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	<title> &#187; Kim Crockett</title>
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		<title>Victory for Freedom! Ramsey County Issues Temporary Injunction Against Day Care Union Election; Next Hearing is January 17th</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/12/05/victory-for-freedom-ramsey-county-issues-temporary-injunction-against-day-care-union-election-next-hearing-is-january-16th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the press release from ChildCareFreedom.  While this is very good news  for Minnesotans who do not support the unionization of daycare providers (or any small business owners for that matter), we have to always ask what can other branches of government do to address this issue. While the Rule of Law triumphed this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Amy Koch&#8217;s Rules Committee: Senate To Back Suit Against Dayton&#8217;s Daycare Election</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/12/01/senator-amy-kochs-rules-committee-senate-to-back-suit-against-daytons-daycare-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News: the Senate Rules Committee voted to file an Amicus Brief in support of the daycare providers&#8217; suit against Gov. Dayton&#8217;s Executive Order (ordering an election for public unions to potentially &#8220;represent&#8221; private, small business owners).  Read more here&#8230;.    Excerpts from the PIM article above: “The question is clearly whether the governor in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving, Freedom and Abundance</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/21/thanksgiving-freedom-and-abundance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thanksgiving Day, we have plenty to be thankful for, including two things we bring together for the day: food and family. But did you know that there&#8217;s a limited-government angle to the holiday, too? &#160; George Washington issued a proclamation calling for the observance of a day of thanksgiving (Lincoln made it a national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Dayton Issues Executive Order: Unionization of Daycare Providers (e.g.Small Business Owners)</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/15/governor-dayton-issues-executive-order-unionization-of-daycare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Pension Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Dayton issued an executive order calling for a vote on unionization of childcare providers today. It will be a mail ballot on Dec. 6th. Only licensed providers who were registered to receive the CCAP subsidy as of Sept. 30, 2011 will be allowed to vote (approx 4,400 providers). The language of the Executive Order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Crockett on KCHK 1350 AM (New Prague) Radio with Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen&#8217;s &#8220;The Right Discussion&#8221; this Friday, November 11 (Veteran&#8217;s Day) at 12:15 pm. Topic? Public Pensions.</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/08/9361/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kim Crockett and Rep. Gruenhagen will be talking about Public Pensions this Friday on KCHK in New Prague (http://www.kchkradio.net/) .   &#8221;The Right Discussion&#8221; is on KCHK AM 1350, from 12:15p-12:45p,  weekly,  or  you can  stream  the show live at www.kchkradio.net. Podcasts are available after the show is aired on their website as well. The station coverage does reach the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pension Commission Update: Interim Hearings Take on &#8220;Big Issues&#8221; in Preparation for the 2012 Session.</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/06/pension-commission-update-interim-hearings-take-on-big-issues-in-preparation-for-the-2012-session/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/06/pension-commission-update-interim-hearings-take-on-big-issues-in-preparation-for-the-2012-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October, the commission heard testimony about changing the assumed rate of return on investments from 8.5% to a lower number (probably 8.0% but it Rep. King Banaian has sponsored a bill that would lower the rate to 7.5%); and it reviewed various hybrid pension plans being adopted around the nation. (A hybrid plan is part defined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAE&#8217;s Legislative End Games: November 17th Minnesota State Capitol Room 318</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/03/caes-legislative-end-games-november-17th-minnesota-state-capitol-room-318/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/03/caes-legislative-end-games-november-17th-minnesota-state-capitol-room-318/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center of the American Experiment is sponsoring LEGISLATIVE END GAMES What Deals and Trade-Offs Should Conservatives Seek When Compromising Next Time?   Peter Bell, Moderator Kim Crockett, Minnesota Free Market Institute Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina Fritz Knaak, Lawyer and former Republican State Senator  8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.   ♦  Thursday, November 17, 2011 Minnesota [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Steve (the &#8220;Draz&#8221;) Drazkowski to speak at Uof M on Right to Work Amendment: Noon Oct. 27th</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/10/24/9251/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Student Employment and Labor Law Association (SELLA) at the U of M Law School is hosting a lunchtime panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 27th, in Auerbach Commons, on the topic of right-to-work legislation. The specific focus is likely to be on the proposed right-to-work constitutional amendment which stalled in the Minnesota legislature this past summer. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Michael (the &#8220;Hockey Stick&#8221;) Mann: In Mpls Wednesday Oct. 12 at Convention Center. Join Us!</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/10/11/dr-michael-the-hockey-stick-mann-in-mpls-wednesday-oct-12-at-convention-center-join-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: KSTP did a short blurb on our rained out protest (hey,weather happens). We had great conversations with some curious geologists, some of whom agreed and some of whom did not but appreciated out concerns about scientific integrity. I had never met a geologist before! One smart grad student told me that academic geologists are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pension Commission News: LCPR Staff and Others Critical of Legislative Study; 8.5% Assumed Rate of Return; Getting Ready for GASB and More by Kim Crockett</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/09/29/public-workplace-and-pension-commission-news-lcpr-staff-and-others-critical-of-legislative-study-8-5-assumed-rate-of-return-getting-ready-for-gasb-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised by Chairman Morrie Lanning, the pension commission (LCPR)  met last week to tackle the “big issues.” The quieter interim is a good time for members to study this complex subject. Now let’s see what the commission and legislature do with this opportunity for clarity. On the Agenda: The pensions study ordered by the [...]]]></description>
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