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By The Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is seeking longer prison sentences for sex offenders.
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By The Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A $1 billion construction projects bill gets its first big vote on Tuesday in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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Minnesota GOP feels party gathering steam
By Mike Kaszuba, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota's Republicans are talking confidently again, hoping to capitalize on a country -- and a state -- they think may already be growing tired of President Obama and the Democrats.
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Redesign' sought to shore up Minnesota's finances
By Jason Hoppin, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Facing a $1.2 billion state deficit and future deficits of up to $5.4 billion, lawmakers in the Minnesota House unveiled proposals they hope lead to a government "redesign." It is being pitched as a bipartisan effort that focuses on results rather than whether to adjust the levers of government by raising taxes or cutting spending.
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DFLers hope tax breaks put jobless back to work
By Bill Salisbury, St. Paul Pioneer Press
In an attempt to spark building construction, Minnesota Senate President Jim Metzen and other Democratic senators Monday introduced a "jobs bill" that would provide tax credits for investments in small businesses, start-up technology companies and the rehabilitation of historic buildings.
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Courts -- Should child-porn victims get restitution?
By James Walsh, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Every day, "Misty" finds out that another pedophile has been caught with images of her. He could be a pastor, a cop or a mechanic busted with pornographic pictures taken when she was 8 or 9 years old. In each case, another person is making her a victim again and again, said her attorney James Marsh.
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Feds may close locks to stop carp
By Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune
At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating.
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Climate stance criticized
By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
Eight state environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal last week asking the state stop acting "in an obstructionist manner on climate change."
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Governors meet at White House about Asian carp
By Mark Guarino, The Christian Science Monitor
The governors of Michigan and Wisconsin met at the White House Monday to discuss the next steps in preventing the invasive Asian carp's potential entry into Lake Michigan from an Illinois shipping canal. The Illinois governor, Pat Quinn, also participated in the meeting by teleconference.
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The seventh annual Hal Hovey Award was presented Feb. 3 to Marc Perrusquia, an enterprise and investigative reporter for The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis Tenn. The award is made jointly by Stateline.org, which is part of the Pew Center on the States, and Governing Magazine for outstanding coverage of state and local government. | |
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