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Smart Politics to Live Blog Health Care Conference Featuring Governor Pawlenty
Smart Politics will live blog a health care conference this afternoon sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, which features a presentation by Governor Tim Pawlenty. From the CSPG website: “The Center for the Study of…
Read MoreLive Blog: Governor Pawlenty and Health Care Reform
3:00 p.m. The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is hosting a conference on health care, entitled: “Market-Based Reforms in Health Care: The Next Step?” The first presenter is Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, with Larry Jacobs, Director of…
Read MoreLive Blog: Moving Forward On Health Care Reform
2:25 p.m. “Moving Forward On Health Care Reform” is the final panel at the Humphrey Institute’s four-day series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is moderated by Lawrence…
Read MoreSmoking in MN: Yes in Bars, No in Restaurants
The public opinion firm SurveyUSA recently released a series of questions asked of a random sample of 500 adults in Minnesota addressing a variety of social public policy issues on the state’s legislative agenda. Regarding the proposed smoking ban…
Read MoreLights Out On Lighting Up? Potential Smoking Bans Considered in MN and WI
Minnesota continues its progressive agenda in guarding its citizens against the ills of smoking tobacco with the introduction of its Freedom to Breathe Act in the legislature. The Act—which has the qualified support of Governor Tim Pawlenty—would essentially ban all…
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