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July 8, 2014 9:05 PM

Mpls. city panel approves Lyft, UberX regs

A Minneapolis city council panel also proposes an easing of some regulations for taxi companies.

by Peter Cox

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July 8, 2014 11:03 AM

Ford recalling 100,566 vehicles for safety issues

The company announced the six separate recalls Tuesday. No injuries related to the defects have been reported.

by The Associated Press

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July 8, 2014 8:00 AM

Southwest light rail mediator forges deal; no formal approval yet

The City of Minneapolis and the Metropolitan Council have struck a tentative deal that could allow the proposed Southwest light rail project to move forward.

by Curtis Gilbert

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July 8, 2014 7:37 AM

Five hundred years of experience leaving Star Tribune

It’s hard to see how the Star Tribune will be a better newspaper without the experience that is about to walk out the door. Roughly a dozen-and-a-half staffers have taken voluntary buyouts and will be leaving the newspaper. The Newspaper Guild said the departing members have 586 years of newspaper experience. Many of them are…

by Bob Collins

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July 8, 2014 7:16 AM

Uber, Lyft rules hearing today in Minneapolis

Though the ride sharing apps and drivers are operating in Minneapolis, they don't have the authority to do so.

by Peter Cox

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July 7, 2014 9:00 AM

4 reasons millennials are financially savvy

Chris Farrell of Marketplace and Bloomberg Businessweek joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the way millennials are managing their finances.

by Chris Farrell

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July 7, 2014 6:49 AM

Raw milk producers aim to regulate themselves

A patchwork of permissions and workarounds means that, as a nation, we don't have any national standards when it comes to raw milk testing and safety.

by Deena Prichep

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July 7, 2014 6:00 AM

State officials promise tougher approach on nitrates contaminating groundwater

Minnesotans are spending millions of dollars to deal with nitrate contamination in their water, and the state agriculture department says it's time to insist that farmers do more to prevent the problem.

by Mark Steil

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July 7, 2014 5:57 AM

Smallest Target ever coming near U of M

Located at 1329 5th Street St., and at 20,000 square feet, the TargetExpress store will be about one sixth the size of a typical Target big box. The doors open July 23.

by Martin Moylan

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July 5, 2014 9:52 AM

As organized labor shrinks, unions representing government workers grow

A majority of union members today now have ties to a government entity, at the federal, state or local levels.

by The Associated Press

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