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• DFLers call for hearings into Pawlenty's ties to phone company
  A DFL state senator says she'll hold hearings on the role of Gov. Pawlenty and other prominent Minnesota Republicans in a Minneapolis based-telephone company that's been accused of cheating customers in seven states.July 14, 2003
• Pawlenty administration tied to company accused of cheating
  Minnesota's governor, auditor, and other prominent Republicans are being tied to a Minneapolis-based telephone company accused of cheating consumers in seven states. MPR's Perry Finelli talked with DFLer Steve Kelley, who serves on the Senate Commerce and Utilities Committee. He expects the Legislature will investigate the charges.July 14, 2003
• Answers to high tech questions
  Our favorite computer expert returns for a look at how filtering software works, and answers other hardware and software questions.June 24, 2003
• Nanotechnology and the future
  A look at a revolutionary technology that could change our lives and our businesses. Nanotechnology deals with materials that, when reduced to an incredibly small size, turn out to have surprising strength as well as special qualities.April 28, 2003
• Internet sports broadcasts may compete with TV
  The quality and reliability of video broadcasts on the Internet have improved to the point where they can compete with television. Increasing numbers of consumers are watching news, music videos and sports on their computers. The latest example: A new service from Major League Baseball.April 8, 2003
• Rushford goes nanotech
  Nanotechnology uses components built at the molecular level to improve everyday products. So far here in Minnesota, the nanotech revolution is off to a slow start. But one small southeastern Minnesota town is betting big on nanotechnology.March 11, 2003
• Pawlenty outlines vision for biotechnology
  Saying the state must act boldly or miss out on the next technological revolution, Gov. Tim Pawlenty promised an aggressive push Thursday to spur new research and business development in biotechnology.February 27, 2003
• Qwest faces $26 million fine
  State regulators have ordered Qwest Communications to give competitors discounts or pay a fine of $26 million. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission action stems from illegal secret deals in which Qwest gave some competitors preferential rates for the use of its phone lines. Qwest officials say the PUC overstepped its authority, but the company's critics hailed the decision.February 5, 2003
• The identity industry
  A Minnetonka company is becoming a leader in the growing, and controversial, biometrics industry.October 14, 2002
• The high-tech debate
  Candidates for governor offered different approaches as they debated business and high-tech issues on Thursday before an audience of business executives. Republican Tim Pawlenty, Independence Party candidate Tim Penny and the Green Party's Ken Pentel discussed Minnesota's job climate at a debate sponsored by the Minnesota High Tech Association.September 19, 2002

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