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Coleman hosts mayor of sister city Nagasaki
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman welcomed Tomihisa Taue, the mayor of Nagasaki, Japan, to Minnesota on Wednesday as part of a longtime sister-city relationship between the two cities.
St. Paul Mayor Coleman bans travel to Arizona on city business
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman says he will tell both the Democratic and Republican national committees not to hold their 2012 political conventions in Phoenix.
Heavy hitters back DFL candidates in advance of state convention
Chris Coleman and Walter Mondale are the latest DFL luminaries to announce their endorsements for governor.
Metro ranks 11th on EPA’s green-building list
The metro area slipped in the latest Environmental Protection Agency list of cities with the most Energy Star-rated buildings, but it’s still doing pretty well.
St. Paul preparing for spring flooding
The City of St. Paul and the Metropolitan Council have taken steps to mitigate the damage from this year’s spring floods.
VAN drives six-figure haul into state DFL coffers
Depending on your perspective, the Minnesota DFL State Central Committee's Voter Activation Network database is a cash cow, a valuable communication tool or a massive headache - or some combination of the three.
Duluth business owner invited to State of the Union
Dave Benson, owner and chief financial officer of Epicurean Inc. of Duluth, will attend President Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday as a guest of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
Advocates push bill for universal gun-show background checks
Minnesota law requires gun dealers to report information about pistol and assault-rifle sales to the local police chief before the sale is completed, so that a background check on the purchaser can be performed. But only federally licensed dealers are required follow this law.
Chamber coffee with St. Paul mayor Dec. 16
St. Paul has an aggressive state bonding-bill agenda for 2010. If you want to chat over coffee with the mayor about those priorities, you'll get your chance when the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a morning coffee discussion with Mayor Chris Coleman on Dec. 16.
Mayors ask for special session; gov’s office says no way
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities are asking Gov. Tim Pawlenty to call a special legislative session to address the state's anticipated $1.2 billion budget deficit at the end of the 2010-2011 biennium.
CFB rules against Coleman and Rybak (updated)
The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board just released its findings in the complaint brought by the state GOP Party that both DFL St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and DFL Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak spent mayoral campaign funds running for governor.
Campaign Finance Board hears GOP complaints against Coleman & Rybak
The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (CFB) heard the GOP State Party complaint against DFL St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and DFL Mayor RT Rybak today--on the same day Rybak filed his campaign committee--in an 80-minute "executive session," a closed door meeting not open to the public.
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