Publication: Minnesota Public Radio

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Dayton signs bill funding all-day K, early childhood ed

ST. PAUL, Minn. Dayton praised both the passage of the bill, and the tax increases that will pay for the new education spending. There was no shortage of hyperbole during a brief signing ceremony for a bill that supporters had already claimed will create ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Education, Special Education, Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States)

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Noah Baumbach and the joy of 'Frances Ha'

"I don't know. I try not to describe it," laughed director Noah Baumbach when asked to about his latest film. Nonetheless the director and writer of such cinematic depictions of modern angst as "The Squid and the Whale," "Margot at the Wedding," and "Greenberg," ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Noah Baumbach, Minneapolis (Minnesota, United States)

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Franken and Klobuchar release details on personal finances

The results are little changed from last year. ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 2 hours ago]

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

God and the Oklahoma tornado

It's getting harder and harder to expect journalists to cover disasters without it leading to a storyline about miracles and divine intervention. Theological discussions by journalists, who in the business of asking questions, should be more complicated ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, Atheism, David Hume, Interference

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Futurist Jamais Cascio envisions a sustainable, resilient world

Internationally renowned futurist Jamais Cascio explores the potential course of planet Earth over the next 50 years, painting a picture of what a sustainable, resilient world could look like. He says the choices we make today will shape the decades to ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Jamais Cascio, Futurist

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Appetites: Inside the newly expanded Cossetta's

Cossetta's has long been one of the biggest names in Italian food in the Twin Cities, and it has just gotten a lot bigger. ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 3 hours ago]

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

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Target profits fall 29% in first quarter

ST. PAUL, Minn. Earning were also affected by Target's entrance into Canada, the sale of its credit card portfolio and other actions. But it all added up to Target reporting net income of $498 million. Even excluding one-time events and other financial ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Howard Davidowitz, Kohl's, United States, Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States), Wal-Mart Stores Inc

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Paddlers honor legendary Minn. kayaker

Jim Rada died 10 years ago of a heart attack while paddling the Presque Isle River, seen above. Ever since, his friends have held a race on the river in his honor. ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Heart Attack

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Justice Department leak case prompts backlash from watchdog groups

The news has prompted backlash from First Amendment supporters and watchdog groups. From the Washington Post: Critics said the government's suggestion that James Rosen, Fox News's chief Washington correspondent, was a "co-conspirator" for soliciting classified ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Classified Information, First Amendment, JAMES ROSEN

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Justices fume over MN Supreme Court ruling on sexual harassment case

The Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected the argument that if an employer's sexually explicit behavior is extended to both women and men in the workplace, it's not sexual harassment under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Sexual Harassment, Fume, Supreme Court

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

Democrats, Republicans push their take on the legislative session

ST. PAUL, Minn. DFL leaders said they'd ended years of chronic budget and financial problems for the state. Republicans called the five-month session a political blunder of historic proportions. Same-sex marriage, tax hikes and health care reform may ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 21 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Katie Sieben, Mark Dayton, Dave Thompson

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Legislature approves investment in all-day kindergarten

The Moore, Oklahoma tornado: What happened, and what happens next Why the Moore, Oklahoma tornado was so destructive ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tornado

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...are growing, some are not, and these changes are related to aligning resource needs within areas of our company that are growing," Resman said. "I will emphasize that while we're pursuing changes in some, reductions in some, we're growing in others." Resman said about two-thirds of the cuts have already taken place, including most of the layoffs in Minnesota...

Medtronic announces 500 job cuts in Minn. [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 21 2013]

"The increase per pack way offsets the decline in smoking, " the advocate of higher cigarette taxes responded. "Every state that has increased its cigarette tax significantly, has seen dramatic increases in revenue, even while tobacco consumption declines."

Even if people quit smoking, state will reap plenty from cigarette tax hike [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 21 2013]

The similarity in the tracks of these devastating storms is "a good example for how weather events can be clustered in ways that are striking yet ultimately coincidental" Henson said

Tornadoes, coincidence, and the spring we didn't have [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 21 2013]

...I asked the publicist why the caps are called "Stars & Stripes" caps when they have neither stars nor stripes. His response: "They are part of the 'Stars & Stripes' program. These caps [for Memorial Day] are the first in a series of three, with the others coming out around July 4th and September 11th. Both of those caps will contain stars and stripes." And based on what we're seeing for Memorial Day, it's reasonable to assume that these flag-desecration caps will be joined by flag-desecration jerseys...

Tornado shows value of media's weather obsession (5x8 - 5/21/13) [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 21 2013]

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