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• Pawlenty proposes health care changes
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced several health care initiatives Tuesday that he said will lead the way to giving consumers more of a say over spending on health care.July 29, 2008
• 'The Dirty Rotten Secrets of Health Reform'
  James Morone, political science profesor at Brown University, appeared recently at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs to discuss what he called "The Dirty Rotten Secrets of Health Reform."Midday, July 29, 2008
• A commission to reopen Ft. Snelling's upper post
  Boosters of a plan to redevelop Fort Snelling's Upper Post say consolidating layers of bureaucracy could be the key to revitalizing the historic site.July 29, 2008
• Tracking taxes
  Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston recently discussed his latest book, "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill)" at the Commonwealth Club of California.Midday, July 28, 2008
• U.S. House approves Oberstar's bridge legislation
  Nearly a year after the deadly 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the U.S. House has overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges.July 25, 2008
• A diagnosis, and a prescription, for America's healthcare system
  A doctor and expert in bioethics says there's a simple way to cover everyone's health care in the U.S. His approach would give individuals, rather than employers, the means to shop among insurers who would compete for their business.Midmorning, July 23, 2008
• Rybak calls for more plug-in hybrid conversions
  A new partnership in Minnesota will make it easier for the owners of hybrid vehicles to convert their cars to plug-in hybrids.July 16, 2008
• Dean Barkley to join U.S. Senate race
  Former Sen. Dean Barkley says he is almost certain he will enter Minnesota's U.S. Senate race today.July 15, 2008
• Minn. health professionals want changes to Medicare
  Some Minnesota health care providers are calling for changes in the way Medicare payments are made. Advocates say the payment system, which was created in the 1960s, is outdated.July 14, 2008
• Pawlenty predicts better budget news
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty says a state economic update scheduled for release tomorrow will be an improvement over the $1 billion shortfall that was predicted in February.July 10, 2008
• Morrison County still pondering extra building security
  Morrison county officials say they haven't decided yet whether to add extra building security after a recent fatal shooting at the courthouse.July 9, 2008
• Public defenders to stop representing poor parents in child protection cases
  Beginning July 8, state public defenders outside of Hennepin County will no longer represent parents in child protection cases, or in specialty courts such as drug court, because of budget cuts. Children will wait longer in foster care.July 3, 2008
• Canada looms large in U.S. health care debate
  As U.S. politicians debate what to do about the 47 million Americans without health insurance, in the background of the discussion stands another country's health care system: Canada's single payer health system.July 3, 2008
• Duluth needs to slash millions from city budget
  Mayor Don Ness is proposing cuts to services including firefighting, neighborhood recreation, and subsidies to facilities like the Great Lakes Aquarium and the zoo.July 1, 2008
• Transit tax starts tomorrow
  Minnesotans in five Twin Cities counties will pay two new transit taxes starting tomorrow. The new taxes take effect in Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota and Washington Counties.June 30, 2008

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