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On the first day that local residents could file a declaration of candidacy for the May 5 primary, Wednesday’s biggest election news may be more about who is not running, rather than who is.

Just one week after completing a year as Bartholomew County commissioner chairman, Rick Flohr confirmed he will not seek re-election to a third term.

Although Flohr retired as co-owner of Product Engineering Co. (PECO) in 2014, he’s been back working for his company since last January. He said he has been maintaining second shift hours at PECO after completing his responsibilities as a…

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Minneapolis based retailer Target Corp. was named Yahoo Finance‘s 2019 Company of the Year, with the financial news site citing sales tallies that have helped push shares of Target to an 88 percent year-to-date gain by December.

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Marketing Architects, a Minneapolis-based independent TV advertising agency, has welcomed Catrina McAuliffe as senior vice president of Brand Strategy and Paul Schmidt as vice president of Client Growth. … Andy Reierson has been promoted to CEO of RR46, a Fargo, N.D.-based family of nine companies offering marketing…

Local law enforcement officials were busy on New Year’s Eve with nearly 100 calls for service ranging from fake IDs to criminal mischief to an alleged sexual assault.

With Aspen lodges at near capacity and revelers out into the early-morning hours, Aspen Police Sgt. Rick Magnuson said Wednesday the officers responded to 97 calls over a 12-hour period starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday night.

The most serious was a report of a sexual assault at 1:42 a.m. Wednesday at a local bar. An 18-year-old Arkansas man was charged with a Class 3 felony. He posted $10,000 bond and is due back in Pitkin County…

Some multifamily housing projects are part of a larger mixed-use development that will define neighborhoods or entire communities for decades to come. Some take advantage of challenging properties and their surrounding environment, natural and manmade, in creative and intriguing ways. Some are just really, really big.

The decade closed out with another busy year for Twin Cities apartment (and occasionally condominium) developers. The following 10 projects, each for its own reasons, are among the most interesting or significant developments we learned about in 2019. Some remain on the…

MINNEAPOLIS — As you start the New Year, here’s something to put on your to-do list: You’ve only got nine months to comply with “Real ID” in Minnesota so you can fly or enter federal buildings.

Starting in October 2020, airport security, federal courthouses and military bases will no longer accept regular driver’s licenses for entry, now that Minnesota is allowing post-9/11 security reforms to take effect this year. Although you can use current documents like a passport without needing to obtain new documents, an upgraded “Real ID” will be necessary if you plan…

MINNEAPOLIS — The impeachment drama unfolding in the nation’s capital will create intense political pressure for lawmakers in swing districts, including Minnesota’s two freshman Democrats, Reps. Angie Craig and Dean Phillips.

“There will be tough decisions for cross-pressure Democrats, who are Democrats who represent districts that could be represented by a member of either party,” Kathryn Pearson, an expert on congressional politics at the University of Minnesota, told KARE.

“Craig and Phillips are likely hearing from partisans on both…

Gottheimer Fights to Repeal Harmful Medical Device Tax and to Lower Health Care Costs, Protect R&D for North Jersey Families, Businesses

Medical device tax suspension expires December 31, 2019

New Jersey’s Life Sciences supports 65,000+ jobs in the Garden State

WASHINGTON – On Monday, December 9, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined a group of Members of Congress in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Schumer calling for a repeal of the medical…

Despite being unopposed in the Republican primary and winning reelection to his seat by 41 percentage points over Democratic challenger Kevin Gaither, U.S. Rep. John Shimkus still spent $1.8 million during the 2018 election season.

That number was far less than the $3.4 million he spent in the 2016 election cycle, though that election included a primary challenge from Illinois state senator Kyle McCarter, who is now serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya.

Shimkus’s spending trailed that of candidates in competitive races in Illinois, such as the 6th, 13th and 14th districts. Among…

Jason Lewis and Erik Paulsen, GOP congressmen facing two of the most competitive races in the country, defended their records in lively back-to-back debates with their opponents on Friday.

In one of their final debates before the Nov. 6 election, the incumbents clashed with their Democratic challengers, Angie Craig and Dean Phillips, on Twin Cities Public Television’s “Almanac” over issues ranging from taxes to health care.

Lewis and Paulsen are fighting for re-election in their suburban districts, which have become two of the Democrats’ top targets to flip this year, drawing…

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting its third annual Veteran Employment Information Event on Thursday, Jan. 9 in St. Paul.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required to attend the free event. Veterans can register for a time slot between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. by going to tinyurl.com/dnrvets2020.

Many veterans want to work in a natural resources environment, and many military skills translate into DNR positions.

“If you’ve served in the military, you probably have a lot of experience relevant to many of our professional areas,”…