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Political notebook: Gay marriage debate set Tuesday in committees
By Don Davis Gay advocates have lobbied for allow same-sex marriages for years, but they made little progress. That appears ready to change Tuesday when House and Senate committees will hear bills...
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Here's advice for Minnesotans worrying about massive Haiti earthquake

Although it’s thousands of miles away, Douglas County residents may be wondering what they can do in the wake of the massive earthquake In Haiti.

By Staff Report , January 14, 2010

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Commentary - Need for credit rating reform

There’s plenty of blame to go around for the crisis that brought the nation’s financial system to the verge of collapse a year ago.

December 29, 2009

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Klobuchar announces $3.6 million for Minnesota National Guard Project

Funding has been secured for key projects of Minnesota’s National Guard, including the Yellow Ribbon program to help Minnesota’s returning National Guard troops reintegrate into civilian life and a counter-drug trafficking program with local law enforcement.

December 29, 2009

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Legislation would help rural areas facing shortage of emergency paramedics

Help could be on the way to help rural areas that don’t have enough emergency medical care personnel.

December 18, 2009

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Legislation would help train, recruit doctors to rural areas

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar recently filed an amendment with Senator Mark Udall to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would help train and recruit new doctors to practice in currently underserved rural communities.

December 11, 2009

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Legislation would stop Asian carp from getting into U.S. waterways

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has co-sponsored legislation authored by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and George Voinovich (R-OH) to prevent the spread of Asian carp to the Great Lakes.

December 11, 2009

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Minnesota's ambulatory surgical centers to receive $117,625 boost

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar reports that Minnesota’s stand-alone or same-day surgical centers will receive $117,625 in funding to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

December 04, 2009

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Commentary - The need to improve food safety

Shirley Almer’s family expected her home for Christmas last year. The strong-spirited 72-year-old grandmother from Perham had survived two bouts of cancer and was recovering from an infection with a brief stay in a nursing home.

November 24, 2009

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Accident waiting to happen?

Accident waiting to happen? A teenager, who just left school, decides he wants to go to a friend’s house instead of going home.

By Celeste Beam , November 13, 2009

Bill would help soldiers with college loan debt

Senator Amy Klobuchar recently introduced bipartisan legislation to help make student loans more affordable for soldiers fighting overseas.

October 23, 2009

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Commentary - Fixing No Child Left Behind

Minnesotans place a high value on education, and so do I. My 13-year-old daughter goes to public school, just as I did. My mom was a school teacher in Plymouth who taught 2nd graders until she was 70 years old. I know how hard she worked and how much she cared about her students.

October 14, 2009

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Klobuchar to introduce national anti-truancy legislation

With the new school year started, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar held a news conference recently with Minnesota education leaders to announce that she will be introducing the “Student Attendance Success Act” to help schools better address the challenge of truancy, especially for students in the middle-school years.

October 02, 2009

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Bill would give airline passengers more rights

At a “passenger rights” hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar discussed the importance of ensuring airline passengers basic protections and called for Congress to pass the Passenger Bill of Rights.

October 02, 2009

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Klobuchar seeks to ban texting while driving

Surrounded by safe driving advocates, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced her support recently for federal legislation that would establish a nationwide ban on “texting while driving.”

September 30, 2009

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Klobuchar calls for crackdown on using cell phones in prison

As part of her ongoing Senate work on law enforcement issues, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar recently pushed for bipartisan legislation to address the growing problem of inmates using smuggled cell phones to orchestrate crimes from inside prison.

August 12, 2009

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