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Hospitals: Pawlenty’s Health Care Cuts Will Affect Services.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Hospital administrators say that Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s proposals to drop tens of thousands of Minnesotans from Minnesota Care and reduce state payments to hospitals for treatment of poor patients will …
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AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of US.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
A new AP poll released today found for the first time in nearly five years there are more Americans who believe the country is on the "right track" than who …
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Pawlenty’s Furlough Plan & Budget Cuts Will Cost Jobs, Services.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Michael Fisette, of Cottage Grove, thinks Gov. Tim Pawlenty is trying to take the easy way out of Minnesota’s historic budget and hurting state workers and the folks they serve …
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Video: Growing the Economy, Saving the Planet.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Earth Day has turned out to be a gorgeous one here in the Twin Cities, and for the first time in awhile, it’s also a day in which people …
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Morris Sun Tribune Commentary: “Tax bills fair response to shortfall”.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Dane Smith, the president of Growth & Justice, a non-partisan advocate for fair taxation and public investment, published a commentary in today’s Morris Sun Tribune about the Senate and House …
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Minnesota Bishops: “Economic decisions have human consequences”.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
As the Minnesota State House and Senate continue to discuss the best way to address the state’s budget deficit, Minnesota’s Catholic bishops are urging state leaders to pass a budget …
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Thank You Taxes: Food Safety Edition.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The New York Times (h/t Minnesota Independent) had a story out over the weekend looking at food saftey agencies, and how they vary across states. Lets just say that Minnesota …
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You Can Do It — Bring Fairness to our Tax System.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
According to the 2009 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study (MTIS), Minnesotans low and middle-income families pay a higher precentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest of Minnesotans. The state …