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What features would you like to see in a Minnesota insurance exchange?

Legislators are chewing over the proposed details of a health insurance exchange that Minnesotans could use to shop for health coverage. The exchange would begin operations by October and serve more than a million Minnesotans. Today’s Question: What features would you like to see in a Minnesota insurance exchange?
by Eric Ringham

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Freshmen lawmakers get a feel for the Capitol

To get a sense of how Minnesota's newest legislators see the action at the Capitol, MPR News speaks with a pair of freshmen lawmakers throughout the session.
by Tom Crann

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Contentious frac sand mining hearings start at Capitol

Contentious frac sand mining hearings start at Capitol

Opponents of the new mining process packed a legislative hearing to urge Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers to regulate the sand mining industry. But industry officials say such regulations will limit job growth and create unnecessary burdens on them.
by Tom Scheck

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Frac sand mining fissures exposed at Legislature

Frac sand mining fissures exposed at Legislature

For the past two years, cities and towns in southeastern Minnesota have been grappling with how to regulate frac sand mining. The debate over the issue is also creating some fault lines at the Capitol.
by Tom Scheck

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