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Minnesota lawmakers raise taconite tax to help pay for Iron Range school construction – by John Myers (Duluth News Tribune – May 24, 2013)

Posted May 24th 2013 at 2:47 pm

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/ Minnesota’s per-ton tax on taconite iron ore produced in the state will increase a dime this year, and the extra money will be dedicated to help rebuild and retool Iron Range schools. The taconite provision was included in the 2013 Legislature’s final omnibus tax bill, which Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Thursday. The [...]

Mining Stirs Tensions in Mexico – by Jean Guerrero (Wall Street Journal – May 23, 2013)

Posted May 24th 2013 at 2:46 pm

http://online.wsj.com/home-page OCOTLAN, Mexico—An influx of mining investments throughout Latin America is bringing badly needed investment, but is also causing tensions in some communities, pitting those who see mines as job creators against those who view them as predatory, in some cases threatening scarce resources like water. Here in the Ocotlán valley in the southern Mexican [...]

Wynne ready to face [Northwestern Ontario] challenges (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal – May 24, 2013)

Posted May 24th 2013 at 2:44 pm

Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal is the daily newspaper of Northwestern Ontario. Ontario’s premier is happy she’s finally getting a chance to do her job. Kathleen Wynne was named premier earlier this year, and came into the job amidst a variety of crises, such as the gas plant controversy, the teacher standoff and a budget battle in which [...]