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Mike Veeck lobbies for new St. Paul Saints home: 'Alms for the poor'
TwinCities.com Sports
Jan 27The Minnesota Vikings aren't the only local team that wants a new stadium. So do the St. Paul Saints. They want to move from 30-year-old Midway Stadium to a new $47 million facility in Lowertown. And like the Vikings, the Saints need financial help fro... »
Edward Paster, CEO of Paster Enterprises, dies
The Minneapolis / St Paul Business Journal
Jan 23Edward Paster, CEO of shopping center developer and manager Paster Enterprises, died Friday at age 70. Paster had led the St. Paul-based firm, whose portfolio of 11 area shopping centers includes South St. Paul’s Southview Center and the Crystal Town C... »
Legislative panel to scrutinize state employees' sick, vacation time payments
TwinCities.com News
Jan 19A joint legislative subcommittee will begin looking Thursday into concerns about payments for unused sick and vacation time to retiring State of Minnesota employees. »
Dayton Backs New $50M Stadium For … Saints
WCCO.com Local
Jan 18Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a $775-million package of construction projects Tuesday, calling it a jobs bill that will create almost 22,000 new jobs. »
New DFL-aligned groups prep for 2012 elections
Politics in Minnesota
Jan 11Jeff Blodgett, who stepped down as executive director of Wellstone Action last January, is the chair of a new independent expenditure organization, 2012 Fund. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Destroy the 511 Building to Build a Vikings Stadium? Not Smart. #wilfare
The Deets - Ed Kohler's Blog
Jan 28The 511 Building. You’ve probably driven past it numerous times, on your way in/out of downtown Minneapolis to/from I-94 between 5th & 6th streets, but may not know what happens inside. Lester Bagley, Ted Mondale, and the rest of the Minnesota Vikings ... »
Banned from The Daily Norseman for Debating Vikings Corporate Welfare #wilfare
The Deets - Ed Kohler's Blog
Jan 24I’ve been banned from commenting on The Daily Norseman website. For what? Reality checking Vikings Wilfare queens, I guess. Here is the post with comment thread that did me in (PDF): Minnesota Vikings Stadium_ Metrodome Now _Only Workable Site_ – Daily... »
Lubber to lecture on sustainability’s bottom line
FRESHWATER SOCIETY Blog
Jan 23The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to read the articles in their entirety where they origina... »
Will this be year St. Paul gets state funding for new Saints ballpark? | Two Cities
MinnPost
Jan 17St. Paul made it to first base today, when Gov. Mark Dayton announced his proposed bonding bill for 2012 and included $27 million for a new Saints minor league ballpark in Lowertown. And even though Republicans in charge of the Legislature don't seem e... »
St. Paul hopes Saints stadium will be in Dayton bonding bill | Two Cities
MinnPost
Jan 13With Gov. Mark Dayton planning to release his proposal for a bonding bill on Tuesday, St. Paul officials have their fingers crossed that a stadium will be on his list. A St. Paul Saints stadium, that is. That's the city's No. 1 priority for the state-w... »