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• Pawlenty says proposed health care plan bad for Minn.
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty says the legislation unveiled this week to overhaul the nation's health care system is bad for Minnesota.July 15, 2009
• Officials discussing proposed street light fee with public
  City officials are presenting details of a proposed street light fee to the public that they say is needed to help pay for electricity and light bulbs for the thousands of streetlights throughout the city.July 15, 2009
• The tricky relationship between Congress and the CIA
  A secret CIA program to kill Al Qaeda leaders, revealed last week by CIA chief Leon Panetta, is likely to spur a Congressional investigation. Midmorning examines the relationship between Congress and the CIA.Midmorning, July 15, 2009
• Health care overhaul proposals take shape
  A Senate panel has approved health care overhaul proposal that calls for required insurance for almost all Americans and a public plan. As bills work their way through the U.S. House and Senate there's still the question of how to pay the more than trillion dollar price tag.Midmorning, July 15, 2009
• Newt Gingrich speaks at Minneapolis health care forum today
  Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich will be in Minneapolis this afternoon hosting a health care reform forum with a group of Minnesota leaders.July 15, 2009
• Minnesota delegation wary of proposed health care reform
  Barack Obama wants health care reform ready to sign by the end of the summer, but much of Congress, including Minnesota's delegation, are deeply divided on the issue.July 14, 2009
• McCollum: Efficiencies can pay for health care reform
  U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum says all funding options, including a tax increase, should be on the table as lawmakers debate a federal health care reform measure.July 13, 2009
• Pawlenty says talks have begun for tax reciprocity deal
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty confirmed Friday that talks have begun between Minnesota and Wisconsin in settling a bill over a decades-old tax pact.July 10, 2009
• Minn. tax collections sink $150M under estimates
  Minnesota finished its last budget year with $150 million fewer tax dollars than officials expected, mostly because of a poor performing income tax.July 10, 2009
• St. Paul applying for $46M in federal stimulus for homes
  The government of St. Paul plans to apply for $46 million in federal stimulus money to help the city acquire and rehabilitate hundreds of homes.July 8, 2009
• DFLers seek health care options in wake of governor's cuts
  The unallotment of millions of dollars in health care spending for the poor has them worried about tens of thousands of Minnesotans that may have no more medical coverage next spring.July 3, 2009
• Health care reform and the consumer
  The discussion in Washington around health care reform has been dominated by talk of a public option and where costs can be cut. But what about the role of the health care consumer? Some say there has to be a fundamental shift in the way we view medical care.Midmorning, July 3, 2009
• Gov. Pawlenty formally approves unallotment plan
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty marked the start of the new fiscal year Wednesday by formally approving a plan to erase a $2.7 billion budget deficit.July 1, 2009
• Wisconsin officials yet to agree to Pawlenty's tax reciprocity request
  One piece of Gov. Pawlenty's unallotment plan relies on Wisconsin agreeing to a faster payback of income tax revenue owed to Minnesota, but Wisconsin officials have not yet responded to the request.June 30, 2009
• The pros and cons of a public health care plan
  Health insurance companies worry a public option that the Obama administration wants will spell trouble in the marketplace. What is a public plan and how much will such a plan cost?Midmorning, June 29, 2009

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