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	<title>Politics in Minnesota &#187; Tom Hanson</title>
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		<title>Dayton: Campaigner in chief</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/09/dayton-campaigner-in-chief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kent Eken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melisa Franzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Carlbom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Grindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Borman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton managed to draw a large crowd to a restaurant in downtown Minneapolis just ahead of the annual Twin Cities Pride Festival. The purpose was to raise money for Minnesotans United for All Families, the main campaign in opposition to a proposed ballot initiative.]]></description>
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		<title>Adjournment fever pandemic strikes Capitol</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/03/adjournment-fever-pandemic-strikes-capitol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amy Koch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beau berentson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cal Ludeman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Senjem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Michel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jodi Boyne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Knapp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Zellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Kiffmeyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micahel Brodkorb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Moe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Sviggum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The conventional wisdom from the start was that Session 2012 would be a short one. A healthy budget surplus plus newly redrawn legislative districts meant less work to be done at the Capitol and more to be done back home, where some lawmakers will face intra-party endorsement challenges and others have to get to know a daunting amount of new territory.  ]]></description>
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		<title>GOP eyes phase-out of business property tax</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/01/gop-eyes-phase-out-of-business-property-tax/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/01/gop-eyes-phase-out-of-business-property-tax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Grovum</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ann Lenczewski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business property tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Michel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Davids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julianne Ortman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It has long been the bane of Minnesota’s business community, and this legislative session, both Republican majorities at the Capitol are looking to do away with it once and for all.]]></description>
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		<title>Pogemiller’s appointment to Office of Higher Ed ends storied legislative career</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/11/pogemiller%e2%80%99s-appointment-to-office-of-higher-ed-ends-storied-legislative-career/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/11/pogemiller%e2%80%99s-appointment-to-office-of-higher-ed-ends-storied-legislative-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFSCME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Vanasek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fritz Knaak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Pogemiller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legacy amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Brodkorb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Democrats Exposed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phil Krinkie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Moe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate DFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stan Fudro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Pawlenty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No one seemed to see Larry Pogemiller’s departure coming. Not even him. Gov. Mark Dayton announced late last week that the Minneapolis senator of nearly 30 years would move to the Office of Higher Education to replace former Director Sheila Wright, who resigned suddenly in September.]]></description>
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		<title>Lobbyists got more gray hairs  than victories in 2011 session</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/09/lobbyists-got-more-gray-hairs-than-victories-in-2011-session/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/09/lobbyists-got-more-gray-hairs-than-victories-in-2011-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Schreiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Vanasek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Hann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Abeler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Zellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Berglin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Moe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todd Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tomy Kwilas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the close of a news conference in July called by Republican legislative leaders to discuss the $11 billion health and human services bill, former DFL House Speaker Bob Vanasek offered some pointed criticism to Republicans David Hann and Jim Abeler from the back of the room. ]]></description>
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		<title>Latest revenue update signals trouble ahead</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/09/latest-revenue-update-signals-trouble-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/09/latest-revenue-update-signals-trouble-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Schowalter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota revenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nan Madden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although the state won’t issue its next economic forecast until early December, the outlook for the state budget is growing increasingly gloomy.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 may bring Budget Showdown II</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/08/2012-may-bring-budget-showdown-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/08/2012-may-bring-budget-showdown-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Grovum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012-2013 budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Stinson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The February 2011 budget forecast that knocked $1.2 billion off the state's recent budget deficit came with no shortage of caveats. Nearly half the rosier revenue picture was attributable to predicted capital gains collections, which are notoriously volatile. ]]></description>
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		<title>ALEC’s influence surges in Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/08/alec%e2%80%99s-influence-surges-in-minnesota/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/08/alec%e2%80%99s-influence-surges-in-minnesota/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Schreiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Vanasek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Hann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Goodno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Brod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Kiffmeyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pat Pariseau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Moe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the early part of her two-plus decades in the state Legislature, retired Republican Sen. Pat Pariseau remembers being just one of a handful of Minnesota legislators who could call themselves members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).]]></description>
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		<title>Lobbyists scramble to digest budget</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/07/lobbyists-scramble-to-digest-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/07/lobbyists-scramble-to-digest-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget / Taxes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gary Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Carlson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some bills were only posted online in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just hours — or minutes — before they passed. By morning they were signed into law by the governor. Now some lobbyists, many of whom spend long days and nights at the Capitol during session, are scrambling to understand the budget bills’ implications for their clients.]]></description>
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		<title>Four veteran insiders offer a view of past state negotiations</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/07/four-veteran-insiders-offer-a-view-of-past-state-negotiations/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/07/four-veteran-insiders-offer-a-view-of-past-state-negotiations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Jossi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget / Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyndon Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Moe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Sviggum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hanson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the state shutdown appears to be over, it seemed a good time to wonder what goes on in those conference rooms for hours on end. Are there treats? Is the coffee any good? Do the two sides break bread or pizza together? Do they sit Republican next to Democrat or face off from [...]]]></description>
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