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• Minnesota bridges falling down?
  Bridges across Minnesota are aging, but county engineers say transportation funding is so small they can't possibly keep up with replacement needs.April 5, 2006
• South Dakota power plant worries Minnesota residents
  Utility companies plan to build or expand dozens of coal power plants in the U.S. One plant in eastern South Dakota has raised concerns downwind in Minnesota.April 4, 2006
• Mesabi schools ask for new building
  Five years after LTV Steel's plant closed, is the Iron Range ready to invest in schools?April 3, 2006
• County turns to eBay
  St. Louis County has saved a bundle on high tech equipment - by turning to the popular online auction site eBay.March 28, 2006
• Rochester police looking to hire
  The Rochester Police Department will lose 16 officers to retirement this year. That's almost as many as the force has hired in the last 10 years. But this time the city will have to pay for the officers because a federally funded program that paid for the positions is coming to an end.March 27, 2006
• Aging boomers face high cost of individual health insurance
  Americans who aren't insured through an employer pay a bundle for health care coverage. The costs can go up precipitously for those between the ages of 50 and 64.March 26, 2006
• Senate passes bonding bill
  The Minnesota Senate took unusually quick action Thursday to pass the primary legislation of this year's session, a bill authorizing the state to borrow money for construction projects.March 23, 2006
• It's a circus in there
  A bill that would ask voters to dedicate a portion of the sales tax to environmental projects has become so loaded down with other proposals that even the bill's sponsor says he doesn't recognize it. Supporters of the measure are upset with the changes.March 22, 2006
• Failed sewer plants cost state millions
  The new wastewater treatment plants were supposed to solve the sewer problems of more than a dozen small Minnesota towns. Instead they became a costly headache.March 17, 2006
• Wolves to be delisted
  Federal officials have a new plan to take wolves off the endangered species list. Unlike previous proposals, the plan today only affects wolf management in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and parts of bordering states.March 16, 2006
• McManus leaves as Minneapolis police chief
  Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus is leaving Minneapolis after two years. McManus announced Wednesday that he accepted a job offer to lead the police department of San Antonio, Texas.March 16, 2006
• Armed with a new study, arts advocates lobby lawmakers
  The group Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is releasing a new study it says demonstrates the importance of the state's nonprofit arts community to the regional economy. The group plans to use the study to persuade lawmakers to dedicate more public money for the arts in Minnesota.March 9, 2006
• DFLers propose more money to reduce class sizes
  DFL lawmakers have unveiled a $300 million incentive plan to ease classroom crowding in Minnesota public schools. The proposal, announced Monday, would offer additional state money to school districts that keep class sizes below specific targets.March 6, 2006
• U of M pushes for biomedical research money
  The University of Minnesota is going to the Legislature with a plan to dedicate $330 million of state bonding money over the next 10 years for academic biomedical research. University President Robert Bruininks publicly unveiled the plan in his State of the University address Thursday.March 2, 2006
• Harmony at Capitol may be short-lived
  The 2006 legislative session got underway Wednesday, with plenty of talk about bipartisan cooperation. State leaders are pledging a short, productive session. But they disagree on what the agenda should be, and that is already threatening their pledge of harmony.March 1, 2006

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