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• Ramsey County program helping restore and fill foreclosed homes
  More than $1.6 million is being used to fix and sell seized properties.
  Jul 5, 2009
• White Bear Lake mayor files for bankruptcy on auto shop
  Auger Garage, owned by White Bear Lake Mayor Paul Auger, owed $186,000 in back taxes to the IRS, plus another $5,000 to the Minnesota Department of Revenue, according to documents filed in U.S. District Bankruptcy Court.
  Jul 1, 2009
• Will disabled be left on curb?
  A legislative cut has left workers scrambling to fund a system that gives 85,000 rides a month to disabled residents needing transportation to doctors' appointments.
  Jun 23, 2009
• Timing right for Maplewood to gain trail
  Lots of pieces are in place as a commission considers ways to utilize the stretch for conservation and trails.
  Jun 19, 2009
• A windfall for weatherization
  Minnesota is about to get $132 million in federal money to create jobs and more energy-efficient homes.
  Jun 19, 2009
• E-Verify system only loosely enforced in Minnesota
  No state agency - not even the governor's office - is electronically verifying immigration status in hiring.
  Jun 11, 2009
• Ramsey Hope House: From free to foreclosed
  The Arends were thrilled to win a handicap-accessible home. A planned auction has turned that elation to shock. Ramsey officials and the Arendses feel duped.
  Jun 6, 2009
• Vadnais Heights ready to roll on new city service facility
  Construction is about to begin on a $12 million community service center to replace three irreparable city buildings.
  Jun 2, 2009
• Hard times send Latinos out of Minnesota
  Across Minnesota, Latinos in the prime of their work lives are returning home because their dreams have collapsed along with the economy and tougher immigration rules.
  May 29, 2009
• At Project Homeless Connect, more demand for more help
  About 2,500 low-income people packed the Minneapolis Convention Center for help to overcome homelessness, a jump of nearly 2,000 in three years.
  May 12, 2009

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