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Klobuchar on CNN: I’m Open to A Trigger for the Public Option.

Minnesota was front-and-center in the health care debate this weekend, when CNN’s State of the Union show, hosted by John King, broadcast live from the Minnesota State Fair. King got …
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VIDEO: Pro-Reform Health Care Event Draws 250+ Supporters.

Our friends at the Minnesota AFL-CIO blog posted an update from the recent Health Care for America Now! event in Plymouth which drew over 250 supporters of health insurance reform. …
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ACTION: Tell Tim Pawlenty Not to Support Sexist Candidates.

Next week, Tim Pawlenty will take yet another out-of-state trip to raise money for the GOP and its candidates. His last trip took him to New Jersey, where he raised …
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Minnesota GOP Offers Up a Stunt While Health Care is in Crisis.

I’ll hand it to the Minnesota GOP. The conservatives that run the shop over there have come up with some pretty goofy games in the past–putting an asterisk behind an …
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Transit Cuts Hurt the Poor, Smaller Communities.

Our friends over at Growth & Justice write about a new report by Transportation for America which found that service cuts and fee increases disproportionately affect the poor and people …
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Small Town Minnesota Struggling to Deal With Pawlenty’s Cuts.

Via Thank LGA and Minnesota 2020 we come across an editorial in the Mankato Free Press about Tim Pawlenty and his allies’ cuts to local government aid, and how they …
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Recovery in Action: Tax credits fuels sale of starter homes.

According to the Realtors Association of Southern Minnesota, first-time homebuyers are taking advantage of a program which offers an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home-buyers. The program, which was a …
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Take the “What’s In Reform for You” Quiz.

Earlier today, the White House launched a new online quiz to help set the record straight abouth health insurance reform. By answering a few simple yes-or-no questions (like "What is …