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<title>Lori Sturdevant: Citizens, officials: Can you still dance together?</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/18814979.html">Lori Sturdevant: Citizens, officials: Can you still dance together?</a> <i>(Star Tribune, May 11, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Columnist Lori Sturdevant gives an overview of what the Citizens League has been learning from its Minnesota Anniversary Project (MAP) 150 project on the day of Minnesota's sesquicentennial.</p>]]></description>
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<title>Opinion: Don&apos;t draw subsidy from the &apos;fiscal disparities&apos; pool</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_9197344">Opinion: Don't draw subsidy from the 'fiscal disparities' pool</a> <i>(Pioneer Press, May 9, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Russ Adams, executive director of the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability and Bob DeBoer, director of policy development for the Citizens League, co-write an opinion piece.
</p>]]></description>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:06:58 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Don&apos;t miss this chance for Minnesota health care reform</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.minnpost.com/community_voices/2008/05/08/1775/dont_miss_this_chance_for_minnesota_health-care_reform">Community Voices: Don't miss this chance for Minnesota health care reform</a> <i>(MinnPost, May 8, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Duane Benson and Peter Gove, co-chairs of the Citizens League's 2006 Medical Facilities Study Committee, urge the governor and the legislature to take advantage of the current health care reform opportunity.</p>]]></description>
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<category>Web-based News Sources</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:35:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Editorial: Everyone out of the revenue-sharing pool</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/18467184.html">Editorial: Everyone out of the revenue-sharing pool</a> <i>(Star Tribune, May 2, 2008) </i></p>

<p>The Citizens League is cited for its opposition to misuse of the fiscal disparities pool.
</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2008/05/02/editorial_every.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:59:24 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>St. Bonifacius: A city that would be Splitsville</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/local/west/18435979.html">St. Bonifacius: A city that would be Splitsville</a> <i>(Star Tribune, May 1, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Citizens League Policy Director Bob DeBoer comments on the idea of St. Bonifacius seceding from Hennepin County to join Carver County.
</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2008/05/02/st_bonifacius_a.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:48:35 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Will megamall deal usher in one for Vikings?</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/17994069.html">Will megamall deal usher in one for Vikings?</a> <i>(Star Tribune, April 22, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Citizens League Policy Director Bob DeBoer comments on the proposed use of fiscal disparities to fund the Mall of America.
</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:08:34 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>A plan for better health, universal care</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.twincities.com/ci_8179366?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com&nclick_check=1">A plan for better health, universal care</a> <i>(Pioneer Press, February 6, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Citizens League Executive Director Sean Kershaw comments on the Governor's Health Care Transformation Task Force.
</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2008/02/06/a_plan_for_bett.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:46:36 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Assessments: not a special feeling</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/local/west/14446556.html">Assessments: not a special feeling</a> <i>(Star Tribune, January 27, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Citizens League special assessment comments and data.
</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2008/02/06/assessments_not.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:49:15 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Class action</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/14402816.html">Class action</a> <i>(Star Tribune, January 25, 2008) </i></p>

<p>Citizens League Board Member Jennifer Godinez, Director of the Minnesota College Access Network, is on a mission -- to help minority students get the kind of college opportunities that helped make her successful.
</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2008/02/06/citizens_league_1.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:29:10 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>State plans traffic revamp</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/05/04/71848">State plans traffic revamp</a> <i>(Minnesota Daily, May 4, 2007) </i></p>

<p>Citizens League comments on the Urban Partnership Agreement.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2007/05/14/state_plans_tra.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 11:10:57 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Debt&apos;s bad tune</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a  target="_blank"
href="http://www.startribune.com/745/story/1146758.html">Debt's bad tune</a> <i>(Star Tribune, April 27, 2007) </i></p>

<p>Policy and a Pint with David Walker.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2007/05/03/debts_bad_tune.php</link>
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<category>Newspaper Mentions</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 13:23:50 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Citizen Sean</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="http://citizensleague.org/press/press/archives/2007/02/14/citizen_sean.php/L%26P_Citizen%20Sean.pdf">Citizen Sean</a> (pdf) <i>(Law and Politics, February/March 2007) </i></p>

<p>Interview with Citizens League Executive Director Sean Kershaw.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2007/02/14/citizen_sean.php</link>
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<category>Magazines and Journals</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:07:04 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Beyond the Outrage Industry: Nate Garvis at the Citizens League</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mnpolicysoup.com/2007/02/beyond_the_outr.html">Beyond the Outrage Industry: Nate Garvis at the Citizens League</a> <em>(Feb. 8, 2007)</em></p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2007/02/08/beyond_the_outr.php</link>
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<category>On the blogs</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:18:40 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Uncivil Discourse: Rambling thoughts</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mncampaignreport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=202">Uncivil Discourse: Rambling thoughts</a> <em>(Feb. 8, 2007)</em></p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2007/02/08/uncivil_discour_2.php</link>
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<category>On the blogs</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:17:42 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Insights about citizen activism</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://minnesotanonprofitblogs.org/marciaavner/archives/4">Insights about citizen activism</a> <em>(<a href="http://minnesotanonprofitblogs.org">Minnesota Nonprofit Blogs</a>, Jan. 30 2007) </em></p>]]></description>
<link>http://citizensleague.org/press/archives/2007/02/02/insights_about.php</link>
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<category>On the blogs</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:51:42 -0600</pubDate>
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