Obama chats with voters at St. Paul pancake house ST. PAUL — Fresh off a big-buck fundraiser in Minneapolis, Democrat Barack Obama dropped in on a humble St. Paul pancake house today to chat with diners about their concerns.
Minnesotans have 12th highest tax burden Minnesota taxpayers pay the 12th-highest state and local tax burden in the nation, according to a report released today by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.
Greyhound scraps ads after Canada bus beheading TORONTO (AP) _ Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler.
Turmoil from the housing market appears to be stoking demand for apartments in the Twin Cities. Despite the metro area's recent job losses, apartment vacancies tightened in the second quarter to 3.7 percent from 3.9 percent a year ago. Average monthly rent rose 3 percent to $910, according to GVA Marquette Advisor's latest Apartment Trends report out today.
Minnesota House Republicans say there's got to be something untoward in the fact that recipients of welfare cash cards used the cards to buy $10 million worth of goods in more than 300,000 transactions outside of Minnesota in the past year.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, has sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.
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