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St. Cloud State Unallotments Endanger Key Cog in Economic Growth in Growing Area.

    At a speach at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, I once heard a Harvard professor talk about how it was great that Harvard had …
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How LGA Cuts Affect Your Homeowner’s Insurance Premiums.

I never would have thought that the amount of money one pays for fire or homeowner’s insurance would be connected to the LGA cuts championed by Governor Tim Pawlenty and …
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VIDEO: A Snapshot of LGA Cuts in Wadena, MN.

In response to budget cuts and education funding shifts, Wadena-Deer Creek schools will need to take out enormous loans to cover the cost of delayed aid, according to Wadena-Deer Creek …
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THURSDAY: Paul Begala to Discuss Minnesota’s Unique Role, Next Chapter in Health Insurance Reform Debate.

SAINT PAUL — Alliance for a Better Minnesota is hosting a media call tomorrow, August 20th, with Paul Begala, former Clinton advisor and national pundit, to talk about Minnesota’s unique …
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An Almost Halfway Round Up.

Okay we’re roughly through half of this road trip… okay as I’m writing this it’s slightly less than half…but we’re starting to get a lot of the stuff from the …
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Morrie Lanning Looking to Cut Costs When MSU-M is Looking to Survive.

At virtually every stop thus far on the tour people have been talking about the most vulnerable people being the targets for these cuts and how they have been cutting …
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Video: Education Shifts Under Pawlenty Impacting Class Sizes In Western MN.

Mark Altenburg was our first interview in Moorhead this morning. He was the DFL nominee against Morrie Lanning in the last election, so he is obviously well-informed on the issues …
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Ridgeview Medical Center Will Lose $582,000.

Ridgeview Medical Center is an independent, 109-bed acute care hospital located in Waconia. According to its website, the hospital is at the heart of a regional health care network that …