If the players' request for an injunction is granted, the lockout would be lifted and the sport would reopen for business. The league would have to put work rules in place, most likely the same ones that governed last season, which was played without a salary cap. If the injunction is granted, the league could appeal and seek a stay of it in an attempt to keep the lockout in effect..At MPR Dave Peters reports on an auditor's report that shows Minnesota cities have significantly decreased spending. "Auditor Rebecca Otto's office put out its annual take Thursday, toting up the numbers from 2011, which, as you may recall was a year frought with angst over state aid and tough economic times. The bottom line? Minnesota's cities spent 4 percent less in 2011 than they did in 2010.

I believe we have much more to do. The 2 percent property tax cap and public pension health benefits reform will begin to make New Jersey more affordable and more attractive to businesses. We now n