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Latinos and voter ID

Latinos and voter ID

Outstate Minnesota cities with high concentrations of Latino residents split their vote on the photo ID constitutional amendment question in Tuesday’s election.
by Dave Peters

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If you improve your community, do you get healthier?

If you improve your community, do you get healthier?

Public health experts and community development officials are increasingly being urged to combine efforts.
by Dave Peters

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Rural Minnesota looks good on insurance map

Rural Minnesota looks good on insurance map

Daily Yonder’s health insurance map makes rural Minnesota look better than the rest of rural America.
by Dave Peters

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How to put the ‘market’ in farmers market

As farmers markets attract more price-conscious customers, there are ways markets can encourage more competitive prices.
by Dave Peters

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Did that government program really work? How do you know?

Governments need to plan more rigorous evaluations of their programs, Jon Baron, president of the Coalitino for Evidence-Based Policy, told several hundred Minnesotans.
by Dave Peters

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Rural hospitals get help with electronic records

The federal government is sending $30 million to regional offices of the Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to get more small rural hospitals to switch to electronic record-keeping.
by Dave Peters

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Local government innovation is worth cash this year

The University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute is holding the sixth annual contest to encourage local government innovation. This time the winner gets $25,000.
by Dave Peters

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City budget wind blows less harshly this fall. Updated

The budget and tax angst that city leaders in Minnesota felt a year ago has eased somewhat in 2012.
by Dave Peters

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