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Senate Backs Minn. Tuition For Immigrants’ Kids

The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that extends in-state public college tuition rates to children of people who are not in the country legally.

2013/05/01

State Questioning Xcel’s Bill Increase

The state says Xcel Energy is charging Minnesota families too much for electricity.

2013/02/28

Outrage Over New Comcast Fee Hike Has Politicians, Regulators Involved

A notice from Comcast — also known as XFINITY — of a new fee is prompting outrage and confusion.

2013/02/20

Interim Xcel Rate Hike Showing Up In Electricity Bills

It takes a lot of poles, plants and power lines to satisfy Minnesota’s demand for electricity. Xcel Energy has been meeting that challenge for decades.

2013/02/11

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Alzheimer’s Rates Expected To Triple By 2050

The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple in the next few decades.

2013/02/06

Esme’s Blog: Raising Taxes Without Raising Taxes

It is a nod to the complexity of our tax code that one solution to preventing the nation from diving off the fiscal cliff would be to raise taxes without raising taxes.

2012/11/24

Xcel: Higher Electric Rates, Fewer Outages

As part of a deal to raise its electric rates, Xcel Energy is promising to spend more to prevent widespread power outages that have plagued Fargo in recent months.

2012/02/29

Xcel Energy Could Give Refunds On Energy Bills

Don’t let Thursday’s cold temperatures make you worry about winter heating costs, you could soon be getting a rebate from Xcel Energy.

2011/11/17

States Brace For Grad Rate Dips As Formula Changes

States are bracing for plummeting high school graduation rates as districts nationwide dump flawed measurement formulas that often undercounted dropouts and produced inflated results.

2011/07/27

Rate Of Child Vaccinations Drops In Minnesota

A national immunization survey states Minnesota’s child vaccination rates are declining.

2011/03/08

Violent Crime Down Across The Board In Mpls. In 2011

New statistics out Wednesday show most crimes in Minneapolis are down.

2011/02/02

Xcel Energy Requests Minn. Electric Rate Increase

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Xcel Energy wants to increase its electric rates in Minnesota over the next two years. Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota, an Xcel company, asked the state Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday to approve […]

CBS Minnesota–2010/11/03

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