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November 9, 2012 4:08 AM

Latinos and voter ID

Outstate Minnesota cities with high concentrations of Latino residents split their vote on the photo ID constitutional amendment question in Tuesday’s election.

by Dave Peters

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November 1, 2012 10:41 AM

If you improve your community, do you get healthier?

Public health experts and community development officials are increasingly being urged to combine efforts.

by Dave Peters

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October 29, 2012 10:29 AM

Sibley County opts out of fiber project, may give rise to farmer cooperative

Farmers in Sibley County are forming a fiber cooperative in the hopes of raising money to join a broadband project after county commissioners opted out.

by Jennifer Vogel

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October 25, 2012 8:20 AM

Rural Minnesota looks good on insurance map

Daily Yonder’s health insurance map makes rural Minnesota look better than the rest of rural America.

by Dave Peters

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October 25, 2012 4:54 AM

How to put the ‘market’ in farmers market

As farmers markets attract more price-conscious customers, there are ways markets can encourage more competitive prices.

by Dave Peters

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October 23, 2012 5:26 AM

Latino runs for school board in St. James, would be city’s first

Despite sizable Latino populations in many cities in outstate Minnesota, Latino elected officials are rare.

by Jennifer Vogel

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October 11, 2012 8:33 AM

Did that government program really work? How do you know?

Governments need to plan more rigorous evaluations of their programs, Jon Baron, president of the Coalitino for Evidence-Based Policy, told several hundred Minnesotans.

by Dave Peters

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October 5, 2012 10:44 AM

Rural hospitals get help with electronic records

The federal government is sending $30 million to regional offices of the Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to get more small rural hospitals to switch to electronic record-keeping.

by Dave Peters

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October 4, 2012 5:44 AM

Local government innovation is worth cash this year

The University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute is holding the sixth annual contest to encourage local government innovation. This time the winner gets $25,000.

by Dave Peters

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October 3, 2012 6:20 AM

City budget wind blows less harshly this fall. Updated

The budget and tax angst that city leaders in Minnesota felt a year ago has eased somewhat in 2012.

by Dave Peters

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