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In an interview, Jensen sounds off on partisanship, the corrosive effects of power — and the dumb ways decisions are often made at the Minnesota Legislature.
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One big issue for cities is the increased number of antennas, or as the industry calls it: “network densification.”
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Gov. Tim Walz rejected suggestions that the department is in chaos, citing the willingess of Pam Wheelock to take on the job. “I don’t think that acting Commissioner Wheelock saw an agency in crisis,” he said. “I think she saw an agency at a transition point.”
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The idea is a vestige of former Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s 2004 effort, called RxConnect, to let Minnesotans purchase prescription drugs from Canada.
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It’s not going to be easy.
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And does that justify legalization? A new political committee is trying to make the case.
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A deal struck during the 2019 legislative session extends a moratorium preventing nonprofit HMOs to be purchased or convert to for-profit companies.
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The 17-member commission has until October of 2020 to find the savings. If it fails, an equal amount will be taken from state reserves in the 2021-23 state budget.
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The Walz administration has created a new Capitol fixture: signing ceremonies for bills actually signed long ago.
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Meeting the state minimum wage presents a problem for the Saints. Team officials say it would put them in violation of their league’s salary caps and subject the team to expulsion from the American Association.
