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• The health care puzzle
  In their discussions with President Obama on health care reform, industry officials agreed to take steps to slow the growth of health spending. Midmorning speaks with one health care industry official about how companies can cut back, and how reform might change health care as we know it.Midmorning, May 15, 2009
• Lawmakers at standstill over outdoors, arts money
  Six months after voters approved a 3/8 cent sales tax increase to fund environmental and arts projects, lawmakers are deadlocked over how to spend the money.May 15, 2009
• Potential budget cut worries outstate Minn. officials
  City and county officials say they're concerned about Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan to end the Legislative session and balance the budget on his own.May 15, 2009
• Pawlenty to use line veto power to balance budget
  Gov. Pawlenty line-item vetoed $383 million from the Health and Human Services and Economic Development budget bills. Pawlenty took the action last night, just hours after he said he would not call lawmakers back for a special session.May 15, 2009
• Pawlenty says he will balance budget on his own
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty promised Thursday to bring Minnesota's deficit-ridden budget back into balance on his own if the session ends Monday without an accord, using line-item vetoes and executive powers to shave billions in spending.May 14, 2009
• Bills to keep state's lights on go to governor
  Lawmakers have sent Gov. Tim Pawlenty the remaining budget bills that fund K-12 schools, higher education and agriculture and veterans programs, but there's still no overall agreement on how to pay for those bills, and how to erase a projected $4.6 billion deficit.May 14, 2009
• Pawlenty open to 'lights-on' bill
  Governor Tim Pawlenty said he's open to a bill that would keep core government services running in case an overall budget deal isn't reached.May 13, 2009
• FDA takes issue with Cheerios health claims
  Federal regulators are scolding the maker of Cheerios, saying it made inappropriate claims about the popular cereal's ability to lower cholesterol and treat heart disease.May 12, 2009
• Minn. lawmakers start final week billions apart
  The final week of the Legislative session is underway with no agreement in sight for erasing the state's $4.6 billion budget deficit. But Gov. Tim Pawlenty tried to kick start the negotiations today by partially pulling back on one of his key budget provisions, and agreeing to two others offered by Democrats.May 11, 2009
• State lawmakers, Pawlenty down to final week of session
  State lawmakers have just one week left to reach a budget agreement and erase a $4.6 billion deficit.May 11, 2009
• Pawlenty vetoes tax bill
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty has followed through on his threat to quickly veto a $1 billion package of tax increases.May 8, 2009
• Lawmakers expected to miss budget deadline
  Thursday was supposed to be the beginning of the end of Minnesota's legislative session. But legislative leaders now expect to miss a self-imposed deadline.May 7, 2009
• Flu preparation on the local level
  Fears of a deadly H1N1 flu outbreak may be easing for now. But people on the front lines of public health -- in county and city health departments -- are still preparing for the worst.May 7, 2009
• Hospitals favor higher taxes over budget cuts
  Officials representing the state's hospitals say they're so concerned about the level of cuts in Gov. Pawlenty's budget plan that they would support increasing a tax on health care providers to prevent the cuts.May 4, 2009
• Lawmakers chip away at budget, one piece at a time
  Small pieces of a massive Minnesota state budget fell into place Monday at the outset of what promises to be a busy week at the Capitol.May 4, 2009

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