Minnesota http://bringmethenews.com/ Federal law protects your privacy as a patient. Find out what your rights are. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:18 -0600 http://bring.mn/23h http://bring.mn/23h A measure lifting the cap on state bonds, clearing the way for the state to purchase some 3,000 acres of land along Lake Vermilion from U.S. Steel to establish a new state park, has been advanced by a Senate committee. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:23:29 -0600 http://bring.mn/23g http://bring.mn/23g A Northfield man set his home ablaze early Tuesday morning and minutes later started a second fire in his van parked in front of city hall. Two city vehicles were damaged as well as parts of the city hall. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:08:08 -0600 http://bring.mn/23d http://bring.mn/23d Gov. Tim Pawlenty has sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a declaration of emergency before spring flooding hits communities in western and southern Minnesota, many still recovering from last years floods. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:11 -0600 http://bring.mn/23c http://bring.mn/23c Twenty Minnesota General Motors dealerships slated to have their franchise agreements expire in October have been reinstated. Another fifteen dealers didn't get the second chance they were hoping for. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:45:28 -0600 http://bring.mn/238 http://bring.mn/238 An Eden Prairie man began to suspect his handyman after silver coins, a camera and a laptop went missing from his home in recent weeks. So he set up a hidden videocam, and it proved his hunch correct. The handyman confessed; he faces felony theft charges. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:49:55 -0600 http://bring.mn/234 http://bring.mn/234 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has lifted the bad-air alert that covered much of Minnesota, thanks to increased winds and easing fog. A health advisory remains in effect through Wednesday for the Twin Cities. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:14:55 -0600 http://bring.mn/231 http://bring.mn/231 DFL legislators have a new plan to borrow $1 billion for building projects around the state. This time, Democrats included some – but not all – the money Gov. Pawlenty wants to spend to expand a state facility for sex offenders at Moose Lake. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:54:15 -0600 http://bring.mn/230 http://bring.mn/230 The Minnesota Department of Human Services calls it a redesign of how the state delivers mental-health services, while critics call it a $17 million cut. Two treatment facilities and at least 200 workers would be eliminated. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:27:27 -0600 http://bring.mn/22Y http://bring.mn/22Y She's been building her reputation as an entertaining speaker in Washington, D.C. circles for more than a year. Now U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is booked for an annual political event in Virginia where President Obama and Hillary and Bill Clinton last spoke. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:02:56 -0600 http://bring.mn/22W http://bring.mn/22W