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As anti-bullying bill dies for the year; plans to rebuild the Capitol are revived. Updated 6:08 AM

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Best of MN 2013: Our second annual guide to the state's finest

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Twin Cities' rise in suburban poverty among highest in nation

The Brookings Institution ranked the Twin Cities area among the nation’s top 10 major metropolitan areas for the speed at which suburban poverty is rising. Its analysis says the number of suburban Minnesotans living in poverty more than doubled between 2000 and 2011. Updated 12:33 AM
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Jim Moeller, 50, of Eagan, competes in masters’ competitions, coaches in the summer through Fuzion Athletics and helps out unofficially at Eagan High School, where his daughter pole-vaults. Full storyFull story Updated 3:17 PM