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	<title>Politics in Minnesota &#187; Joe Atkins</title>
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		<title>Leaders in Public Policy winners will be honored on July 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Flaherty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Karen Clark, who was the lead sponsor of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, will receive the lifetime achievement award as part of the fourth annual Leaders in Public Policy awards, sponsored by Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota. Clark and the other honorees will be recognized at a ceremony at the Saint Paul Hotel on July 11.]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol 10: Best Legislative Orators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dave Thompson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erin Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Davids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Hayden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Politicians give speeches for a living. We asked the Capitol Insiders which of the current legislators are the best orators? Here are their top answers.]]></description>
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		<title>House shoots down Sunday liquor sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Daudt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tina Liebling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The proposal, offered by DFL Rep. Tina Liebling as an amendment to a broader liquor bill on Wednesday, would have also allowed liquor sales on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve. But the House defeated the amendment down on 106-21 vote, one of the widest margins of defeat for the perennial issue in years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sanford pulls out of merger talks with Fairview</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/sanford-pulls-out-of-merger-talks-with-fairview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kelby Krabbenhoft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Dakota-based Sanford Health has pulled out its attempts to merge with Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services. Sanford's bid had drawn significant criticism from Minnesota legislators and Attorney General Lori Swanson. The company's CEO said in a statement it's "only going where we are invited."]]></description>
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		<title>DFL legislators introduce bills prohibiting out-of-state-ownership of U of M hospitals</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/dfl-legislators-introduce-bills-prohibiting-out-of-state-ownership-of-u-of-m-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Mooty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DFL Reps. Joe Atkins and Dan Schoen  have introduced legislation that would prohibit out-of-state-ownership of medical facilities run by the University of Minnesota. One bill would implement a ban on such takeovers through the end of 2014, while  the other measure would create a permanent ban.

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		<title>Another year, another pension problem</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/another-year-another-pension-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Davids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Atkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Rosen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Kiffmeyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Pappas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The omnibus pension bill that’s beginning its path through the Legislature puts the state’s ailing pension funds for police and firefighters back on the path to solvency. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dayton signs legislation establishing health insurance marketplace</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/dayton-signs-legislation-establishing-health-insurance-marketplace/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/dayton-signs-legislation-establishing-health-insurance-marketplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Mark Dayton signed legislation Wednesday morning establishing an online marketplace where individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance. It's anticipated that nearly 1.3 million people will obtain insurance through the online market place once its fully established, including 300,000 individuals who currently lack coverage.]]></description>
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		<title>HIX bill nears Dayton’s desk</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/hix-bill-nears-daytons-desk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday night the Minnesota House of Representatives gave final passage to the bill establishing a state-run health-insurance marketplace, leaving the long-disputed measure just a Senate vote away from reaching the governor’s desk.]]></description>
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		<title>Health exchange bill heads toward final passage</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/health-exchange-bill-heads-toward-final-passage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jenifer Loon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House passed legislation establishing an online marketplace where roughly 1.3 million individuals are expected to obtain insurance on a 72-61 vote early Friday morning.]]></description>
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		<title>Health exchange bill clears conference committee</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/health-exchange-bill-clears-conference-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation establishing a state-run marketplace where individuals and small businesses can purchase health insurance is headed to the House floor.]]></description>
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