011
Can citizen protests remake the world?
2011.10.14: Three things learned on highway work zone danger
2011.10.14: What was the worst year for fatal MN highway crashes?
2011.10.14: MnDot says I-35W crash zone speed was lowered
2011.10.14: Speeding not a factor in I-35W work zone crash
2011.10.14: Work zone dangers 'frustrating, extremely preventable'
2011.10.14: Two work zone safety stats to chew on
2011.10.14: Need-to-read stories on work zone, highway dangers
2011.10.14: Highway work zone danger: 3 things
2011.10.14: For Friday 10/14/11: Work zone danger
2011.10.13: Chemicals, water and the environment: 3 things we know
2011.10.13: Fish, perfluorochemicals and health
2011.10.13: Environmental quality, chemicals and the discharge rules
2011.10.13: Environmental quality and pollutants in the pool
2011.10.13: Environmental quality: Need-to-read stories
2011.10.13: Thursday 10/13: Environmental quality's price of progress?
2011.10.13: Environmental quality: Who pays?
2011.10.12: For Wednesday 10/12/11: Vikings stadium debate
2011.10.12: Vikings stadium: What we know
2011.10.12: Vikings owner: Arden Hills stadium worries solveable
2011.10.12: Ramsey leaders say Vikes stadium in 2015 still possible
2011.10.12: Dayton: Vikings must decide if stadium delays, costs OK
2011.10.12: Vikings stadium report details likely overruns, delays
2011.10.12: Vikings stadium: Voters may still force tax referendum
2011.10.12: Vikings stadium: Diving into the document
2011.10.12: Vikings stadium: Need-to-read stories
2011.10.12: Vikings stadium: The end game?
2011.10.11: For Tuesday 10/11/11: Understanding Occupy MN
2011.10.11: Occupy MN: What we know
2011.10.11: The Anti-Occupy MN?
2011.10.11: Parsing the demands of Occupy protesters
2011.10.11: Will we see an Occupy MN push back?
2011.10.11: Identify with Occupy MN? What readers say
2011.10.11: Corporate profits, jobs and the Occupy MN protest
2011.10.11: Do you identify with Occupy Minnesota protesters?
2011.10.11: The Occupy Minnesota stories
2011.10.11: Occupy MN: Marches, fairness and a not-so-silent majority?
2010.04.22: Permit to carry data
2002.10.05: Federal Employees in Minnesota
2001.03.07: