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• Still no decision on Minneapolis fire chief
  Members of the Minneapolis City Council met Wednesday to discuss the removal of Fire Chief Bonnie Bleskachek. But they have yet to determine if Bleskachek will return in a lesser rank or be fired altogether.December 13, 2006
• Duluth ponders commuter rail
  There's new hope that commuter rail service could soon connect the Twin Cities and Duluth. Key funding is coming together for a feasibility study of the 150-mile line. Meanwhile, one of the project's biggest supporters is about to have a lot more sway on transportation projects before Congress.December 12, 2006
• Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources may be headed for a new direction
  With Gene Merriam leaving, what does Minnesota need in a new Department of Natural Resources commissioner?December 11, 2006
• Incoming attorney general may keep Hatch on staff
  Attorney General-elect Lori Swanson has asked outgoing Attorney General Mike Hatch to stay on, a role reversal that would make him an assistant under her.December 8, 2006
• The death of a spy
  Midmorning examines the history of Russian intelligence and spy culture, following the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.Midmorning, December 8, 2006
• Ford elected St Louis County Attorney by 88 votes
  St. Louis County will have the first new County Attorney in a generation -- after Melanie Ford won by a margin of just 88 votes.December 6, 2006
• Rybak says city will not be deterred in effort to remove Bleskachek as fire chief
  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says he's disappointed and angry about having to remove Minneapolis Fire Chief Bonnie Bleskachek.November 30, 2006
• Fire chief deal rejected
  The Minneapolis City Council's executive committee has rejected the terms of a settlement agreement with fire chief Bonnie Bleskachek. Mayor R.T. Rybak had recommended approval of the settlement, which would have meant her demotion to captain.November 28, 2006
• Minneapolis fire chief to leave her post
  Minneapolis Fire Chief Bonnie Bleskachek could be gone from that post by the end of the week. Bleskachek's lawyer says he and the city have been in discussions with the city on her future, after a series of discrimination lawsuits was filed against her.November 27, 2006
• Duluth debates church, state, and the Kroc Center
  It's down to the wire for the Salvation Army recreation center proposed for Duluth. Tonight the city council takes a close look at the plans.November 22, 2006
• Minnesota's universal health care push picks up a new ally
  America's Health Insurance Plans, a national insurance industry trade group, has introduced an ambitious proposal to extend health insurance to more than 40 million Americans.November 15, 2006
• Minneapolis fire chief faces another lawsuit
  A male firefighter is the latest person to sue Minneapolis Fire Chief Bonnie Bleskachek, claiming he was discriminated against because he is a heterosexual man.November 13, 2006
• Transportation amendment won't pay for it all
  Despite Tuesday's vote approving the transportation amendment, some lawmakers are predicting a sharp drop in road construction over the next two years unless the gas tax and tab fees are increased.November 9, 2006
• State's top health investigator steps down
  State epidemiologist Harry Hull announced Wednesday that he is leaving the state Department of Health after six years in that position.November 8, 2006
• The state of politics in Minnesota
  Health care and public safety have become the top issues in the race for Minnesota governor. Incumbent Republican Tim Pawlenty and DFL challenger Mike Hatch are battling with each other from the stump, and on TV ads on the two issues.October 23, 2006

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