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Nathaniel Minor @nbminor

Politics reporter for @startribune. Former pub radio guy @CPRNews, @MPRNews

Joined August 2009
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NEW: Minnesota rebuffs DOJ demand for voter rolls, says feds don’t have legal right to it --> startribune.com/minnesota-re…

Minnesota rejects DOJ demand for state’s voter rolls

State elections officials say the U.S. Department of Justice doesn’t have a legal right to the state’s voter registration list.

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NEW: Republican bill in Congress would explicitly ban federal funding for train between Twin Cities and Duluth, gut grant program that would fund Blue Line extension startribune.com/republican-b…

Train linking Twin Cities, Duluth in doubt as D.C. Republicans try to yank money for passenger rail

A GOP-backed measure moving through Congress also would gut funding for a federal grant program the Metropolitan Council is counting on for a planned extension of the Blue Line light-rail project and...

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Hello! A little news from me. Next week is my last at @CPRNews. Later this month I will join the @StarTribune's politics team covering the Capitol. Denver, Colorado and CPR have all been wonderful to me since I arrived more than a decade ago. I'll miss this place dearly.
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But I'm very excited to join the Strib's growing newsroom and start telling the stories of my own people. I'm sure I'll be back in Colorado from time to time -- especially if that train to Boulder ever starts rolling.
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Oh, and support public media 📻✊
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NEW: At least a dozen senior leaders have left RTD in recent years. Some say CEO Debra Johnson is why —> cpr.org/2024/12/10/a-dozen-s…

A dozen senior leaders have left RTD in recent years. Some say CEO Debra Johnson is why

Colorado’s largest transit agency has paid out more than $700,000 in settlement agreements.

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RTD's board last week approved a ~5% raise to take Johnson's salary to about $420,000 a year. It is scheduled to vote tonight on an 18-month contract extension.
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If you are an RTD insider, or otherwise have a story to tell me, please reach out! nathaniel.minor@cpr.org
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NEW - Wyatts Towing is no more. The towing giant has apparently sold to Elite Towing. On Tuesday, the phone number listed for Wyatts rang to Elite Towing. An operator who answered the phone said “Wyatts Towing no longer exists.” denverpost.com/2024/11/12/wy…

Wyatts Towing shuts down in Colorado following state investigation, settlement agreement

The listed phone number for Wyatts rings to Elite Towing. An operator who answered the phone on Tuesday said “Wyatts Towing no longer exists.”

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Woman in car in the middle of Colfax just stopped me, a pedestrian in crosswalk, to ask if there was a chic-fil-a ahead
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I had no answer for her in the moment; it turns out there is one a few miles ahead. I hope she finds the poultry sandwich she’s looking for
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The AP has called the last RTD board race. Chris Gutschenritter will rep District D:
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So the new board in January will be:
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ICYMI, I checked in with some of the new board members-elect last week: cpr.org/2024/11/08/new-rtd-b…

New RTD board members say they want more accountability, transparency, and riders

Most of the newly elected directors-to-be co-signed a manifesto that calls for improvements to service quality, safety and reliability.

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NEW: Incoming directors-elect to the RTD board say they want more accountability, transparency, and riders —> cpr.org/2024/11/08/new-rtd-b…

New RTD board members say they want more accountability, transparency, and riders

Most of the newly elected directors-to-be co-signed a manifesto that calls for improvements to service quality, safety and reliability.

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How far can you bike in 15 minutes in Denver? Check out this map from @avistopper and co denverite.com/2024/11/07/den…

How far can you bike in 15 minutes in Denver? Check out this map

An interactive map that shows riders exactly how far they can go in 15 minutes using low-stress routes.

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