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Minnesota immigrants keep close eye on presidential election
Donald Trump ensured immigration would be a prominent campaign issue when he entered the race last year with ...
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Rec center issue could be decided Monday
The fate of the $35 million Austin Community Recreation Center could be decided Monday night. After voting in ...
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Large cottonwood is coming down
Despite some residents speaking out, a large cottonwood along 13th Street Northeast just north of the bridge is ...
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Rec center project primed for final vote
The Austin City Council put its tentative support behind an altered Austin Community Recreation Center agreement Monday, but ...
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Rec center is back in action
City, Y revive rec center plan with changes Vision 2020 calls win-win
Education
School board OKs preliminary levy decrease; Unanimous vote okays 1.84 pct. drop
Austin Public School was looking toward St. Paul as it set its preliminary 2017 payable levy and looked ...
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Council officially OKs 9 pct. maximum levy increase; Move would mean $30 to $40 a year for an average home’s taxes in ’17
The Austin City Council officially set its 2017 tax levy at a 9 percent maximum increase during its ...
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Most are ‘alarmed’ that other side might win presidency
An overwhelming majority of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump supporters in Minnesota are very alarmed by the prospect ...
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Council to officially OK 9 pct. levy increase
The Austin City Council is set to approve a 9 percent maximum levy increase for its 2017 budget ...
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Nobody’s happy with new airport ground transportation plans
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is overhauling its regulations for ground transportation with an eye toward the ride ...
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Council sticks with 9 percent levy hike; Move would mean $30 to $40 a year for an average home’s taxes in 2017
The Austin City Council voted during its Monday work session to approve a 9 percent maximum levy increase ...
Education
Riverland CC students enjoying tuition freeze
Students at Riverland Community College have seen their tuition drop this year. Tuition was frozen at all two-year ...
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Minn. health plans propose steep hikes for individuals
MINNEAPOLIS — The federal government on Thursday posted steep proposed health insurance rate increases averaging 36 percent to ...
Editorials
State must help make new buffer law work
After debate and tweaking, the state’s new buffer law is in place and planting the vegetation along farm ...
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Board could vote Tuesday on half-cent sales tax
The Mower County board could take action Tuesday on whether to approve or deny a half-cent sales tax ...