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Valeria Silva

St. Paul schools to tap reserves, increase spending in 2013-14

For the final pivotal year of a districtwide reorganization, St. Paul Public Schools has settled on a 2013-14 budget that increases general fund spending — and taps...

Michele Bachmann

Bachmann defends NSA surveillance, labels Snowden a traitor

During a U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann defended the government’s recently disclosed surveillance programs and...

St. Paul

St. Paul Fire Department captain wins community award

St. Paul fire Capt. Rick Zech has won the Karl Neid Community Involvement Award, given each year to a St. Paul city employee with an impressive record of public service both on...