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• Parties see wave of donations as Pawlenty axes tax refund
  Political parties in Minnesota have seen a surge in donations after Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to eliminate a tax refund for political contributions.June 24, 2009
• The politics of health care reform
  Reporters who cover health care for various newspapers talk about the policies and the politics of health care reform.Midmorning, June 22, 2009
• DFL leaders call Pawlenty's unallotment a 'misuse of power'
  DFL leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed unilateral budget cuts are a misuse of power and will add too many people to the unemployment line.June 18, 2009
• Critics take aim at Pawlenty's plan
  Hospital officials and DFL legislators say Gov. Pawlenty's budget plan is painful and unwise.June 17, 2009
• Pawlenty's unallotment plan draws concern from lawmakers
  State lawmakers and interest groups are reacting to Gov. Pawlenty's plan to balance the budget on his own.June 17, 2009
• Sebelius: New effort to improve Indian health care
  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she will launch a new multiyear effort to improve health care for American Indians, which she calls a "historic failure."June 16, 2009
• Single payer health plan off the table?
  A single government plan for health care appears to be too radioactive for Congress or President Obama. Two experts on either side of the single-payer plan issue debate what's the best health care system.Midmorning, June 16, 2009
• Pawlenty to announce unallotment plans this week
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he'll announce this week which programs he intends to cut to balance the state's budget.June 15, 2009
• Pawlenty's cross-country travels aimed at expanding base
  Some observers say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's travel over the next few months is designed to test the waters for a presidential run.June 15, 2009
• Hospitals wary of Obama's Medicare cuts
  President Barack Obama said Saturday he wants to help pay for his health care overhaul by slowing Medicare and Medicaid spending, but hospitals, medical technicians and others are resisting.June 14, 2009
• Report: Doctors getting less money from drug companies
  The amount of money Minnesota doctors receive from pharmaceutical companies has declined since clinic groups tightened the rules.June 12, 2009
• Pawlenty expects his budget cuts to spur layoffs
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty expects the unilateral budget cuts he will impose starting in July to cause some government workers to lose their jobs.June 10, 2009
• Obama hits the road to promote health care reform
  President Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday, and health care reform is expected to be on the agenda. The event is part of the administration's efforts to drum up support for the president's reform plans.Midmorning, June 9, 2009
• Health care providers worried about Pawlenty's cuts
  After Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the legislature failed to reach an agreement, the governor pledged to use his executive power to erase a $2.7 billion budget deficit. That message, along with the cuts that have already been enacted, have some health care providers and the people who rely on them worried.June 4, 2009
• A great harvest of food movies screening in Minneapolis
  Hundreds of people are expected tonight and tomorrow at Minneapolis screenings of a new movie called "Fresh." It's the first of a string of movies due for release this summer about food, and the debate over its place in our lives.June 2, 2009

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