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Did you miss Gov. Dayton's State of the State address? Read the complete text here. Arts Orbit Radar 2/10/11 By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet What's happening this week Thursday, February 10MORE » On the radar: A lot of great concert photos are taken every day in the Twin Cities, and most of them show up once on a half-screen slideshow, then disappear into oblivion. A show opening today at XY&Z Gallery features photos of local musicians by Steven Cohen, Erik Hess, and Stacy Schwartz—all of whom, I'm proud to say, have contributed work to the Daily Planet—paired with tributes to the musicians by local writers. (My subject? Har Mar Superstar.) Tonight's opening reception will feature an appearance by "a surprise musical guest." Republican bill seeks to ban immigration 'sanctuary cities' By Andy Birkey, Minnesota Independent Minnesota House Republicans introduced a bill Monday that would prevent cities, counties and other local governments from making laws related to immigration enforcement. St.MORE » Safeguards suggested for renewable development fund By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily More than $165 million has been collected from Xcel Energy ratepayers and deposited into the utility's Renewable Energy Development account since the fund was mandated by the Legislature in 1994. Its intent was to help generate renewable sources of electricity through solar, wind, hydro and biomass methods.MORE » U rejects profs' call for trial review By Kyle Potter, The Minnesota Daily The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents and General Counsel on Monday dismissed eight professors' request for an outside investigation into the suicide of a former clinical patient.MORE » Cleaning workers protest outside Lunds stores By Michael Moore, Workday Minnesota Retail cleaning workers protested outside a Lunds grocery store in Edina Tuesday, calling on the company to take responsibility for its decision to switch cleaning contractors at four Twin Cities locations - a decision that cost 12 workers their jobs.MORE » State of the State address by Governor Mark Dayton Since we have received at least a dozen press releases with comments on the State of the State address, we know it will be well-covered. If you missed it, here are the prepared remarks, so you can read it for yourself. [Text below] Remarks of Governor Mark Dayton-As Prepared for DeliveryMORE » Inside the Daily Planet MUSIC | The Decemberists and Mountain Man at the State Theatre: Return to glory by Kyle Matteson, TC Daily Planet I'll be frank with you: the Decemberists and I have had a fairly rocky relationship over their 10-year career. Borrowing money for school? Know what it costs you by Ricardo Fjelstad de Santiago, ThreeSixty For every person who dreams of going to college, there is the reality check of how much it's going to cost. Most students and parents can't pay for post-high school education out of pocket. Students who did really well in school may be offered scholarships to ease the cost. State and federal grants can also help. They are based on financial need and don't have to be repaid. Encouraging healthy behaviors for a healthier Minnesota By Patty Ostberg, Session Weekly/Session Daily Minnesota House and Senate members and staff are entering into a voluntary weight-loss competition they hope will encourage all Minnesotans to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Encouraging statewide lifestyle changes falls in the footsteps of Minnesota's Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) that was signed into law in 2008. NEW IN BLOGS WHO IS THAT? | John James Wallace, hipster socialite by Jay Gabler • "I met Lady Gaga at the Turf Club!" THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST | Oscar-nominated animated shorts are charming and moving by Jim Brunzell III • Last week, I talked about two Oscar-nominated films, Biutiful and The Illusionist. Now this week, there are a whopping fifteen Oscar-nominated films opening. The films are not feature length, thank goodness: there are three sets of short programs opening this weekend, two at the Lagoon Cinema and the other opening at the Riverview Theater. So to get ahead in your upcoming Oscar pools, it would be wise to try to catch these films in their limited runs. MINNESOTA BUDGET BITES | Conference committee agrees to $900 million in cuts in 30 minutes by Christina Wessel • Late Monday afternoon, the House and Senate conference committee on HF 130 wrapped up its business in just 30 minutes. HF 130 is the Legislature's "phase one" budget bill that includes $900 million in cuts to higher education, funding to cities and counties, and other services that will negatively impact many vulnerable communities in our state. After a brief overview of the bills and a few minutes of testimony, the conference committee quickly voted to resolve all the differences between the two versions of the bill. MINNEAPOLIS OBSERVER | Skittering over the lake by Sharon Parker • Earlier this winter, the park board delayed opening the skating rinks because the insulating cover provided by our early and abundant snowfall delayed the freezing of the lakes. But now it appears that the prolonged cold weather has triggered another delay of sorts: the park board recently announced that instead of closing after Presidents' Day, as has been the custom most winters, the city's ice rinks will remain open until March 6. We can thank our cold weather for that extended opportunity. SINGLE WHITE FRINGE GEEK | Fringe 2011: Wait listed by Matthew A. Everett • Well, we didn't get in outright, but we got the next best thing.
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