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Policast for May 22, 2013
Assessments of the 2013 legislative session from Dayton, Hann and Daudt; public safety bill disappoints gun control advocates.
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Policast for May 21, 2013
The 2013 legislative session is over. We review it with former House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert.
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Policast for May 20, 2013
The final day of session. We check in with political reporters Tom Scheck and Tim Pugmire.
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Policast for May 17, 2013
DFL leaders reach tax deal; new Vikings stadium finance plan; Bachmann gets active on IRS scandal
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Policast for May 16, 2013
Another Minnesota group believes it was targeted by IRS; Legacy funding bill heads to conference; House passes jobs bill; big companies also in line for subsidies
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Policast for May 15, 2013
Senate passes bill allowing unionization; IRS targeting of tea party; Dayton signs same-sex marriage bill; frac sand compromise in works.
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Policast for May 14, 2013
Voices from the state Senate's debate on same-sex marriage.
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Policast for May 13, 2013
Dayton and DFL reach budget deal; GOP won't support $800 billion bonding bill; Senate takes up same-sex marriage bill.
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Policast for May 10, 2013
Voices from the same-sex marriage debate in the House: Clark, Abeler, Faust and protesters.
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Policast for May 9, 2013
House vote on bill to legalize same-sex marriage; rural DFLers face political risk; supporters rally; amendment strengthens religious protections.
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Policast for May 8, 2013
House passes energy bill; rural Minnesotans worry about economy; push back against memorabilia tax; Q&A with reporter Tim Post about anti-bullying bill.
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Policast for May 7, 2013
Murphy says DFL has votes to pass same-sex marriage; rural DFLers face political risks; anti-bullying bill passes House; Dill responds to gun control advocates.
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Policast for May 6, 2013
Renewable energy mandates debated; discussion with two Republicans on same-sex marriage; Q&A looking at budgets of other states.
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Policast for May 3, 2013
Childcare & PCA union bills head to House floor; fallout over shelving of gun bill in House; Q&A with gun control advocate Leroy Duncan.
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Policast for May 2, 2013
Gun control dead at Capitol; investigation of former Bachmann ally; Q&A with advocate for bill offering state financial aid for immigrants' children.
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Policast for May 1, 2013
Bachmann's former Iowa chairman investigated; Senate rejects frac sand buffers; Q&A with MPR's Curtis Gilbert on Minneapolis politics.
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Policast for April 30, 2013
Senate passes tax bill; preview of Vikings stadium; Q&A with Rep. Ryan Winkler on minimum wage increase.
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Policast for April 29, 2013
House to vote on minimum wage increase; 'Dan Patch' rail line controversy; Q&A with Rainey Reitman on CISPA.
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Policast for April 26, 2013
Klobuchar on sequester negotiations; all-day kindergarten; GOP candidate for governor; Q&A with MPR's Mark Zdechlik on alcohol tax.
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Policast for April 25, 2013
House taxes alcohol; US Senate debates online tax; Wayzata GOPer will run for governor; Q&A with Brian McClung on same-sex marriage.
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Policast for April 24, 2013
House passes K-12 bill; rural senator backs same-sex marriage; racial disparity in gun deaths in Minnesota.
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Policast for April 23, 2013
Health and Human Services bill passed; Senate tax plan released; Q&A with U Professor Richard Frase on Boston bombing suspect's case.
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Policast for April 22, 2013
Dayton lauds education spending; Senate set to release tax bill; Rep. Michael Paymar and MN Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance's Joe Olson on gun control measures.
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Policast for April 19, 2013
Same-sex marriage advocates rally at Capitol; House votes to increase water use fee; Q&A with bill's author Rep. Jean Wagenius.
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Policast for April 18, 2013
Town hall on Mayo Clinic expansion; background checks fail at U.S. Senate; Q&A with Sen. Terri Bonoff on higher ed bill.
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Policast for April 17, 2013
Dayton sells budget on statewide tour; region asked to pay more on Mayo Clinic; Senate passes lawmaker raise; Minneapolis caucuses.
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Policast for April 16, 2013
House proposes upper income and "sin" taxes; alternatives to pulltab funding for stadium; liquor lobby resists alcohol taxes.
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Policast for April 15, 2013
Health insurance changes next year; budget bills up for vote at Capitol; Minneapolis precinct caucuses approach in mayoral race.
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Policast for April 12, 2013
Senate DFlers revive sales tax plan; changes in the works for Mayo Clinic plan; Jim Graves wants rematch against Michele Bachmann
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Policast for April 11, 2012
Business groups to run ad critical of tax increases; lawmakers irked by Mayo Clinc CEO's remarks; plan B for the Vikings stadium; Rep. Gene Pelowski talks about higher education
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Policast for April 10, 2013
House bonding bill; H&H budget bill adds hospital surcharges; governor and Legislature differ on transportation funding; early childhood education subsidies.
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Policast for April 9, 2013
Dayton wants $750 million in bonding; DFL reconsiders gas tax; East Metro pursues bus and rail lines.
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Policast for April 8, 2013
Dayton proposing bonding; Keith Downey elected chair of state GOP; Former Gov. Arne Carlson critical of University of Minnesota.
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Policast for April 5, 2013
House spares long-term care facilities; good news on Asian carp; and MPR Reporter Tim Nelson updates us on stadium funding.
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Policast for April 4, 2013
Frac sand mining tax; more students depend on subsidized meals; Rep. Tim Kelly on his civil union bill.
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Policast for April 3, 2013
House boosts homestead credit; Thissen and Hann debate taxes and education; Nienow concerned about stadium gambling revenue.
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Policast for March 28, 2013
Fed head in Minneapolis pleased by job growth; stadium factors in the Minneapolis mayoral race; Bachmann's legal troubles.
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Policast for March 27, 2013
Dayton in St. Cloud; EPA finds pollutants in waters; Lillehaug appointed to state Supreme Court; outgoing Justice Paul Anderson.
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Policast for March 26, 2013
Ethics office looks into Bachmann presidential campaign; Dayton talks about his budget in Moorhead; House DFLers talk all-day kindergarten; Coleman talks state of St. Paul
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Policast for March 25, 2013
Round table with veteran Capitol reporters; Coleman's State of City; a health expert on Minnesota's insurance exchange.
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Policast for March 22, 2013
Job numbers up; background check bill heard; Nolan asks to relax air quality standards; check-in with MPR Capitol team.
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Policast for March 21, 2013
Gov. Dayton gets pushback on taxes at town hall; the DFL's cuts to health; more limited gun background checks in the works.
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Policast for March 20, 2013
House proposes income tax surcharge; Sen. Tom Bakk on Senate's budget; Chamber of Commerce concerns about taxes.
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Policast for March 19. 2013
Health insurance bill heads to Dayton; rail line from Duluth inches forward; MN Budget Project on governor's revised budget.
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Policast for March 18, 2013
Bachmann pushes for I-94 expansion; the Chris Coleman years in St. Paul; prospects of "medical marijuana" at the Capitol.
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Policast for March 15, 2013
Health insurance exchange passes House; Senate committee passes gun legislation; and reporter Brett Neely updates us on Washington.
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Policast for March 14, 2013
House Speaker Paul Thissen on the budget; Autumn Leva of Minnesota for Marriage on same-sex marriage bill.
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Policast for March 13, 2013
Same-sex marriage bill passes committees. We talk to Jake Loesch of Minnesotans United about where it goes from here.
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Policast for March 12, 2013
Testimony on bill to legalize same-sex marriage; Bakk on tax proposals; Senate considers anti-bacterial soap ban.
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Policast for March 11, 2013
GOP Sen. Branden Peterson on bill to legalize same-sex marriage; Rep. Pat Garofalo on proposal to shrink the Legislature.
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Policast for March 8, 2013
The governor backs off some tax proposals. The state's health insurance exchange moves forward.
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Policast for March 7, 2013
Lucinda Winter of the Minnesota Film and TV Board tells us about a proposal to increase incentives for projects produced here.
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Policast for March 6, 2013
Today we talk to Rep. Karen Clark on her proposal to raise the alcohol tax.
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Policast for March 5, 2013
Insurance bill restricts abortion; Bakk & Hann on background checks; Electoral College proposals; bipartisanship breaks out.
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Policast for March 4, 2013
House set to vote on a bill to create a health insurance exchange; Gov. Mark Dayton on his tax proposals.
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Policast for March 1, 2013
We round out the week by talking to University of Minnesota professor Kathryn Pearson on sequestration and more.
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Policast for Feb. 28, 2013
Today we check in on the state's budget forecast with Capitol reporter Tim Pugmire.
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Policast for Feb. 27, 2013
As a bill legalizing same-sex marriage is announced, we talk to state Sen. Scott Dibble of Minneapolis.
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Policast for Feb. 26, 2013
National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown on pledge to work against GOP lawmakers who support same-sex marriage.
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Policast for Feb. 25, 2013
We talk to two Capitol insiders about the budget, same-sex marriage and other issues; U of M economist on sequestration.
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Policast for Feb. 22, 2013
We round out the week with a visit from Capitol reporter Tom Scheck.
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Policast for Feb. 21, 2013
Traffic camera bill gets red light in House; skepticism on Mayo's job promises; Sen. Chris Eaton on solar power proposal.
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Policast for Feb. 20, 2013
State politics roundup; ACLU on "photo cop" bill; Rep. Ellison speaks to us from East Africa.
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Policast for Feb. 19, 2013
Frac sand mining controversy; Eichten talks with governor on taxes; Daudt on changes to House rules.
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Policast for Feb. 15, 2013
Senator Al Franken's bid for re-election in 2014.
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Policast for Feb. 14, 2013
Same-sex marriage advocates rally; sales tax could impact cities and counties; Minnesota Child Victims Act introduced.
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Policast for Feb. 13, 2013
State delegation reacts to Obama's SOTU; special election results; another round of instant runoff voting; Brett Neely on SOTU.
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Policast for Feb. 12, 2013
Immigration & SOTU; concerns about sales tax in Duluth; Red Wing mayor's side job; faith groups campaign on values at Capitol.
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Policast for Feb. 11, 2013
Insurance fraud hearings; IRRRB board changes; Jake Loesch and Jason Adkins on same-sex marriage; Cornish on gun rights.
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Policast for Feb. 8, 2013
Sand mine controversy; new cigarette tax; bills for Mayo developments; Rep. Paymar on last week's gun hearings.
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Policast for Feb. 7, 2013
State of the State; U responds to spending criticisms; federal cuts loom; Minnesota's election system is ranked.
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Policast for Feb 6, 2013
Gun control hearings at Capitol; Abderholden on mental health; lunch for all students; more disclosure for officials.
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Policast for Feb. 5, 2013
Obama on gun control; local police want more; how shootings affected the debate; funding for children's mental health.
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Policast for Feb. 4, 2013
Obama in Minneapolis; State Legislature takes up gun control; Introduction to freshman GOP Sen. Karin Housley.
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Policast for Feb.1, 2013
Complications for Jones' ATF nomination; forum on gun violence; David Schultz on "politics in the age of ignorance."
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Policast for Jan. 31, 2013
Jobs episode: State lawmakers and local leaders weigh in on Mayo Clinic expansion; Could Dayton's tax proposals hurt jobs?
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Policast for Jan. 30, 2013
Gabby Giffords; fair tax fight; new medical device taxes; Minnesota's insurance exchange; dime-a-drink tax.
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Policast for Jan. 29, 2013
Klobuchar's immigration plan; U tuition; charter school grades; Minneapolis mayoral race; Thissen & Daudt on taxes; Davnie on beer.
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Policast for Jan. 28, 2013
Electronic sales taxes; schools bulk up mental health; intro to Rep. Jason Metsa of House District 6B.
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Policast for Jan. 25, 2013
Pushback on Dayton's sales tax plan; End of week national and state recap with Maureen Shaver and Todd Rapp.
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Policast for Jan. 24, 2013
Debt ceiling; Michael Brodkorb injured; proposed changes to mental health and justice system; budget scrutinized; ABM on budget.
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Policast for Jan. 23, 2013
DFL not fully embracing governor's budget; budget would prioritize education; Business groups wary of taxes.
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Policast for Jan. 22, 2013
The governor's budget is released-- will there be taxes backlash? Rep. Wagenius on climate change legislation.
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Policast for Jan. 18, 2013
New unemployment numbers; property tax debate; women & guns; Sen. Limmer on raising the minimum wage.
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Policast for Jan. 17, 2013
Obama acts against gun violence; gun owners dispute CDC data; pull-tabs and the Vikings; effort to raise Minnesota's minimum wage.
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Policast for Jan. 16, 2013
Housing for abused kids; U on hiring; Nolan wants out of Afghanistan; HD19A with Josh Moniz; the food stamp cliff.
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Policast for Jan. 15, 2013
MnSCU contract agreement; despite deficit, K-12 spending considered; slow start for Vikings stadium financing.
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Policast for Jan. 14, 2013
Lawmakers consider tax on clothes; Rep. Simon on election proposals; Steven Smith on D.C. gridlock; Political book corner.
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Policast for Jan. 11, 2013
DFL bills introduced; Bakk on taxes; Midwest conference on gun violence; meet Sens. Bill Weber and Greg Clausen.
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Policast for Jan. 10, 2013
Health exchange bill unveiled; Business leaders wary of new taxes; Norm Coleman's political prospects.
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Policast for Jan. 9, 2013
Opening of session review; business lobby on taxes; Skoe on revenue; U of M conference on bipartisanship;
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Policast for Jan. 8, 2013
Prospects for same-sex marriage; State preps for ACA; MPR's Capitol reporters preview session.
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Policast for Jan. 7, 2013
Session starts tomorrow; Disclosure at the Capitol; Franken on fiscal cliff; Sen. Melisa Franzen on taking office.
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Policast for Jan. 2, 2013
Minnesota delegation splits on fiscal cliff bill; Rick Nolan heads to Washington; public colleges may have to trade tuition increases for more state money
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Policast for Dec. 24, 2012
School funding system likely to get wrapped into tax overhaul talks; doubts persist about electronic pull-tabs
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Policast for Dec. 14, 2012
Senate pays latest bill in Brodkorb case; teacher evaluation system to be tested; Franken wins approval for measure to ban stalking apps; the Catholic Church after the amendment vote
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Policast for Dec. 13, 2012
Personal care attendents seek to unionize; St. Paul approves budget; Dayton names new MnDOT commissioner; should food stamps pay for junk food?; central corridor construction ahead of schedule
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Policast for Dec. 12, 2012
Dayton names new MnDOT commissioner; snowplowing raises drivers' ire; DNR wants to add moose to list of species in trouble
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Policast for Dec. 11, 2012
Budget a key concern for lawmakers, governor; a closer look at the Healthy Minnesota Contribution Program; even with snow, drought persists
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Policast for Dec. 10, 2012
Some lawmakers raise questions about colleagues ties to insurance industry; group tries to oust member of Anoka-Hennepin's anti-bullying task force; remembering the largest mass execution in U.S. history
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Policast for Dec. 7, 2012
Dayton scolds DNR over mining leases; state review of HMOs; Legislative Auditor questions health department grants
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Policast for Dec. 6, 2012
The state budget forecast, the fiscal cliff and other issues
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Policast for Dec. 4, 2012
Businesses worried about fiscal cliff; Minneapolis apologizes for Election Day problems
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Policast for Dec. 3, 2012
Fiscal cliff could tank Minnesota economy; will there be a push to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota?
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Policast for Nov. 30, 2012
Fiscal cliff issues divie Minnesota delegation; some state lawmakers will be familiar faces
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Policast for Nov. 28, 2012
Task force suggests education funding changes; Ramsey County buys Arden Hills site; trying to end homelessness in Hennepin County
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Policast for Nov. 26, 2012
Dayton tax plan likely to be key issue in upcoming session; Norm Coleman's role in the election
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Policast for Nov. 21, 2012
Judge weighs in on House seat recount; Thanksgiving a challenging time for some
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Policast for Nov. 20, 2012
MAC approved compromise plan on flight patterns; slowing demand for steel shows up on Iron Range; truckers and their health
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Policast for Nov. 16, 2012
DFl legislative leaders try to tamp down pent up demand for spending; Dayton backs off stadium threat
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Policast for Nov. 14, 2012
More on Dayton's letter to the Vikings; new report on state's environmental oversight; final lawsuit on bridge collapse is resolved
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Policast for Nov. 13, 2012
Dayton says he won't support the Vikings putting fees on fans to pay for stadium; Minnesota River is cleaner; Paulsen on the fiscal cliff; building trades hiring again
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Policast for Nov. 12, 2012
New state house GOP Minority Leader Kurt Daudt; areas like Edina swing away from state GOP; Nolan returns to Congress with seniority.
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Policast for Nov. 9, 2012
Speaker-designate Paul Thissen talks about DFL House plans; Reporter Tom Scheck on upcoming session at State Capitol; U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on finding common ground in Washington D.C.
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Policast for Nov. 8, 2012
Voters open door to Dayton agenda; GOP thunderstruck by losses; Seifert urges GOP to broaden appeal; state health care reform moves forward.
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Policast for Nov. 7, 2012
The day after the election: State GOP falter; marriage amendment passes; DFL takes Legislature; Voter ID fails.
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Policast for Nov. 5, 2012
Voter ID polled; final push for and against marriage amendment; Senate debate; Marty Seifert and Ellen Anderson preview legislative races.
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Policast for Nov. 2, 2012
Marriage amendment debate; what is amendment votes tie?; Kurt Bills campaigns; unprecedented election spending in state; history of voting at 18.
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Policast for Nov. 1, 2012
Groups spend millions trying to influence elections for Legislature; Cravaack and Nolan debate for the last time
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Policast for Oct. 31, 2012
Poll shows Obama up in Minn.; Voter ID debate; Electoral College's role in the 2012 election; Ryan and Clinton visit; Cravaack and Nolan's final debate; Bachmann and Graves hold first debate.
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Policast for Oct. 30, 2012
Is Minnesota in play for the presidential race?; homelessness biggest problem facing students
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Policast for Oct. 29, 2012
Bill Clinton to campaign in Minnesota; campaigning on both sides of the marriage amendment; "vote no twice" not tied to official campaign
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Policast for Oct. 26, 2012
Bills' ad runs against Klobuchar; Marriage amendment ad called misleading; Bachmann's high profile attracts scrutiny; Rural issues absent in election.
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Policast for Oct. 25, 2012
Voter ID supporters complain about opponents' ad; Cravaack and Nolan spar over ads; who is Jim Graves?
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Policast for Oct. 24, 2012
Tea party more subdued; TV station pulls ad about Cravaack; Ellison debates Fields; DFL and state GOP vie for Latino voters.
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Policast for Oct. 23, 2012
Legal group wants clarification on felon voting rights; some groups spending on legislative campaigns don't have to disclose; McGovern's legacy on hunger
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Policast for Oct. 22, 2012
Polls show Nolan lead in 8th CD; Voter ID's impact on rural voters; Voter ID details fuzzy; Former Wellstone staffers still working in Congress.
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Policast for Oct. 19, 2012
Ellison and Fields clash; St. Cloud Catholics on marriage amendment; Campaign finance in Congressional races; Rochester area legislative races.
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Policast for Oct. 18, 2012
Minnesotans and the marriage amendment
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Policast for Oct. 17, 2012
Brodkorb says amendments aimed to turn out GOP base; Minnesota Council of Churches opposes Voter ID; Joe Mansky on mail-in ballots; Cravaack and Nolan tangle; Electronic pull tabs 30 days old.
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Policast for Oct. 16, 2012
DFL criticizes property tax increases; Outside groups attack Nolan; Vikings stadium listening tour.
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Policast for Oct. 15, 2012
Voter ID's impact on elderly voters; Brodkorb speaks; Bakk and Fischbach on state Senate races.
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Policast for Oct. 12, 2012
Special interest money floods 8th District race; state officials say they're cutting special ed paperwork; AFL-CIO to launch boycott of American Crystal Sugar
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Policast for Oct. 11, 2012
Kurt Bills criticizes Amy Klobuchar over the budget; 10th anniversary of U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone's death; outside spending on TV ads; House Minority Leader Paul Thissen and Rep. Jenifer Loon on their efforts to win the state House.
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Policast for Oct. 9, 2012
Bachmann raises questions about Libya attack; Verso workers criticize Bachmann; the 8th District debate
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Policast for Oct. 9, 2012
A special guest makes her debut as we talk about the marriage amendment, the Cravaack-Nolan debate and Iron Range politics
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Policast for Oct. 8, 2012
Short of money, Bills' campaign gets more aggressive; both sides in voter ID debate talk about veterans
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Policast for Oct. 5, 2012
Two GOP lawmakers file complaint against Ritchie on voter ID; Cravaack and Nolan battle over Medicare; Minnesota works on teacher evaluation system
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Policast for Oct. 3, 2012
Bills rips Klobuchar ad; critics say voter ID push meant to suppress minority voting; many homeowners may see smaller property tax bills next year
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Policast for Oct. 2, 2012
White House puts Southwest Corridor LRT on fast track; St. Cloud mayor proposes raises for workers
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Policast for Oct. 1, 2012
Low performing schools create plans to improve; Minnesota Orchestra locks out musicians
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Policast for Sept. 28, 2012
Walz and Quist debate for the first time; Mississippi River is much healthier, but still faces challenges
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Policast for Sept. 27, 2012
Minnesota may not learn much from other states on voter ID; 8th District candidates make case on mining
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Poligraph for Sept. 26, 2012
Marriage amendment creates split in African American community; Norm Coleman playing big behind the scenes role in this year's campaign
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Policast for Sept. 25, 2012
Ralph Reed's organization will try to pass Minnesota marriage amendment; schools seeing impact of president's immigration policy; food stamp fraud
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Policast for Sept. 24, 2012
Some opponents of voter ID amendment say DFL Party isn't doing enough; legal same-sex marriage in Iowa
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Policast for Sept. 21, 2012
Minnesota employers cut 2,000 jobs in August; Pawlenty becomes Wall Street lobbyist
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Policast for Sept. 20, 2012
Tim Pawlenty lands lobbyist job; Census data show state economy is stabilizing; new worries about St. Paul crime lab
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Policast for Sept. 19, 2012
Klobuchar and Bills debate in Duluth; electronic pull-tabs make their debut; groups sue over wolf hunt
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Policast for Sept. 18, 2012
Kurt Bills says he might be willing to support a tax increase to balance the budget; studies say voter fraud is extremely rare
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Policast for Sept. 17, 2012
State officials worry about the "fiscal cliff;" Graves faces Bachmann
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Policast for Sept. 14, 2012
St. Paul Saints big winners in bonding grants process; clergy members announce opposition to voter ID amendment; hog farmers suffer due to drought
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Policast for Sept. 13, 2012
Dayton says he will push for tax hike on top earners; voter ID requirement could cost tens of millions; U.S. House passes land swap bill
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Policast for Sept. 12, 2012
State unemployment picture improves; German company plans to open plant in St. Cloud; the view from Aitkin
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Policast for Sept. 11, 2012
State narrows down list for construction grants; candidates spend lots to raise money; paramedics train to provide more health services
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Policast for Sept. 7, 2012
Democrats say they're fired up after convention; voter ID debate heats up; design firms make stadium pitches
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Policast for Sept. 5, 2012
Rybak, other Democrats seek to contrast Obama with Romney; some dairy farmers may profit off the drought
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Policast for Sept. 4, 2012
As Democratic convention begins how much do parties matter?; some business groups raise concerns about how the health care law is being put in place
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Policast for Aug. 30, 2012
Pawlenty uses convention speech to attack President Obama; more legal challenges likely if voter ID amendment passes
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Policast for Aug. 29, 2012
Ron Paul supporters say Romney campaign needs to reach out to them; Democrats try to use abortion issue in congressional races
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Policast for Aug. 28, 2012
State Supreme Court supports GOP-controlled Legislature in amendment cases; both sides in marriage debate court Latino voters
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Policast for Aug. 27, 2012
Minnesotans in Tampa still support Ron Paul; Stanley Crooks dies
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Policast for Aug. 24, 2012
Peiple in northeastern Minnesota wait for Legislature to act on flood relief; marriage debate underway at State Fair
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Policast for Aug. 23, 2012
Special session set for Friday; Gauthier is in then out
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Policast for Aug. 22, 2012
Biden rallies Democrats in Minnesota; top state House DFLer wants one write in candidate in Duluth district; hogs and health
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Policast for Aug. 21, 2012
Dayton chooses Wilhelmina Wright for Supreme Court; two DFLers launch write in campaigns for Duluth House seat; Twin Cities mayors oppose voter ID amendment
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Policast for Aug. 20, 2012
Recent college grads join food stamp rolls; hundreds in Minneapolis seek more information on Obama plan for deferred deportation
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Policast for Aug. 17, 2012
Duluth lawmaker won't face charges for rest stop incident; some state employees say health benefits were wrongly cut; marking the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War
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Policast for Aug. 16, 2012
Cravaack vs. Nolan race gets underway; group airs first ad in marriage amendment debate
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Policast for Aug. 15, 2012
Primary sets slate for Congressional, legislative elections
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Policast for Aug. 13, 2012
Pawlenty passed over again as running mate; Tuesday's primary hotly contested on the Iron Range
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Policast for Aug. 10, 2012
Negative ad roils 8th District DFL race; farmers concerned about dry weather; Bachmman says her concerns about Muslim Brotherhood involve terrorism, not religion; Ellison talks to Colbert
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Policast for Aug. 9, 2012
U.S. Senate candidates debate for the first time; your emails to city government are not private
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Policast for Aug. 8, 2012
Dayton proposal for disaster aid totals $190 million; Dayton takes Parry to task for remarks at fundraiser
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Policast for Aug. 7, 2012
Lawmakers to hold meeting on disaster relief today; local Sikh temple reacts to Milwaukee shooting; trying to stop violence before it starts
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Policast for Aug. 6, 2012
Eighth District DFL race comes down to the wire; former President Clinton remembers former Vice President Humphrey
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Policast for Aug. 3, 2012
Paper mill closing leaves Sartell without a major employer; some lawmakers say less corn should go to ethanol; abortion an issue in 8th District DFL race
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Policast for Aug. 2, 2012
Church postpones Ritchie speech; 35W bridge collapse remembered; New Jersey may be model for anti-bullying law
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Policast for Aug. 1, 2012
Supreme Court considers amendment title case; slight uptick in student test scores; on 5th anniversary of 35W bridge collapse, how safe are bridges?
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Policast for July 31, 2012
Swanson settles with Accretive Health; Senate tax chair faces challenge from inside her party; prisoners to tend gardens
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Policast for July 27, 2012
1st District GOP battle heats up; state may not have much of a case in FEMA appeal; Dayton's bullying task force nears plan
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Policast for Juy 26, 2012
Dayton to appeal FEMA decision on flood aid; future of farm bill uncertain in Washington
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Policast for July 25, 2012
African American pastors speak out for marriage amendment; some St. Paul businesses say LRT construction has damaged their buildings
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Policast for July 24, 2012
Why more Republicans aren't criticizing Bachmann; Brodkorb files lawsuit; dry weather hits some Minnesota farmers
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Policast for July 23, 2012
Lawmakers in tough spot as fiscal cliff approaches; what next after problems at St. Paul crime lab
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Policast for July 19, 2012
Sen. John McCain rebukes Rep. Michele Bachmann; marriage amendment opponents outraise supporters
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Policast for July 18, 2012
Supreme Court justices ask tough questions about voter ID amendment; could Tim Pawlenty really end up as Mitt Romney's running mate?
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Policast for July 17, 2012
Supreme Court to hear arguments on voter ID amendment; dry weather raises new concerns in Minnesota; researcher writes book about deformed frog mystery
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Policast for July 16, 2012
Candidates release second quarter fundraising totals; DNR and property owners tussle over zebra mussels; St. Paul to break ground on downtown project
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Policast for June 29, 2012
Reaction to Supreme Court health care decision, and what comes next for Minnesota
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Policast for June 27, 2012
Voter ID opponents choose two old hands to lead effort; a look at the 2nd District campaign; one woman's experience speaking out on the marriage issue
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Policast for June 26, 2012
Dayton to tour flood zone again; debate over how hogs are treated; Minneapolis tries new approach to summer school
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Policast for June 25, 2012
Minnesota delegation waits for Supreme Court health care decision; homeowners in flood zone try to figure out what to do next
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Policast for June 22, 2012
Duluth hoping for government help in recovery; special legislative session a possibility; Ron Paul delegates looking to cut costs at national convention
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Policast for June 21, 2012
Duluth sees worst flash flood in city's history; state Senate leaders pay $85,000 legal bill
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Policast for June 20, 2012
Millions raised for campaign on marriage amendment; lawmakers question zoo's timing on dolphin announcement
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Policast for June 19, 2012
Walz seems well positioned in 1st District; last year's state government shutdown becomes campaign issue
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Policast for June 18, 2012
Charter schools mark 20 years in operation; churches and zoning
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Policast for June 14, 2012
Teachers feel the strain; legislative leaders to decide whether to intervene in voter ID court case; mountain lions expanding their range
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Policast for June 7, 2012
Minnesota Republicans emboldened by Walker win in Wisconsin; Dayton names new PUC chair; faith groups and the marriage amendment
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