Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
November 11, 2014 — 9:05am
Obama backs competitive broadband market, "net neutrality" – GigaOm A good refresher on net neutrality – WIRED This has been a big issue for Al Franken – StarTribune Several good charts in this State of Rural Minnesota report – RuralMN.org Town in north-central Illinois opens solar power plant – Rochelle News Leader Economic mobility is high in this northern part of the U.S. – FedGazette $1 billion shortfall projected in tax-cutting Kansas – Kansas City Star Gulf of Maine fishermen face 6-month cod ban – Boston Globe In Kurdistan, they call the Chrysler 300 the "Obama" – WSJ 100-year anniversary of the Houston shipping channel – Houston Chronicle Climate change did not cause the Oct. 2013 blizzard in South Dakota – Argus Leader Italy mulls rebuilding the floor of the Colosseum – Reuters
After protests, the Minnesota Department of Corrections says it has begun moving toward use of electronic searches. "We want to reduce the risk of further traumatizing people," Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell said.