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• Health coverage required minimum to be set by states
  The Obama Administration said it'll give individual states a major role in determining the minimum benefits health insurers must provide under the federal health care law in 2014.December 17, 2011
• Drive for efficiency changes look of local government
  A movement is afoot to rethink the way Minnesota's local governments function. More efficient ways to deliver services could mean collaborations to reduce overhead, doing away with services that don't work or even erasing boundaries on the map.December 14, 2011
• Even policing gets scrutiny as cities scour budgets
  After whittling away at other services, Hendricks and other cities are even asking just how much law enforcement they need. Some of them are choosing to cut law enforcement to save money.December 14, 2011
• Assessment challenges grow, add to budget pressure
  Property owners are increasingly challenging their assessments in court, adding to the budget pressure on local governments.December 12, 2011
• Feds to allow use of Medicare data to rate doctors
  Picking a specialist for a delicate medical procedure like a heart bypass could get a lot easier in the not-too-distant future.December 5, 2011
• Anti-smoking efforts losing effectiveness among teens
  Public health officials are disappointed with new findings that show there has been no significant change in tobacco usage among teenagers during the past few years.December 5, 2011
• Dayton to counties: No relief in surplus
  Gov. Mark Dayton told leaders of Minnesota's counties today that he's sympathetic to their financial difficulties, but promised no immediate relief.December 5, 2011
• Health exchange demonstrations online for public review
  Prototypes of possible models for Minnesota's health exchanges are now online and will allow consumers to shop for health coverage, compare health plans, and guide eligible residents through the process of applying for public subsidies.December 5, 2011
• Making sense of congressional redistricting
  Sixteen-term U.S. Congressman Barney Frank just announced he is not running for reelection in Massachusetts. He says the new lines of his district played a big role in his decision not to run. His statement got us wondering how new maps across the country are affecting the 2012 election.Midmorning, December 2, 2011
• State leaders temper surprising economic forecast with skepticism
  Many state leaders are reluctant to celebrate today's surprising economic forecast projecting of an $876 million budget surplus, — possibly because the forecast also shows a likely return to red ink in the following cycle.December 1, 2011
• Hennepin County taxpapers question falling home values, rising taxes
  Rather than directly reducing their property tax bills like it used to, next year the state will reduce the taxable value of some homes. That tends to shift taxes onto other types of property.November 30, 2011
• Foley City Council approves plan to hire private security
  As a cost-saving measure, private security guards will patrol city streets in Foley, Minn., beginning next year.November 29, 2011
• Ramsey County hearing spotlights taxes vs. services dilemma
  About 250 taxpayers turned out last night in Ramsey County to ask the county board to protect public services, plea for lower taxes and largely criticize a proposal to build a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium in the county.November 29, 2011
• Minn. to get federal health care funds after all
  More than $6 million in federal health care funds will come to Minnesota after all. The money was at the heart of a political skirmish between Gov. Mark Dayton and State Sen. David Hann, R-Eden Prairie.November 28, 2011
• Administration unveils new rules for tribal lands
  New rules were unveiled that officials say will expedite home building and energy development for tribal lands.November 28, 2011

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