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		<title>Boom in frac sand mining leaves Minnesota regulators scrambling</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/06/the-sand-rush/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silica sand mining has become a booming business in southeastern Minnesota, and as a result it’s also become a burgeoning issue at the Legislature.]]></description>
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		<title>Government reform: Dayton’s turn</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/10/government-reform-dayton%e2%80%99s-turn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tina Smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With another state budget deficit looming, Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration is planning to go public with ideas to change how government operates. House Republicans have made the most noise this summer and fall about government restructuring with their Reform 2.0 initiative.]]></description>
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		<title>Stadium wars: Here comes Minneapolis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arden Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Lambrecht]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Albersman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[R.T. Rybak]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Susan Haigh]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vikings Stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zygi Wilf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration unveiled its analysis of the risks associated with the proposed Minnesota Vikings stadium site in Arden Hills on Wednesday, opinion has varied as to whether it dealt a fatal blow to the Ramsey County/Vikings plan. ]]></description>
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		<title>PCA whistleblower has paid a steep price</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/07/pca-whistleblower-has-paid-a-steep-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Mosedale</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[3M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fardin Oliaei]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Perfluorochemicals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the news broke last month that the state and 3M are in settlement talks over damage to natural resources caused by contamination from perfluorochemicals produced by the Minnesota-based manufacturing giant, Fardin Oliaei was paying close attention. ]]></description>
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