Part of Lilydale Park to remain closed after fatalities
Lilydale Park's fossil grounds will remain closed for investigation after two children died in an apparent landslide on a fossil hunting school field trip yesterday.
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Minn. community banks profit, loan growth decline
Minnesota's community banks saw profit and loan growth decline in the first three months of the year.More Business news
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Gov. Dayton vetoes portion of Legacy bill
Two outdoor projects in the Legacy bill passed by the Legislature have been line-item vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton: one which provides funding for habitat in the metro area and the other which targets aquatic invasive species. The governor says he responded to citizen pressure to drop funding for the two items.SPCO announces 2013-2014 season - and starts playing catch-up
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra today released details of its 2013-2014 season, which includes six world premiers, a centennial celebration of the work of Benjamin Britten, a survey of Beethoven's "heroic" period and an abundance of Baroque work.More Arts & Culture news
Dayton's income tax draws complaints, praise from state's top earners
A key source of revenue in the Minnesota's freshly minted budget is a new higher income tax rate that the top 2 percent of earners will pay. The tax increase moves the top rate from nearly 8 percent to 9.85 percent.
Dayton signs bill funding all-day K, early childhood education
Gov. Mark Dayton signed an education budget bill Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools over the next two years, funds all-day kindergarten statewide for the first time and retools high school testing requirements.Gov. Dayton vetoes portion of Legacy bill
Two outdoor projects in the Legacy bill passed by the Legislature have been line-item vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton: one which provides funding for habitat in the metro area and the other which targets aquatic invasive species. The governor says he responded to citizen pressure to drop funding for the two items.Teen pregnancies continue to decline, new report shows
New government figures add to evidence of a decline in teen pregnancies across the nation and point to a notably large drop in births among Hispanic teens. The overall birth rate among teens is now half what it was at its peak, two decades ago.
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