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Annie Baxter

Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio
abaxter@mpr.org

Annie Baxter has a love of radio that ranges from hard news reporting to playful storytelling. She's covered the general assignment beat as one of MPR's regional reporters, she worked as an arts reporter at Chicago Public Radio and she's schooled in the quirky "first person" style of This American Life, where she interned during her early days in radio. Annie also has two M.A.s -- one in Rhetoric and one in Comparative Literature. She hopes to funnel her diverse background to make sharp, lively, fresh-sounding radio.

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Wells Fargo teaming up with Twin Cities on foreclosure efforts

Wells Fargo and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are teaming up on efforts to prevent foreclosures and stabilize neighborhoods affected by foreclosures. (11/20/2009)

Minnesota's unemployment insurance fund remains in a deficit

Minnesota's unemployment insurance fund remains in a deficit, despite expectations the fund would have a positive balance in October. (11/20/2009)

Unemployment rate ticks up, but state adds 2,200 jobs

The state's unemployment rate rose slightly in October, even as state employers added 2,200 jobs, according to new numbers released Thursday. (11/19/2009)

Temp job market can be a mixed blessing for workers

Temporary employment agencies are one of the few bright spots in the job market these days and experts keep an eye on the industry because it often signals the beginning of an economic recovery. But for workers, the low-paying jobs may not always be the best choice. (11/18/2009)

Official expects Minn. unemployment figures to spike

Minnesota's jobless rate has fallen for three months in a row, but it's expected to reverse course when state officials release October's unemployment rate on Thursday. (11/16/2009)

Housing numbers up, but will they last?

A federal tax credit is a big reason why the latest Twin Cities housing numbers show a burst of sales activity in October. But real estate agents disagree on the long-term effect the incentive will have on the housing market. (11/11/2009)

Despite closures, Minn. banks faring well during downturn

Before the latest round of bank failures, Minnesota had not had a state bank failure since 2000. However, experts say most of the state's banks are weathering the economic stresses and are actually in pretty good shape. (11/09/2009)

Brainerd: When is a recovery a recovery?

The Brainerd area once boomed with lake home construction, and manufacturing companies offered some good paying jobs. But both of those industries have taken major employment hits. Now there may be signs of a recovery, but it depends on whom you ask. (11/05/2009)

High premiums await those with expiring COBRA benefits

A federal stimulus program to subsidize health premiums, known as COBRA, stops accepting new people at the end of the year, and some who are already in the program will exhaust their 9 months of assistance soon. (10/22/2009)

Employment picture not as rosy as numbers suggest

Although Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in September, employers continue to shed jobs, and thousands of Minnesotans have left the labor market, state officials announced Thursday. (10/15/2009)

Deal could give temp Ford workers full-time positions

A tentative deal between Ford and the United Auto Workers could give temporary workers at the St. Paul Ranger plant the chance to become full-time employees, despite the fact that the plant is slated to close in 2011. (10/14/2009)

Short sales, foreclosures drive down median home prices

Twin Cities median home prices dropped about $5,000 between August and September to $170,000, according to data out today. (10/12/2009)

Minn. Blue Cross and Blue Shield layoffs total 300 for the past year

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has laid off about 300 workers in the past year, about 100 this week alone. (10/01/2009)

September Ford Ranger sales down 48 percent from last year

September sales of Ford Ranger pick-up trucks, manufactured in St. Paul, fell about 48 percent compared to last year. (10/01/2009)

Mpls Fed's new leader has Midwest economic approach

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has named a University of Minnesota economist as its new president. Narayana Kocherlakota takes over on Oct. 8. Here's a profile of Kocherlakota. (09/30/2009)