Minnesota Lawyer

St. Paul officials have launched an experiment that, if all goes well, might one day result in totally paperless communications with city residents.

Matt Bostrom had some surprises waiting for him on Jan. 3, when he took over his job as the newly elected Ramsey County sheriff.

Public comments are being solicited at two March 16 hearings that will address potential business losses during construction of the Central Corridor light rail transit line (LRT).

The University of Minnesota's School of Public Health will take the lead on the local component of the National Children's Study (NCS), a massive research project that will track environmental impacts on children's health. The study will span from the time of the children's births until they reach age 21.

Mark Jenkins attended a Deephaven fundraiser for Secretary of State Mark Ritchie in March 2010 not intending to speak. At the time Jenkins was then an Independence Party candidate for state Senate, and Ritchie's DFL campaign staff offered him a few moments at the podium to discuss his own campaign.

As plans congeal around development of metrowide mass transit, the planning organization that is largely responsible for it is looking for help figuring out what to call the system.

Having taken the job of deputy mayor of St. Paul just two months ago, Paul Williams will be the first to confess the job looks daunting.

You're waiting at the corner of Fairview and University and the No. 16 bus is already five minutes late. You have an appointment and you have no idea how long it's going to be before it arrives.

It will be a rather drafty classroom - one without ceiling, walls or a floor, though students might find some stumps to sit on.

That assumes you can tear him away from customers ordering Cubanos and café miels at South St. Paul's Black Sheep Coffee Café long enough to have a chat-which is no mean feat.