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		<title>Lawmakers adjourn after last-minute machinations on bonding, taxes</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/05/lawmakers-adjourn-on-time-after-last-minute-machinations-on-bonding-taxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chris eaton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[minimum wage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pat Garofalo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Winkler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats who control the Legislature saved some politicking and deal-making on Capitol restoration bonding and taxes for the final hours of the regular 2013 Legislative session]]></description>
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		<title>Dayton signs marriage bill</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/05/dayton-signs-marriage-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Sparks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Krin Housley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gazelka]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a quick swipe of his pen, Gov. Mark Dayton made Minnesota the 12th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriages as a crowd of more than a thousand watched on the front steps of the Capitol Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Frac sand limitations fail in Senate Finance Committee</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/frac-sand-limitations-fail-in-senate-finance-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 02:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy / Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Tomassoni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frac sand mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt schmit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Landwehr]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Finance Committee turned down Sen. Matt Schmit's bid to amend frac sand legislation into the game and fish bill less than a week after it removed from the same bill by a different committee. However, Gov. Mark Dayton's administration has voiced strong support for Schmit's proposal, creating the potential for it to reemerge before session's end. ]]></description>
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		<title>Senate’s move on Capitol renovation complicates bonding outlook</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/senates-move-on-capitol-renovation-complicates-bonding-outlook/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/senates-move-on-capitol-renovation-complicates-bonding-outlook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget / Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Daudt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate Taxes Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With a fairly unceremonious motion in the Senate Taxes Committee this week, Democrats in the upper chamber turned negotiations on a bonding bill — and with that, end-of-session dealings — on their head. ]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes education finance bill amid roll call drama (update)</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/senate-passes-k-12-bill-amid-roll-call-drama/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/senate-passes-k-12-bill-amid-roll-call-drama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branden Petersen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Wiger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coalition of Minnesota Businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Osmek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graduation-Required Assessments for Diploma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Dahle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Pappas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Nienow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The DFL-controlled Senate’s bill faced unanimous Republican opposition as well as three DFL defectors, but prevailed in a 35-28 vote.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate DFL education budget funds all-day K, early childhood grants</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/senate-dfl-education-budget-funds-all-day-k-early-childhood-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/04/senate-dfl-education-budget-funds-all-day-k-early-childhood-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[all-day kindergarten]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school shift]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate omnibus E-12 education budget released on Thursday calls for a total of $15.6 million in spending on K-12 education for the next two years, or a nearly $500 million increase in projected spending for the 2014-2015 biennium.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay marriage foes marshal their forces</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/gay-marriage-foes-marshal-their-forces/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/gay-marriage-foes-marshal-their-forces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy prrish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autumn Leva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branden Petersen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Gruenhagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Duesenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Helmberger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Nienstedt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Nienow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Limmer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After House and Senate DFLers announced the introduction of their gay marriage bill on Wednesday, it didn’t take long for the reaction to make itself felt.]]></description>
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		<title>Universities make their bonding pitch</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/01/universities-make-their-bonding-pitch/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/01/universities-make-their-bonding-pitch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Mullen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Yolitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Kaler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HEAPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay McNamar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Daudt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Rosenstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Albright]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the House Capital Investment Committee reviewed higher education bonding requests during a Tuesday morning hearing, one legislative newcomer spoke up to pose a question. Freshman Rep. Jay McNamar, DFL-Elbow Lake, asked whether the projects under consideration had been “bid out” already.]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol needs bonding dollars this year</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/01/capitol-needs-bonding-dollars-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/01/capitol-needs-bonding-dollars-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spencer Cronk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The prospects for a bonding bill in the 2013 legislative session remain far from certain. But many observers think the state Capitol building is in line for about $100 million in bonding money from any package the Legislature ultimately concocts.]]></description>
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		<title>Committee rosters set for 2013-14 Legislature</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/12/committee-rosters-set-for-2013-14-legislature/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/12/committee-rosters-set-for-2013-14-legislature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Dill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Wagenius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Atkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Marty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyndon Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Thissen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Skoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Session 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Morrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Huntley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With DFLers back in control of the House and Senate, many familiar faces will be wielding key gavels when the Legislature convenes on January 8.]]></description>
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