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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Minnesotans Join in Arresting Insurance Execs

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Minnesotans joined the national plea to arrest insurance company executives for a variety of crimes against the people, manslaughter of 45,00 a year, bribery, fraud, breach of contract and money laundering. The citizen arrest petitions were first presented  by some 5000 demonstrators in Washington, DC at a national insurance company meeting.MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Why the public option is needed in Minnesota

Those who oppose including a public option in health care reform do so for a variety of reasons and motives.MORE »

FORUM | Losing health insurance in Minnesota

With the number of uninsured Minnesotans reaching nearly half a million in 2009, and others in danger of being cut off by the state's planned phase-out of the General Assistance Medical Care program for the state's poorest, the question becomes, what can Minnesota do to keep its residents insured?  MORE »

On deck next week: Revenue forecast and veto showdown

Next week will see fireworks in the House of Representatives and the final word on how bad Minnesota's state budget situation is before lawmakers have to get to work fixing it.MORE »

Minnesota is no place to be sick and poor

Tough times make it hard enough to live, much less afford health care. Yet, there it is. Everybody needs to be healthy.

President Obama is wrestling with the U.S. Senate over the issue. While they battle it out, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is free and clear to completely ignore low-income taxpayers' needs.MORE »

Poll: Half of Americans cut back on health care

As President Obama and the Minnesota Legislature both look at ways to reform health care, a new poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation last week found that a majority of Americans are scrimping on health care to make ends meet. Some are skipping dental visits; others are cutting pills in half to stretch out prescriptions.MORE »
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