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The Cities Blog

Minneapolis mayor signs “taproom ordinance,” clearing the way for more beer

With speculation frothing about where Surly Brewing Company could locate their new event space – the beer company is currently in Brooklyn Center — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak Wednesday signed a new ordinance allowing breweries to sell pints of their beer on site. The ordinance creates a new type of liquor license in the city…
by Jessica Mador

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Twin Cities’ electric future

Twin Cities’ electric future

Xcel Energy’s Black Dog power plant It includes more gas, that is, burning natural gas as a fuel to make electricity. Xcel Energy is angling to complete conversion of its Black Dog electrical generating plant in Burnsville. Two of Black Dog’s coal burning units are now burning natural gas and the utility wants to convert…
by Dan Olson

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Some light on Minnesota’s “dark figure.”

Some light on Minnesota’s “dark figure.”

That’s what criminologists call unreported crime. Dark because they don’t know how much there is. But they suspect there’s a fair amount. And that is what the latest Minnesota state crime victim’s survey shows. Six thousand folks responded to researchers led by the Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.…
by Dan Olson

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There’s a new cop in Minnesota

And his name is Jerry Kerber. As of today he’s the new Minnesota Department of Human Services inspector general in the brand new DHS office of inspector general. Every year DHS pays out nearly $11 billion for a range of programs including Medicaid, food security, child care support and a batch of other programs. Kerber’s…
by Dan Olson

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