
If Narayana Kocherlakota was feeling any nerves on Tuesday during his first public speech as president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank it didn’t show.

True to their pledge, DFL state legislators are pressing to pass a bonding bill quickly as they head into their first full week of the 2010 legislative session.
At least three small-company executives are crediting flexibility and creativity as key reasons their Twin Cities-based businesses are weathering the national recession.
Minnesota Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis,is one of 37 state legislative leaders who signed a bipartisan letter this week to the leadership of the U.S. Congress, urging quick passage of President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed $800 billion economic stimulus package.
"Solving the economic challenges in our country requires bold action and a partnership among [...]