April 3, 2013
Hennepin County, Minnesota sent this bulletin at 04/03/2013 01:48 PM CDT
Charges say driver admitted hitting Minneapolis cyclist, fleeing scene
by Matt McKinney, Star Tribune
April 2, 2013
The hit-and-run driver who killed a cyclist early Saturday on E. Lake Street was spotted minutes later by police as he drove north on Bloomington Avenue S., according to charges filed Tuesday. His car’s front end was heavily damaged and its windshield smashed. [Hennepin County Deputy Attorney David C. Brown quoted]
http://www.startribune.com/201080921.html?src=news-stmp
Hennepin County Program Helps New Moms Adjust to Motherhood
by Todd Wilson, KSTP Ch. 5 and KAALtv Ch. 6
April 3, 2013
Ellie Zuehlke literally felt that she would be better off dead, to escape this really bad pain. This is what she was thinking in her darkest moment. It was two weeks after the birth of her first child. She says the emotions came out of nowhere. [Hennepin County Public Affairs Director worked this story]
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2984435.shtml
Surly seeks more public funds for proposed brewery
by Chris Newmarker, Finance and Commerce
April 1, 2013
Surly Brewing is now seeking a $500,000 loan from Hennepin County to support the $20 million, 60,000-square-foot destination brewery it is proposing near the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
[Hennepin County Public Affairs Director Carolyn Marinan and Cara Lee worked this story]
http://finance-commerce.com/2013/04/surly-seeks-more-public-funds-for-proposed-brewery/
Minneapolis: Driver charged in bicyclist's hit-and-run death
Pioneer Press
April 2, 2013
Authorities on Tuesday charged a Minneapolis man in the weekend hit-and-run death of a bicyclist on Lake Street. [Deputy County Attorney David Brown quoted]
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_22928762/minneapolis-driver-charged-bicyclists-hit-and-run-death
Surly Seeks Another $500K Loan for Mpls. Brewery
by Rebecca Omastiak, Twin Cities Business
April 2, 2013
Earlier this year, Hennepin County, the Metropolitan Council, and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development awarded environmental cleanup grants that together total nearly $2 million. [Hennepin County Public Affairs Director Carolyn Marinan and Cara Lee worked this story]
http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2013/April/Surly-Seeks-Another-$500K-Loan-for-Mpls-Brewery
Southwest LRT Station Plan Open Houses Set for April, May
by Becky Glander, Minnetonka Patch
April 2, 2013
Hennepin County and its partners are hosting open houses in April and May to engage the public in planning work around proposed light rail transit (LRT) stations for the Southwest LRT line.
http://minnetonka.patch.com/articles/southwest-lrt-station-plan-open-houses-set-for-april-may
Continued: Readers Write (April 3): Bicyclist, Gov. Dayton, North Korea, L.K. Hanson
by Kevin Driscoll, St. Paul, Star Tribune Letters
April 2, 2013
Gov. Give him some credit where credit is due
Clearly, Hennepin County Board Member Jeff Johnson is running for governor in 2014. In his diatribe against Gov. Mark Dayton over the Vikings stadium funding troubles (“Call for repairs,” April 2), Johnson tries to sound bipartisan when including his Republican Party’s shared responsibility for passing the stadium legislation, then immediately shifts everything post-stadium-vote onto Dayton’s shoulders. [Hennepin County Board Member Jeff Johnson mentioned]
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/201145191.html?page=2&c=y
Petitions demand Obama action on banks
by Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune
April 2, 2013
Housing activists boasting of having 330,000 signatures marched petitions to Justice Department offices across the country on Tuesday, saying they’re trying to pressure President Obama to break up the nation’s largest banks and prosecute lawbreaking executives.
http://www.startribune.com/business/201165911.html
The baby fell – and then the Plymouth parents’ real pain began
by Abby Simons, Star Tribune
April 3, 2013
Housing activists boasting of having 330,000 signatures marched petitions to Justice Department offices across the country on Tuesday, saying they’re trying to pressure President Obama to break up the nation’s largest banks and prosecute lawbreaking executives. [Rex Holzemer, assistant Hennepin County administrator for human services quoted, Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Jamie Cork and Judge Kathryn Quaintance mentioned]
http://www.startribune.com/business/201165911.html
Public Affairs News Update is a summary of content we think you may helpful; for internal research purposes by Hennepin County staff. If you see additional news you would like us to include, contact Stephanie Watts.
Hennepin County Public Affairs—Carolyn Marinan, Director, 612-348-5969
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