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DFL Sen. Al Franken is among a group of liberal Senators urging that the health care reform bill include a public option.
(11/17/2009)
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says the country needs to modernize the production of vaccines and take steps to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign producers.
(11/13/2009)
A year ago on Election Day, Minnesotans entered what would become the longest recount in state history. Today, election officials are applying lessons from that experience to ensure the process goes smoothly.
(11/03/2009)
Some Minnesota recipients of federal stimulus money - including business owner JoLynn Johnson, above - say the White House has overstated the number of jobs the program has impacted.
(10/30/2009)
Millions of dollars of federal stimulus money is helping the state provide services to job seekers, but state WorkForce Centers around Minnesota say they need more money to meet the dramatic increase in demand for their help.
(10/20/2009)
Minnesota has received and spent about one-third of the stimulus money it's expecting from the federal government for state-administered programs, resulting in 11,800 jobs that have been created or saved, the state's budget office said Monday.
(10/12/2009)
Kathy Rodriguez's job as a coordinator of a Meals on Wheels program in St. Paul could be one of the jobs saved by federal stimulus dollars. The state of Minnesota must report by Saturday how many stimulus dollars it spent and how many jobs it saved and created -- something that's sure to draw both fire and praise.
(10/09/2009)
U.S. Sen. Al Franken successfully pushed to amend the Defense Appropriations bill today with a measure that would ensure employees of defense contractors can sue their employers over sexual assaults.
(10/06/2009)
Another economic stimulus program encouraging Minnesotans to make energy upgrades to their homes takes effect this week.
(09/28/2009)
The Obama administration says more small businesses in Minnesota than in any other state have received special economic stimulus-backed loans to help them survive the economic downturn.
(09/23/2009)
Another bottleneck in the federal stimulus pipeline is coming to light: bureaucratic delays are tying up payments for small-scale solar and wind energy systems in Minnesota.
(09/21/2009)
Since the state fair gates opened a week and a half ago, Minnesotans have been taking about health care with politicians, but it's in the U.S. Senate where most expect the real battle will be fought.
(09/07/2009)
Six months after Congress allocated billions of federal stimulus dollars to weatherize low-income homes and create jobs, much of the money remains unspent in Minnesota and the rest of the U.S.
(09/02/2009)
Democratic Sen. Al Franken has cancelled a fundraiser that had been planned for tomorrow at a home in St. Paul, after the host's past criminal conviction came to light.
(08/26/2009)
Sen. Al Franken promised Wednesday to
fight for public health insurance, telling advocates he favors a
nonprofit, government-run plan.
(08/26/2009)
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