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Copyright 2013, Minnesota Public Radio Sat, 18 May 2013 22:18:38 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) Changes to campaign finance limits and automatic recounts are on the verge of becoming law. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/elections_and_c.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/elections_and_c.shtml Campaign 2014 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:18:38 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) With just three days left, there are still outstanding issues to address. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/lawmakers_begin.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/lawmakers_begin.shtml Mark Dayton Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:30 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) Money goes to per pupil formula, all-day-kindergarten and other programs. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/k12_budget_bill.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/k12_budget_bill.shtml Mark Dayton Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:57 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) The plan drops the fees but still pays for increased monitoring. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/water_fees_drop.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/water_fees_drop.shtml Mark Dayton Sat, 18 May 2013 13:26:29 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) The Mayo Clinic plan is one step closer to reality. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/mayo_dmc_plan_i.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/mayo_dmc_plan_i.shtml Fri, 17 May 2013 22:16:05 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) Thissen and Bakk say they're both dead for the year. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/gas_tax_hike_an.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/gas_tax_hike_an.shtml MN Legislature Fri, 17 May 2013 19:51:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) Four Democrats voted against the bill. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/house_puts_cons.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/house_puts_cons.shtml MN Legislature Fri, 17 May 2013 17:08:24 CDT mail@mpr.org (Catharine Richert) Employee PAC collects dollars from a wide swath of government employees, not just IRS http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/dems_get_money.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/dems_get_money.shtml Campaign 2014 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:58 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) The bill needed five more votes. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/house_fails_to_3.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/house_fails_to_3.shtml Mark Dayton Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:34 CDT mail@mpr.org (Catharine Richert) Premiums will go up, but probably not as much as Bachmann says http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/poligraph_bachm_14.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/poligraph_bachm_14.shtml PoliGraph Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:54 CDT mail@mpr.org (Brett Neely) The Daily Digest for Friday, May 17, 2013 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/the_daily_diges_1482.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/the_daily_diges_1482.shtml Daily Digest Fri, 17 May 2013 06:30:00 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tom Scheck) The new income tax rate would make MN the fourth highest in the nation. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/video_tax_deal.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/video_tax_deal.shtml Mark Dayton Thu, 16 May 2013 21:32:47 CDT mail@mpr.org (Tim Pugmire) House and Senate disagree http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/prospects_dimmi.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/prospects_dimmi.shtml MN Legislature Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:40 CDT mail@mpr.org (Catharine Richert) Nelson's estimate is on the high end but based on reasonable numbers http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/poligraph_too_s_1.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/poligraph_too_s_1.shtml PoliGraph Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:24 CDT mail@mpr.org (Brett Neely) The Daily Digest for Thursday, May 16, 2013 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/the_daily_diges_1481.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2013/05/the_daily_diges_1481.shtml Thu, 16 May 2013 06:10:00 CDT