Twin Cities region news

• Op-Ed: Dayton turned his back on compromise, Minnesotans

  Star Tribune | op-ed, legislature   |   1 day ago

  Ortman: "Bipartisan deal in Legislature offered needed tax relief and jobs."

• 8 Twin Cities hospitals, workers reach tentative contract

  Star Tribune | unions   |   2 days ago

  Star Tribune: "Agreement details won't be released until after union vote."

• Minneapolis tussles over Peavey Plaza

  New York Times | Minneapolis, preservation   |   2 days ago

  New York Times: "The plaza has become another battleground in the wars being fought around the country between preservationists determined to save what they see as underappreciated Modernist designs and cities and developers pushing to move on."

• State activist has role in ad ripping Romney’s work at Bain Capital

  Star Tribune | romney, 2012   |   3 days ago

  Star Tribune: "In 1993, when Mitt Romney's Bain Capital bought GST Steel in Kansas City, one of the top union officials representing the mill's workers was Mankato native Dave Foster, then serving as director of United Steelworkers District 11 based in the Twin Cities."

• Workers authorize strike at 8 Twin Cities hospitals

  Star Tribune | unions, hospitals   |   3 days ago

  Star Tribune: "Workers at eight Twin Cities hospitals could be off their jobs later this month in a temporary strike over a new contract."

• Dayton gets last word as he vetoes reworked GOP tax cuts

  Star Tribune | dayton, legislature, taxes   |   4 days ago

  Star Tribune: "Some had hoped he'd sign bill as thanks for GOP stadium support."

• Poll: Minnesotans supportive of stadium and Dayton, but don’t want it built with public funds

  KSTP | vikings, dayton, legislature   |   4 days ago

  KSTP: "Though Minnesotans remain divided on what to do about the Minnesota Vikings, a plurality now for the first time supports building a new stadium."

• Take that Portland, Minneapolis tops bikeable cities list

  The Atlantic Cities | biking, Minneapolis   |   5 days ago

  The Atlantic: "How bikeable is your city? So far, the Bike Score feature only rates 10 cities in the United States, with Minneapolis, Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco topping the list."

• Gaylord, Minn., school’s strategy pays off

  Star Tribune | education, schools   |   5 days ago

  Star Tribune: "Over the past eight years, the rural school about 60 miles southwest of the Twin Cities has dramatically raised reading scores, most notably among elementary students who are learning English, about one-fourth of the student population."

• Susan G. Komen participants focus on the cure, not the controversy

  St. Paul Pioneer Press | cancer   |   5 days ago

  Pioneer Press: "Plenty of people wore pink at Sunday's Susan G. Komen Twin Cities Race for the Cure, focusing on eradicating breast cancer and celebrating its survivors and not on the recent divisions created over the foundation's ongoing funding of Planned Parenthood."

• Anderson: Waconia folks again put out welcome mat

  Star Tribune | fishing, dayton   |   7 days ago

  Star Tribune: "The hospitable town with the rich history will play host to the governor on Saturday."

• Lake Waconia set to host Governor’s Fishing Opener

  KARE11 | fishing, dayton   |   7 days ago

  KARE11: "For just the second time ever, the Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener will be held on a Twin Cities lake this year. Lake Waconia is set to host Governor Mark Dayton, along with professional anglers from across the state Saturday."

• Diana Pierce makes a splash at the Fishing Opener

  KARE11 | fishing   |   7 days ago

  KARE11: "Lake Waconia is the site of this year's Governor's Fishing Opener, and this morning, our Diana Pierce was live at Cedar Lake Park with a preview."

• Accretive to comply with Franken’s query, CEO says

  Star Tribune | accretive, franken   |   8 days ago

  Star Tribune: "Accretive Health CEO Mary Tolan has pledged to fully respond to questions that Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., posed last month about the company's debt-collection tactics and patient-privacy practices at Fairview hospitals."

• Editorial: Strong leadership led to stadium deal

  Star Tribune | op-ed, vikings, legislature   |   8 days ago

  Star Tribune: "Dayton deserves much of the credit, but he wasn't alone."

• Wilf: ‘We’re here to stay’

  Star Tribune | vikings, legislature, video   |   8 days ago

  A video recap of VIkings stadium debate and post-vote reaction.

• Waconia set for Governor’s Fishing Opener

  KSTP | fishing, dayton   |   9 days ago

  KSTP: "Gov. Mark Dayton plans to attend Friday's community picnic in Waconia, then fish Lake Waconia at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, and fish again later Saturday morning."

• MAP: Wisconsin property in the path of the St. Croix River Crossing Project

  Hudson Patch | stillwater bridge   |   9 days ago

  Patch: "At least one Houlton farmer is upset about the St. Croix River Crossing Project and what it will do to farmland that has been in his family for generations."

• Garlic Mustard taking over the metro

  KARE11 | invasive species   |   9 days ago

  KARE11: "It sounds delicious but cities around the metro and residents are fighting against it. Garlic Mustard is just one of many invasive plants that is taking over parts of the Twin Cities."

• Obama’s same sex marriage support fuels Minn. debate

  KARE11 | same-sex marriage, 2012   |   9 days ago

  KARE11: "President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the first president to endorse the politically explosive idea."