U regents OK controversial contract for new provost; no Xcel rate hike in 2020; Duluth high-rise back on track

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Evening Update Good evening. After lively debate, University of Minnesota regents voted to approve a salary exceeding $500,000 for President Joan Gabel’s first major hire. With the 8-4 vote, Rachel Croson, dean of Michigan State University’s College of Social Science, will become the U’s next executive vice president and provost. Croson, an economics professor, replaces retiring Provost Karen Hanson. [READ MORE]( [Metropolitan Council increases contract for Southwest light rail by $21 million]( [Project's overall $2 billion price tag stays the same.]( [Ex-Burnsville man sentenced for Ponzi scheme targeting elderly]( [He sold coins without permission and kept money for personal expenses.]( [House panel presses toward historic Trump impeachment vote]( [Panel expected to send charges to full House for action next week.]( [Xcel customers will see no rate increase in 2020]( [PUC voted to extend further rates and postpone studying until next fall Xcel's request for rate hike.]( [Judge again tells St. Cloud State to comply with sports gender equity laws]( [School this week eliminated football and golf programs to comply with order.]( [Delayed high-rise apartment complex back on track in Duluth]( [Construction of 204 market-rate units may start next spring.]( Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2019 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](