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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Economy

Pawlenty mischaracterizes unemployment rate

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 15, 2008, 4:13 PM Aug 15, 2008

The governor says the 5.8% unemployment rate for Minnesota ‘is a near historic high.’ He’s not close.

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Automakers adjust

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 9:26 AM Jul 24, 2008
3

There’s at least one more adjustment the automakers need to make.

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Economic suicide

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 11:47 AM Jul 23, 2008
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A woman in Boston takes her own life, hours before her home was to be auctioned.

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Minnesota Orchestra pulls plug on last concert

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 22, 2008, 3:22 PM Jul 22, 2008
7

The Orchestra cites a ‘difficult economic climate’ for canceling its last performance at the Lake Harriet Band Shell.

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Ford’s vision

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 22, 2008, 10:43 AM Jul 22, 2008
3

Ford is planning to convert three truck assembly plants in the U.S. to small automobile manufacturing. Will that affect St. Paul’s doomed plant?

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Fear and loathing in America’s newsrooms

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 21, 2008, 8:54 AM Jul 21, 2008
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Rasmussen has released a series of polls today purporting to show the media are biased.

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The end of the suburb?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2008, 6:55 AM Jun 25, 2008
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Do sinking housing values and skyrocketing energy prices mean the end of the outer-ring suburb?

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Housing waiting list: Fail!

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:00 AM Jun 13, 2008
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Officials used an online system to take applications for the waiting list for Section 8 housing in Minneapolis. It crashed.

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Section 8 crunch

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 12, 2008, 1:47 PM Jun 12, 2008

Minneapolis’ computer system struggles to keep up with the demand for housing.

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Too many people; too few apartments

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 11, 2008, 2:02 PM Jun 11, 2008
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For a low-income person in the Twin Cities, it can take up to 12 years to get federal rental assistance.

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Home values still falling

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 27, 2008, 8:39 AM May 27, 2008

A national survey released today shows no let-up in sight for falling home values.

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The ethanol tax

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2008, 1:52 PM Apr 14, 2008
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Is ethanol costing the average driver more than regular gas?

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Your financial story

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 11, 2008, 9:07 AM Apr 11, 2008
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Join News Cut for a live-blogging discussion surrounding Midmorning’s show on personal finances.

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