http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/?refid=0 Copyright 2013, Minnesota Public Radio Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:40:23 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Editor Note: MPR's Molly Bloom reached out to Minnesotans in our Public Insight Network for perspective on the Supreme Court's decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act. Peter Eckman Peter Eckman s a heart failure and transplant cardiologist at... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-the-cardiologist.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-the-cardiologist.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:40:23 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Here's MPR News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki's story on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold much of the Affordable Care Act. Steve Knutson has spent his career trying to get health care for those who can't afford it. He runs the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/heres-mpr-news-reporter-elizabeth.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/heres-mpr-news-reporter-elizabeth.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:29:53 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Editor's Note: MPR's Molly Bloom reached out to Minnesotans in our Public Insight Network for perspective on the Supreme Court's decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act. Phillip Plager Plager was 14 when he was diagnosed with Type 1... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-lifelong-health-needs.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-lifelong-health-needs.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:24:26 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Editor's Note: MPR's Molly Bloom reached out to Minnesotans in our Public Insight Network for perspective on the Supreme Court's decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act. Anna Popinchalk Anna Popinchalk is volunteer coordinator at the Family Tree Clinic... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-the-clinic-volunteer.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-the-clinic-volunteer.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:25:49 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) HealthPartners, a major Minnesota health plan, shared its view on the Supreme Court's decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act. In a prepeared statement, HealthPartners chief executive Mary Brainerd writes:The Supreme Court decision to uphold the requirement that individuals... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/healthpartners-tweaks-still-needed-on-affordable-care-act.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/healthpartners-tweaks-still-needed-on-affordable-care-act.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:22:08 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Editor's Note: MPR's Molly Bloom reached out to Minnesotans in our Public Insight Network for perspective on the Supreme Court's decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act. Michael Musielewicz Musielewicz, 22, just graduated from the University of St. Thomas... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-affordable-care-act-and-the-student.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-affordable-care-act-and-the-student.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:03:55 CDT mail@mpr.org (Molly Bloom) As an employer, I appreciate the option in a few years of deciding whether to provide insurance through our company (extremely expensive) or pay the tax (a half million dollar savings for our small company). http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-an-employers-perspective.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/first-person-an-employers-perspective.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:24:39 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) One of the more interesting views on today's Supreme Court's decision to uphold much of the Affordable Care Act comes from Hazelden, Minnesota's famous addiction treatment clinic. In a prepared statement, Hazelden CEO Mark Mishek called it, "an essential step... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/health-care-ruling-essential-step-for-addicted-hazelden.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/health-care-ruling-essential-step-for-addicted-hazelden.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:59:40 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Here's a look at what President Obama and Republican Speaker of the John Boehner had to say about the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/video-obama-republicans-on-supreme-court-decision.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/video-obama-republicans-on-supreme-court-decision.shtml Politics Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:41:37 CDT mail@mpr.org (Jon Gordon) (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the vast majority of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that virtually all Americans have health insurance. The 5-4 decision means the huge overhaul, still... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/live-scotus-health-care-ruling-on-the-daily-circuit.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/live-scotus-health-care-ruling-on-the-daily-circuit.shtml Health Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:53:19 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) State tax officials this afternoon said they plan to extend monthly tax filing deadlines to businesses hurt by the recent flooding in northeastern Minnesota. No details yet. The state Revenue Department says it will provide extension dates and eligibility once... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/mn-to-extend-tax-deadlines-for-flood-hit-businesses.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/mn-to-extend-tax-deadlines-for-flood-hit-businesses.shtml Taxes Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:24:03 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) MPR News reporter Tom Robertson dropped into Rutledge, a town of about 230 at the confluence of the Kettle and Pine Rivers that was hit by the spreading floods in northeastern Minnesota. Here's his dispatch:More than a dozen homes here... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/small-towns-in-floods-path-focus-on-recovery-rutledge-is-a-town.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/small-towns-in-floods-path-focus-on-recovery-rutledge-is-a-town.shtml Weather Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:03:35 CDT mail@mpr.org (Jon Gordon) MPR News reporter Dan Kraker files this dispatch from Duluth: In parts of Duluth today it's hard even to tell that a catastrophic flood coursed through the city only two days ago. Streets have been cleared, parking lots that were... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/no-flood-insurance-means-trouble-for-renters-homeowners-businesses.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/no-flood-insurance-means-trouble-for-renters-homeowners-businesses.shtml Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:38:59 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) MPR News reporter Conrad Wilson files this dispatch from Moose Lake: Many people spent the better part of the last two days filling sandbags and doing all they could to fend off rising water. Roads that were submerged Thursday were... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/mpr-news-reporter-conrad-wilson.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/mpr-news-reporter-conrad-wilson.shtml Weather Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:22:47 CDT mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Here's the latest flooding update from MPR News reporter Jon Collins:Flooding damaged or submerged about 670 miles of paved county roads and 760 miles of gravel roads in St. Louis County, according to the public works department. Traffic engineer Victor... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/st-louis-county-road-damage-may-top-25-million.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/06/st-louis-county-road-damage-may-top-25-million.shtml Weather Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:03:33 CDT